1998 Advanta Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion.

Singles
1998 Advanta Championships
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Thomas Enqvist
Final score7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Main article: 1998 Advanta Championships

Sampras successfully defended his title, beating Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3) in the final.[1][2]

Seeds
  1. Pete Sampras (champion)
  2. Marcelo Ríos (withdrew)
  3. Thomas Enqvist (final)
  4. Julián Alonso (first round)
  5. Jim Courier (second round)
  6. Tommy Haas (semifinals)
  7. Richard Fromberg (first round)
  8. Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  9. Byron Black (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Pete Sampras 6 6  
6 Tommy Haas 4 4  
1 Pete Sampras 7 77  
3 Thomas Enqvist 5 63  
3 Thomas Enqvist 6 3 6
Q Sébastien Lareau 3 6 3

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 P Sampras 4 6 7
Q X Malisse 6 3 5 1 P Sampras 78 6  
  D Sanguinetti 6 4 3   A Gaudenzi 66 3  
  A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 1 P Sampras 6 6  
WC M Safin 6 2 6 8 S Schalken 2 2  
Q W Black 1 6 3 WC M Safin 2 6 61
WC J Salzenstein 3 6 65 8 S Schalken 6 4 77
8 S Schalken 6 4 77 1 P Sampras 6 6  
4 J Alonso 1 77 3 6 T Haas 4 4  
WC J Stark 6 65 6 WC J Stark 2 77 3
Q S Stolle 5 1     J Tarango 6 64 6
  J Tarango 7 6     J Tarango 6 4 4
  JA Viloca-Puig 65 4   6 T Haas 4 6 6
  F Meligeni 77 6     F Meligeni 0r    
  V Spadea 3 2   6 T Haas 3    
6 T Haas 6 6  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 B Black 4 63  
  T Martin 6 77     T Martin 4 5  
  R Reneberg 6 6     R Reneberg 6 7  
  J Burillo 3 1     R Reneberg 4 61  
  M Craca 6 6   3 T Enqvist 6 77  
  N Lapentti 4 4     M Craca 6 62 2
LL E Benfele Álvarez 4 3   3 T Enqvist 4 77 6
3 T Enqvist 6 6   3 T Enqvist 6 3 6
7 R Fromberg 64 64   Q S Lareau 3 6 3
  G Stafford 77 77     G Stafford 6 6  
  J Sánchez 3 4     P Haarhuis 3 4  
  P Haarhuis 6 6     G Stafford 4 3  
Q S Lareau 6 6   Q S Lareau 6 6  
  T Nydahl 4 3   Q S Lareau 77 7  
  C Ruud 78 4 4 5 J Courier 65 5  
5 J Courier 66 6 6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds
  1. Wayne Black (qualified)
  2. Sandon Stolle (qualified)
  3. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  4. Daniel Nestor (first round)
  5. Michael Tebbutt (first round)
  6. John van Lottum (qualifying competition)
  7. Ramón Delgado (first round)
  8. Steve Campbell (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
  1. Wayne Black
  2. Sandon Stolle
  3. Sébastien Lareau
  4. Xavier Malisse

Lucky loser
  1. Emilio Benfele Álvarez

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
1 Wayne Black 7 6
Guillermo Cañas 6 3 1 Wayne Black 6 4 7
Jaime Oncins 6 6 Jaime Oncins 4 6 6
7 Ramón Delgado 2 2

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
2 Sandon Stolle 6 6
Michael Sell 1 2 2 Sandon Stolle 6 6 6
WC Steven Capriati 2 1 8 Steve Campbell 1 7 1
8 Steve Campbell 6 6

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
3 Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 7
WC Mark Knowles 4 6 3 Emilio Benfele Álvarez 4 4
Sébastien Lareau 6 6 Sébastien Lareau 6 6
5 Michael Tebbutt 4 0

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
4 Daniel Nestor 3 0
WC Xavier Malisse 6 6 WC Xavier Malisse 6 7
Christian Vinck 1 6 3 6 John van Lottum 3 5
6 John van Lottum 6 2 6

References
  1. "Sampras collects another Philly title". Deseret News. Associated Press. 2 March 1998. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. Finn, Robin (2 March 1998). "TENNIS; As Tournament Founders, Sampras Floats". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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