1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup; and the State Farm Evert Cup
Final
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Greg Rusedski
Score	6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Marcelo Ríos defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–7^(15–17), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.

Michael Chang was the two-time reigning champion, but had to withdraw from the tournament after he suffered a knee injury. This injury occurred after a bizarre incident where sprinklers had accidentally sprayed water onto the court that Chang was practising on, causing Chang to slip and tear his left knee.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Pete Sampras (third round)
Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
Patrick Rafter (third round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Jonas Björkman (second round)
Greg Rusedski (final)
Marcelo Ríos (champion)
~~Michael Chang~~ (withdrew)
Álex Corretja (first round)
Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
Karol Kučera (second round)
Mark Philippoussis (first round)
Félix Mantilla (first round)
Sergi Bruguera (second round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)
Alberto Berasategui (first round, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Thomas Muster	5	6	6

	Andrei Medvedev	7	3	4
						Thomas Muster	6⁵	1

					6	Greg Rusedski	7⁷	6
	Thomas Enqvist	6	6¹	4

6	Greg Rusedski	2	7⁷	6
									6	Greg Rusedski	3	7¹⁷	6⁴	4

									7	Marcelo Ríos	6	6¹⁵	7⁷	6
WC	Jan-Michael Gambill	7⁸	3	6

WC	Andre Agassi	6⁶	6	3
					WC	Jan-Michael Gambill	6³	3

					7	Marcelo Ríos	7⁷	6
7	Marcelo Ríos	6	6

2	Petr Korda	4	2

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	P Sampras	6	7
	M Larsson	7	4	5		T Martin	1	5
	T Martin	5	6	7						1	P Sampras	5	3
	T Muster	6	6								T Muster	7	6
	C Woodruff	4	4			T Muster	4	6	6
	M Rosset	3	4		15	C Pioline	6	3	4
15	C Pioline	6	6												T Muster	5	6	6
9	Á Corretja	5	3												A Medvedev	7	3	4
	M Norman	7	6			M Norman	7⁸	1	2
	A Medvedev	7⁸	2	7¹⁰		A Medvedev	6⁶	6	6
	G Ivanišević	6⁶	6	6⁸							A Medvedev	6	6
	T Henman	3	4							LL	N Lapentti	1	4
Q	W Black	6	6		Q	W Black	6	3	0
					LL	N Lapentti	1	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	Y Kafelnikov	3	3
	B Ulihrach	6	6			B Ulihrach	6	6
	M Filippini	4	0								B Ulihrach	2	6²
WC	R Reneberg	3	1								T Enqvist	6	7⁷
	T Enqvist	6	6			T Enqvist	6	6
	Á Costa	4	6	6		Á Costa	4	3
13	F Mantilla	6	4	3											T Enqvist	6	6¹	4
11	K Kučera	6	1	7⁷										6	G Rusedski	2	7⁷	6
	D Hrbatý	4	6	6⁵	11	K Kučera	6⁴	4
Q	G Stafford	4	3			C Moyà	7⁷	6
	C Moyà	6	6								C Moyà	3	5
Q	V Spadea	6	6							6	G Rusedski	6	7
Q	J A Viloca	4	1		Q	V Spadea	6	3	4
					6	G Rusedski	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	J Björkman	6	1	6⁴
	J Courier	3	6	6		J Courier	4	6	7⁷
	G Raoux	6	4	3							J Courier	2	4
	A Portas	1	1							WC	J-M Gambill	6	6
	F Clavet	6	6			F Clavet	3	4
WC	J-M Gambill	7⁹	5	7⁸	WC	J-M Gambill	6	6
12	M Philippoussis	6⁷	7	6⁶											WC	J-M Gambill	7⁸	3	6
14	S Bruguera	7⁷	6												WC	A Agassi	6⁶	6	3
	J Alonso	6⁰	3		14	S Bruguera	2	4
	T Woodbridge	6³	4		WC	A Agassi	6	6
WC	A Agassi	7⁷	6							WC	A Agassi	6	3	6
	F Santoro	3	6	4						3	P Rafter	3	6	2
	W Ferreira	6	1	6		W Ferreira	5	7	4
					3	P Rafter	7	5	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	M Ríos	6	7⁷
WC	L Hewitt	4	4		Q	H Dreekmann	4	6⁴
Q	H Dreekmann	6	6							7	M Ríos	6	6
WC	M Washington	7⁷	6								N Kiefer	4	3
	M Woodforde	6⁴	4		WC	M Washington	3	4
	N Kiefer	6	6⁴	6		N Kiefer	6	6
10	G Kuerten	4	7⁷	2										7	M Ríos	6	6
16	A Berasategui	4	0^r											2	P Korda	4	2
	S Doseděl	6	1			S Doseděl	6²	3
	J Stoltenberg	3	6	1		T Haas	7⁷	6
	T Haas	6	3	6							T Haas	6⁶	2
Q	A Gaudenzi	4	6	4						2	P Korda	7⁸	6
Q	S Draper	6	4	6	Q	S Draper	3	6	0
					2	P Korda	6	3	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Richard Fromberg (first round)
Carlos Costa (first round)
Galo Blanco (first round)
Daniel Vacek (first round)
Andrea Gaudenzi (qualified)
Byron Black (first round)
Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Javier Sánchez (first round)
Vince Spadea (qualified)
Fernando Meligeni (first round)
Jérôme Golmard (first round)
Grant Stafford (qualified)
Juan Albert Viloca (qualified)
Scott Draper (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Nicolás Lapentti

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Richard Fromberg	6	3

	Alex O'Brien	7	6
						Alex O'Brien	6	3

					13	Juan Albert Viloca	7	6
WC	Nicolás Massú	4	6	5

13	Juan Albert Viloca	6	4	7

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Carlos Costa	3	1

	Jonathan Stark	6	6
					Jonathan Stark	4	3

				12	Grant Stafford	6	6
WC	Lucas Arnold Ker	4	4

12	Grant Stafford	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Galo Blanco	6	6

	Oliver Gross	7	7
						Oliver Gross	4	2

					14	Scott Draper	6	6
	Daniel Nestor	7	3	6

14	Scott Draper	6	6	7

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Daniel Vacek	4	3

WC	Michael Joyce	6	6
				WC	Michael Joyce	2	4

					Hendrik Dreekmann	6	6
	Hendrik Dreekmann	7	6

11	Jérôme Golmard	6	0

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Andrea Gaudenzi	6	5	6

	Franco Squillari	2	7	4
					5	Andrea Gaudenzi	7	6	6

					WC	Jeff Salzenstein	5	7	1
WC	Jeff Salzenstein	6	7

10	Fernando Meligeni	4	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Byron Black	3	3

	Sandon Stolle	6	6
						Sandon Stolle	6	6	2

					9	Vince Spadea	4	7	6
	Christian Ruud	7	1	4

9	Vince Spadea	5	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Nicolás Lapentti	2

	Dinu Mihail Pescariu	3	r
					7	Nicolás Lapentti	3	6	5

						Wayne Black	6	2	7
	Wayne Black	5	6	6

8	Javier Sánchez	7	4	3