1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Champion	Andre Agassi[1]
Runner-up	Tim Henman
Final score	6–4, 6–4

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals)
2. Tim Henman (Final)
3. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
4. Unknown (Withdrew)
5. Andre Agassi (Champion)
6. Wayne Ferreira (First Round)
7. Byron Black (Quarterfinals)
8. Vince Spadea (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Justin Gimelstob	0	6^2
	5	Andre Agassi	6	7
								5	Andre Agassi	6	6
								2	Tim Henman	4	4
		Guillaume Raoux	5	3
	2	Tim Henman	7	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	P Rafter	6	6
	R Delgado	3	2				1	P Rafter	6	5	6
	M Damm	2	7	6				M Damm	3	7	1
	W Black	6	5	0										1	P Rafter	4	3
	J Gimelstob	6	6												J Gimelstob	6	6
	D Vacek	4	0					J Gimelstob	6	3
8	V Spadea	2	6	6			8	V Spadea	3	0	R
	M Ondruska	6	3	3																		J Gimelstob	0	6^2
	S Stolle	6	6																		5	A Agassi	6	7
	T Dent	3	2					S Stolle	6	7
	A Ilie	6	6					A Ilie	3	6^6
	MV Washington	4	1												S Stolle	6^2	2
	J-M Gambill	6	6											5	A Agassi	7	6
	S Campbell	4	4					J-M Gambill	4	4
5	A Agassi	6	6				5	A Agassi	6	6
	B Bryan	4	3

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	S Sargsian	6	6
6	W Ferreira	1	2					S Sargsian	3	6	2
	M Joyce	7	2	7				M Joyce	6	4	6
	M Tebbutt	5	6	5											M Joyce	7	4	5
	K Carlsen	7	6												G Raoux	6^7	6	7
	Ó Burrieza	5	4					K Carlsen	6^7	7	6^3
	G Raoux	6	6					G Raoux	7	6^1	7
3	G Ivanišević	4	4																			G Raoux	5	3
7	B Black	6	7																		2	T Henman	7	6
	S Schalken	4	6^8				7	B Black	6	6
	G Pozzi	6	6					G Pozzi	3	2
	G Cañas	2	4											7	B Black	7	1	4
	J Tarango	6	6											2	T Henman	5	6	6
	A Hernández	2	2					J Tarango	6^6	5
2	T Henman	6	6				2	T Henman	7	7
	G Stafford	3	0

References

1. "1998 Los Angeles". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.