1998 du Maurier Open – Men's singles explained

See main article: 1998 du Maurier Open.

Patrick Rafter defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 7–6,^(7–3), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open. Rafter became the first tennis player in 10 years in winning the tournament without dropping a set, after Ivan Lendl did the same achievement in 1988.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Chris Woodruff was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to an 8-month injury.^[4]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
2. Petr Korda (second round)
3. Patrick Rafter (champion)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
5. Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
6. Richard Krajicek (final)
7. Tim Henman (semifinals)
8. Andre Agassi (semifinals)
9. Álbert Costa (third round)
10. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
11. Thomas Enqvist (withdrew)
12. Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
13. Jan Siemerink (first round)
14. Mark Philippoussis (third round)
15. Fabrice Santoro (second round)
16. Wayne Ferreira (first round, retired)
17. Nicolas Kiefer (third round)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Seventh qualifier

External links

• 1998 du Maurier Open draw
• ITF tournament profile

Notes and References

1. News: Rafter straight-sets his way past Krajicek to claim du Maurier Open . 29 April 2024 . . . 10 August 1998.
2. News: Rafter sweeps du Maurier . 29 April 2024 . . 10 August 1998.
3. Web site: Rafter Dominates The Field In 1998 Toronto Classic Moment . . 29 April 2024 . video . 21 July 2016.
4. News: Foot fault: Woodruff still kicking around . 29 April 2024 . . 9 August 1998.