Singles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw32 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hardcourt 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 July 27 through August 2, 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  2. United Kingdom Tim Henman (final)
  3. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  4. Unknown (withdrew)
  5. United States Andre Agassi (champion)
  6. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  7. Zimbabwe Byron Black (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Vince Spadea (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
          
WC United States Justin Gimelstob 0 62
5 United States Andre Agassi 6 7
5 United States Andre Agassi 6 6
2 United Kingdom Tim Henman 4 4
  France Guillaume Raoux 5 3
2 United Kingdom Tim Henman 7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia P Rafter 6 6
Paraguay R Delgado 3 2 1 Australia P Rafter 6 5 6
Czech Republic M Damm 2 7 6 Czech Republic M Damm 3 7 1
Zimbabwe W Black 6 5 0 1 Australia P Rafter 4 3
WC United States J Gimelstob 6 6 WC United States J Gimelstob 6 6
Czech Republic D Vacek 4 0 WC United States J Gimelstob 6 3
8 United States V Spadea 2 6 6 8 United States V Spadea 3 0 R
Q South Africa M Ondruska 6 3 3 WC United States J Gimelstob 0 62
LL Australia S Stolle 6 6 5 United States A Agassi 6 7
Q United States T Dent 3 2 LL Australia S Stolle 6 7
Australia A Ilie 6 6 Australia A Ilie 3 66
PR United States MV Washington 4 1 LL Australia S Stolle 62 2
United States J-M Gambill 6 6 5 United States A Agassi 7 6
United States S Campbell 4 4 United States J-M Gambill 4 4
5 United States A Agassi 6 6 5 United States A Agassi 6 6
WC United States B Bryan 4 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Armenia S Sargsian 6 6
6 South Africa W Ferreira 1 2 Armenia S Sargsian 3 6 2
Q United States M Joyce 7 2 7 United States M Joyce 6 4 6
Australia M Tebbutt 5 6 5 United States M Joyce 7 4 5
Denmark K Carlsen 7 6 France G Raoux 67 6 7
LL Spain Ó Burrieza 5 4 Denmark K Carlsen 67 7 63
France G Raoux 6 6 France G Raoux 7 61 7
3 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 4 France G Raoux 5 3
7 Zimbabwe B Black 6 7 2 United Kingdom T Henman 7 6
Netherlands S Schalken 4 68 7 Zimbabwe B Black 6 6
Italy G Pozzi 6 6 Italy G Pozzi 3 2
Argentina G Cañas 2 4 7 Zimbabwe B Black 7 1 4
United States J Tarango 6 6 2 United Kingdom T Henman 5 6 6
Q Mexico A Hernández 2 2 United States J Tarango 66 5
2 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 2 United Kingdom T Henman 7 7
South Africa G Stafford 3 0

References

  1. 1 2 "1998 Los Angeles". International Tennis Federation.
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