1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles - Wikipedia

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Men's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Andre Agassi
Score	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (12Q / 6WC)
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Marcelo Ríos defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Miami Open. With the win, he completed the Sunshine Double.

Thomas Muster was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final
	Q	Steve Campbell	3	1
	8	Àlex Corretja	6	6
		8	Àlex Corretja	4	2
			29	Andre Agassi	6	6
	29	Andre Agassi	6	6
		Jeff Tarango	4	3
		29	Andre Agassi	5	3	4
			3	Marcelo Ríos	7	6	6
	22	Thomas Enqvist	3	0r
	3	Marcelo Ríos	6	2
		3	Marcelo Ríos	6	4	6
			18	Tim Henman	2	6	0
	10	Gustavo Kuerten	2	4
	18	Tim Henman	6	6

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				1	P Sampras	6	6
		W Black	6	4	1				J Sánchez	1	2
		J Sánchez	1	6	6						1	P Sampras	6	66	3
	LL	M Sell	6	3	2					32	W Ferreira	0	78	6
		F Dewulf	1	6	6				F Dewulf	5	77	4
				32	W Ferreira	7	62	6
					32	W Ferreira	77	2	5
							Q	S Campbell	63	6	7
				17	A Berasategui	3	4
		T Martin	4	77	7				T Martin	6	6
		J Golmard	6	64	5							T Martin	6	5	64
		O Gross	4	2						Q	S Campbell	1	7	77
	Q	S Campbell	6	6				Q	S Campbell	3	6	6
				15	M Philippoussis	6	3	3

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				LL	S Prieto	3	6	6
		A Clément	4	2				Q	C Vinck	6	3	4
	Q	C Vinck	6	6							LL	S Prieto	2	3
	LL	G Cañas	7	6						23	F Santoro	6	6
		R Reneberg	5	3				LL	G Cañas	6	63	1
				23	F Santoro	2	77	6
					23	F Santoro	1	6	3
							8	À Corretja	6	3	6
				26	M Larsson	4	61
		G Blanco	7	6					G Blanco	6	77
		J Stoltenberg	5	4								G Blanco	3	1
		J Courier	6	6						8	À Corretja	6	6
	WC	R Vašek	1	0					J Courier	611	3
				8	À Corretja	713	6

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				4	P Rafter	3	5
		J Alonso	6	4	4				V Spadea	6	7
		V Spadea	3	6	6							V Spadea	4	5
	WC	L Hewitt	4	6	4					29	A Agassi	6	7
		N Escudé	6	3	6				N Escudé	2	3
				29	A Agassi	6	6
					29	A Agassi	77	4	6
							19	Á Costa	65	6	1
				19	Á Costa	7	6
		S Sargsian	6	6					S Sargsian	5	1
	Q	D Norman	4	2							19	Á Costa	78	3	6
	WC	L Arnold Ker	6	3	6					14	C Pioline	66	6	3
		J van Herck	1	6	1			WC	L Arnold Ker	4	3
				14	C Pioline	6	6

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				12	F Mantilla	77	4	63
	Q	S Lareau	4	3					P Haarhuis	63	6	77
		P Haarhuis	6	6								P Haarhuis	3	r
		J Tarango	6	7							J Tarango	6
		D Prinosil	1	5					J Tarango	7	6
				21	M Norman	5	0
						J Tarango	3	6	6
							6	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	2
				28	J Siemerink	6	6
		G Pozzi	6	6					G Pozzi	3	2
	Q	R Jabali	4	3							28	J Siemerink	4	65
		C Doseděl	3	713	6					6	Y Kafelnikov	6	77
		N Lapentti	6	611	4				C Doseděl	77	65	65
				6	Y Kafelnikov	65	77	77

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				5	G Rusedski	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6	6					D Hrbatý	3	1
		D Vacek	3	2							5	G Rusedski	6	710
		M Filippini	1	6	6					27	M Rosset	1	68
	Q	I Heuberger	6	1	2				M Filippini	6	4	2
				27	M Rosset	4	6	6
					5	G Rusedski	2	2
							22	T Enqvist	6	6
				22	T Enqvist	6	5	6
	Q	D Wheaton	1	4					C Costa	1	7	1
		C Costa	6	6							22	T Enqvist	6	3	6
		G Raoux	6	77						11	K Kučera	3	6	3
		J Novák	4	63					G Raoux	4	2
				11	K Kučera	6	6

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				13	S Bruguera	6	4	3
	Q	D van Scheppingen	63	7	6			Q	D van Scheppingen	3	6	6
		S Draper	77	5	3						Q	D van Scheppingen	3	4
	Q	N Godwin	2	62						20	G Ivanišević	6	6
		D Nestor	6	77					D Nestor	62	4
				20	G Ivanišević	77	6
					20	G Ivanišević	2	3
							3	M Ríos	6	6
				30	T Haas	6	6
		S Stolle	77	2	5				M Tebbutt	2	4
		M Tebbutt	64	6	7						30	T Haas	4	3
		H Dreekmann	3	6	6					3	M Ríos	6	6
		T Nydahl	6	1	4				H Dreekmann	3	4
				3	M Ríos	6	6

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				7	J Björkman	6	6
	WC	J Salzenstein	4	3				LL	L Paes	3	4
	LL	L Paes	6	6							7	J Björkman	66	63
		J A Viloca	3	2						25	N Kiefer	78	77
	WC	M Washington	6	6				WC	M Washington	1	3
				25	N Kiefer	6	6
					25	N Kiefer	4	7	4
							10	G Kuerten	6	5	6
				24	A Medvedev	7	6
	Q	A Cherkasov	6	3	4			LL	B MacPhie	5	2
	LL	B MacPhie	2	6	6						24	A Medvedev	2	6	65
	Q	F Roig	7	2	6					10	G Kuerten	6	4	77
		B Ulihrach	5	6	1			Q	F Roig	6	2	63
				10	G Kuerten	3	6	77

	First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round
				16	C Moyà	77	6
	WC	J-M Gambill	1	2					M Woodforde	62	3
		M Woodforde	6	6							16	C Moyà	1	4
		E Benfele Álvarez	5	4						18	T Henman	6	6
		G Stafford	7	6					G Stafford	4	2
				18	T Henman	6	6
					18	T Henman	6	6
							2	P Korda	4	4
				31	F Clavet	3	6	6
		J Stark	6	6					J Stark	6	3	4
	LL	O Burrieza	3	3							31	F Clavet	4	6	3
		B Black	66	7	65					2	P Korda	6	3	6
	Q	R Delgado	78	5	77			Q	R Delgado	2	65
				2	P Korda	6	77

• Main draw