title: 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Pete Sampras (third round)
  * Petr Korda (fourth round)
  * Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  * Patrick Rafter (second round)
  * Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
  * Jonas Björkman (third round)
  * Álex Corretja (semifinals)
  * Michael Chang (withdrew)
  * Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  * Karol Kučera (third round)
  * Félix Mantilla (second round)
  * Sergi Bruguera (second round)
  * Cédric Pioline (third round)
  * Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  * Carlos Moyà (third round)
  * Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  * Tim Henman (semifinals)
  * Álbert Costa (fourth round)
  * Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
  * Magnus Norman (second round)
  * Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals, retired)
  * Fabrice Santoro (fourth round)
  * Andriy Medvedev (third round)
  * Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round)
  * Magnus Larsson (second round)
  * Marc Rosset (third round)
  * Jan Siemerink (third round)
  * Andre Agassi (final)
  * Tommy Haas (third round)
  * Francisco Clavet (third round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (fourth round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
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  | Q | Steve Campbell | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | 8 | Àlex Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 29 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 29 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | 29 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jeff Tarango | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jeff Tarango | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 29 | Andre Agassi | 5 | 3 | 4 | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Marcelo Ríos | 7 | 6 | 6 | | |
  | 22 | Thomas Enqvist | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Marcelo Ríos | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 18 | Tim Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Black | 6 | 4 | 1 | | J Sánchez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | LL | M Sell | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 32 | W Ferreira | 0 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 1 | 6 | 6 | | F Dewulf | 5 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 32 | W Ferreira | 7 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | W Ferreira | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Campbell | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 17 | A Berasategui | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Martin | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Golmard | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | T Martin | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | O Gross | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | S Campbell | 1 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | S Campbell | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Campbell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | 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 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 23 | F Santoro | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | F Santoro | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 26 | M Larsson | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 7 | 6 | | G Blanco | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | G Blanco | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | R Vašek | 1 | 0 | | J Courier | $6^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | À Corretja | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 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 | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Á Costa | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 19 | Á Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | S Sargsian | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Norman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 19 | Á Costa | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | L Arnold Ker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 14 | C Pioline | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J van Herck | 1 | 6 | 1 | WC | L Arnold Ker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 12 | F Mantilla | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Lareau | 4 | 3 | | | P Haarhuis | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | 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 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | 3 | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 4 | | C Doseděl | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Vacek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
  | | M Filippini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 27 | M Rosset | 1 | $6^8$ | | | | | |
  | 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 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 11 | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 4 | $6^3$ | | | G Raoux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 13 | S Bruguera | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D van Scheppingen | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | Q | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Draper | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | Q | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | N Godwin | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | 20 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Nestor | 6 | $7^7$ | | | D Nestor | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 20 | G Ivanišević | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | G Ivanišević | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 30 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stolle | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | M Tebbutt | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tebbutt | $6^4$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 7 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Salzenstein | 4 | 3 | | LL | L Paes | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Björkman | $6^6$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | |
  | | J A Viloca | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 25 | N Kiefer | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | 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 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | Q | F Roig | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | G Kuerten | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | B Ulihrach | 5 | 6 | 1 | Q | F Roig | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 16 | C Moyà | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J-M Gambill | 1 | 2 | | | M Woodforde | $6^2$ | 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 | $6^6$ | 7 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | R Delgado | $7^8$ | 5 | $7^7$ | Q | R Delgado | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  