title: 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
text: # 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
  
  The 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Washington, D.C., United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July – 26 July.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
  
  * Michael Chang (semifinals)
  * Andre Agassi (champion)
  * Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
  * Byron Black (third round)
  * Scott Draper (quarterfinals)
  * Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
  * Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
  * Sjeng Schalken (second round)
  * Jeff Tarango (second round)
  * Andrew Ilie (second round)
  * Gianluca Pozzi (third round)
  * Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
  * Kenneth Carlsen (first round)
  * Scott Draper (final)
  * Martin Damm (third round)
  * Daniel Vacek (first 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michael Chang | w/o | | | | | |
  | 14 | Scott Draper | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Scott Draper | | | 14 | Scott Draper | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | 2 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 2 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Andre Agassi | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sell | 7 | 6 | | | M Sell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bryan | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Burgsmüller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | M Damm | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | C Caratti | 6 | 1 | | | L Burgsmüller | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | M Damm | 6 | 7 | | 15 | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | A Ilie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Courier | 3 | 4 |
  | | I Heuberger | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | A Ilie | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Ran | 4 | 0 | | | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | J Courier | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | B Black | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Stafford | 6 | 3 | 6 | | G Stafford | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tebbutt | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | B Black | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | S Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J van Lottum | 3 | 3 | | | W Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | S Draper | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | S Draper | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hernández | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Draper | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | G Pozzi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Dewulf | 3 | 2 |
  | | Ó Burrieza | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | G Pozzi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sá | 7 | 6 | | | A Sá | 6 | ;1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Ketola | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | G Pozzi | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | F Dewulf | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Goldstein | 6 | 4 | 5 | | S Sargsian | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | F Dewulf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Nainkin | 6 | 7 | | 6 | D Nainkin | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stolle | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | V Spadea | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Nargiso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Nargiso | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | O Motevassel | 4 | 4 | | | D Nargiso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Schüttler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Spadea | 4 | 7 | 1 |
  | | D Caldwell | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | K Carlsen | 6 | 4 | 5 | | D Caldwell | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Campbell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Caldwell | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J Arias | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | W McGuire | 4 | 5R | | | J Arias | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ruah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Ruah | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Harsanyi | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | M Ruah | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Humphries | 4 | 4 | | | S Lareau | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | 9 | J Tarango | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Van Herck | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Lareau | 1 | 2 |
  | | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | D Vacek | 4 | 4 | | | D Nestor | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Van Garsse | 6 | 6 | | | C Van Garsse | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hadad | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Van Garsse | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Tramacchi | 3 | 3 | | | D Wheaton | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  