1998 Paris Open – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but lost to Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Singles
1998 Paris Open
1997 Champion	Pete Sampras
Champion	Greg Rusedski
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Final score	6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (Final)
2. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
3. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
4. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
5. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
6. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
7. Karol Kučera (Third Round)
8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
9. Tim Henman (Third Round)
10. Petr Korda (Second Round)
11. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
12. Jonas Björkman (Second Round)
13. Greg Rusedski (Champion)
14. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
15. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
16. Álbert Costa (Second 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	7^7
		Todd Martin	4	6^5
								1	Pete Sampras	4	6^4	3
								13	Greg Rusedski	6	7^7	6
	13	Greg Rusedski	6	4	6
	8	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	6	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	7^9	6
	WC	S Grosjean	6^4	7^7	4				T Johansson	6^7	1
		T Johansson	7^7	6^3	6										1	P Sampras	6^4	6	6
	WC	J Golmard	7^7	6											WC	J Golmard	7^7	4	4
		B Black	6^2	4				WC	J Golmard	3	7	7
								16	Á Costa	6	5	5
																						1	P Sampras	6	6
																							M Philippoussis	3	3
								10	P Korda	6	4	4
		D Vacek	6^5	6^6					M Philippoussis	2	6	6
		M Philippoussis	7^7	7^8												M Philippoussis	6	4	7
		F Santoro	4	6	6										7	K Kučera	4	6	5
		H Arazi	6	4	1				F Santoro	2	6	0
								7	K Kučera	6	3	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	P Rafter	6	6
	WC	B Becker	7^7	5	4				N Escudé	3	1
		N Escudé	6^2	7	6										3	P Rafter	7	6^5	6^6
	Q	P Haarhuis	7^7	4	4											T Martin	5	7^7	7^8
		T Martin	6^4	6	6				T Martin	4	6	7^7
								14	G Ivanišević	6	1	6^4
																							T Martin	4	6	6
																						5	A Agassi	6	4	4
								11	R Krajicek	4	7	5/r
	Q	M Rosset	6	6				Q	M Rosset	6	5	2
		W Ferreira	3	4											Q	M Rosset	4	4
	Q	G Pozzi	6	6											5	A Agassi	6	6
		T Enqvist	3	3				Q	G Pozzi	4	2
								5	A Agassi	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	Á Corretja	6^2	6	3
		C Costa	5	1					T Haas	7^7	2	6
		T Haas	7	6												T Haas	4	2
		M Chang	4	6	3											M Gustafsson	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	3	6				M Gustafsson	6	6
								12	J Björkman	3	2
																							M Gustafsson	3	2
																						13	G Rusedski	6	6
								13	G Rusedski	6	6
		N Kiefer	7	6					N Kiefer	3	4
	Q	J Krošlák	5	1											13	G Rusedski	7^8	6
		G Raoux	6	6^1	4											J Stoltenberg	6^6	4
		J Stoltenberg	2	7^7	6				J Stoltenberg	2	6	6
								4	C Moyà	6	2	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	Y Kafelnikov	3	6	6
		M Norman	7^7	6					M Norman	6	3	4
	Q	A Clément	6^5	3											8	Y Kafelnikov	6	6^5	7^7
		R Fromberg	3	4											9	T Henman	3	7^7	6^2
	WC	A di Pasquale	6	6				WC	A di Pasquale	3	3
								9	T Henman	6	6
																						8	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
																						2	M Ríos	3	2
								15	J Siemerink	6^3	6	6^4
		C Pioline	4	4					V Spadea	7^7	3	7^7
		V Spadea	6	6												V Spadea	5	4
	Q	T Woodbridge	6	2	7^7										2	M Ríos	7	6
		B Ulihrach	3	6	6^3			Q	T Woodbridge	0	4
								2	M Ríos	6	6

References

• 1998 Paris Open Draw