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.

Men's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
ChampionChile Marcelo Ríos
Runner-upUnited States Andre Agassi
Score7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw96 (12Q / 6WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1997 · Lipton Championships · 1999 →

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

Seeds

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

  1.   Pete Sampras (third round)
  2.   Petr Korda (fourth round)
  3.   Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  4.   Patrick Rafter (second round)
  5.   Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
  6.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
  7.   Jonas Björkman (third round)
  8.   Álex Corretja (semifinals)
  9.   Michael Chang (withdrew)
  10.   Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  11.   Karol Kučera (third round)
  12.   Félix Mantilla (second round)
  13.   Sergi Bruguera (second round)
  14.   Cédric Pioline (third round)
  15.   Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  16.   Carlos Moyà (third round)
  17.   Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  18.   Tim Henman (semifinals)
  19.   Álbert Costa (fourth round)
  20.   Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
  21.   Magnus Norman (second round)
  22.   Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals, retired)
  23.   Fabrice Santoro (fourth round)
  24.   Andriy Medvedev (third round)
  25.   Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round)
  26.   Magnus Larsson (second round)
  27.   Marc Rosset (third round)
  28.   Jan Siemerink (third round)
  29.   Andre Agassi (final)
  30.   Tommy Haas (third round)
  31.   Francisco Clavet (third round)
  32.   Wayne Ferreira (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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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  

Top half

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Section 1

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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

Section 2

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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  

Section 3

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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  

Section 4

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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

Bottom half

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Section 5

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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  

Section 6

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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  

Section 7

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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

Section 8

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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  
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