# 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 | | | | | | | | | |