# 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hardcourt in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from July 27 through August 2, 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (final)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Byron Black (quarterfinals)
* Vince Spadea (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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC | Justin Gimelstob | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 7 | 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Tim Henman | 4 | 4 |
| | Guillaume Raoux | 5 | 3 | 2 | Tim Henman | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Tim Henman | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 3 | 2 | | 1 | P Rafter | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Damm | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | P Rafter | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 0 | | WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Spadea | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | V Spadea | 3 | 0 | R | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ondruska | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Gimelstob | 0 | 6$^2$ |
| LL | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 |
| Q | T Dent | 3 | 2 | | LL | S Stolle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | A Ilie | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | MV Washington | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | LL | S Stolle | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 4 | 4 | | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bryan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | W Ferreira | 1 | 2 | | | S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Joyce | 7 | 2 | 7 | | M Joyce | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | M Joyce | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| LL | Ó Burrieza | 5 | 4 | | | K Carlsen | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | G Raoux | 7 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | B Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Henman | 7 | 6 |
| | S Schalken | 4 | 6$^8$ | | 7 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | B Black | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Henman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Hernández | 2 | 2 | | | J Tarango | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | 2 | T Henman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |