# 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–7$^{(15–17)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.
Michael Chang was the two-time reigning champion, but had to withdraw from the tournament after he suffered a knee injury. This injury occurred after a bizarre incident where sprinklers had accidentally sprayed water onto the court that Chang was practising on, causing Chang to slip and tear his left knee.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (final)
* Marcelo Ríos (champion)
* Michael Chang (withdrew)
* Álex Corretja (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Sergi Bruguera (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round, retired)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Thomas Muster | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Medvedev | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Medvedev | 7 | 3 | 4 | | Thomas Muster | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Greg Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Enqvist | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | 6 | Greg Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Greg Rusedski | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Greg Rusedski | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | Greg Rusedski | 3 | 7$^{17}$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6$^{15}$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | |
| WC | Jan-Michael Gambill | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6$^{15}$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Andre Agassi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Andre Agassi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | WC | Jan-Michael Gambill | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Petr Korda | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | P Sampras | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 7 | 4 | 5 | | T Martin | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | 4 | | | T Muster | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 3 | 4 | | 15 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Muster | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Á Corretja | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | M Norman | 7 | 6 | | | M Norman | 7$^8$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | | A Medvedev | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Henman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | N Lapentti | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Black | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | N Lapentti | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| WC | R Reneberg | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Enqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Á Costa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | F Mantilla | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | T Enqvist | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| 11 | K Kučera | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Rusedski | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | D Hrbatý | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 11 | K Kučera | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 4 | 3 | | | C Moyà | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Moyà | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | J A Viloca | 4 | 1 | | Q | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Rusedski | 4 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Courier | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | J Courier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-M Gambill | 7$^9$ | 5 | 7$^8$ | WC | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Philippoussis | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J-M Gambill | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| | J Alonso | 6$^0$ | 3 | | 14 | S Bruguera | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6$^3$ | 4 | | WC | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 1 | 6 | | W Ferreira | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 7 | 5 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt | 4 | 4 | | Q | H Dreekmann | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6$^4$ | 4 | | WC | M Washington | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Kuerten | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | A Berasategui | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 4 | 2 |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 1 | | | S Doseděl | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 6 | 1 | | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | T Haas | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | S Draper | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Richard Fromberg (first round)
* Carlos Costa (first round)
* Galo Blanco (first round)
* Daniel Vacek (first round)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (qualified)
* Byron Black (first round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Javier Sánchez (first round)
* Vince Spadea (qualified)
* Fernando Meligeni (first round)
* Jérôme Golmard (first round)
* Grant Stafford (qualified)
* Juan Albert Viloca (qualified)
* Scott Draper (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Juan Albert Viloca
* Grant Stafford
* Scott Draper
* Hendrik Dreekmann
* Andrea Gaudenzi
* Vince Spadea
* Wayne Black

### Lucky loser

* Nicolás Lapentti

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Richard Fromberg | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Alex O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alex O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | Alex O'Brien | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | Juan Albert Viloca | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Nicolás Massú | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Juan Albert Viloca | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Juan Albert Viloca | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Carlos Costa | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | Jonathan Stark | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 12 | Grant Stafford | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Lucas Arnold Ker | 4 | 4 | 12 | Grant Stafford | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Grant Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Galo Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Oliver Gross | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Oliver Gross | 7 | 7 | | | Oliver Gross | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 14 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 |
| | Daniel Nestor | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Daniel Vacek | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Michael Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Michael Joyce | 6 | 6 | WC | Michael Joyce | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | Hendrik Dreekmann | 6 | 6 |
| | Hendrik Dreekmann | 7 | 6 | | Hendrik Dreekmann | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Jérôme Golmard | 6 | 0 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Franco Squillari | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Franco Squillari | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Jeff Salzenstein | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| WC | Jeff Salzenstein | 6 | 7 | | WC | Jeff Salzenstein | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Fernando Meligeni | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Byron Black | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | 9 | Vince Spadea | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | Christian Ruud | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Vince Spadea | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Vince Spadea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Dinu Mihail Pescariu | 3 | r | | | | | | |
| | Dinu Mihail Pescariu | 3 | r | | 7 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Wayne Black | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Wayne Black | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Wayne Black | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Javier Sánchez | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |