# 1998 RCA Championships – Singles

Jonas Björkman was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jason Stoltenberg.
Àlex Corretja won the title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–3.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Andre Agassi (final)
* Àlex Corretja (champion)
* Albert Costa (second round)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Mark Philippoussis (third round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Francisco Clavet (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (semifinals)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Byron Black | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramón Delgado | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramón Delgado | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Ramón Delgado | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Andre Agassi | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Andre Agassi | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Àlex Corretja | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Àlex Corretja | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Greg Rusedski | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Greg Rusedski | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Todd Martin | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Hicham Arazi | 6$^4$ | 6$^{11}$ | | 15 | Todd Martin | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 15 | Todd Martin | 7$^7$ | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 1 | 6 | 1 | WC | B Bryan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bryan | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Black | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | B Ellwood | 2 | 2 | | | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Pozzi | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Gaudenzi | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | B Black | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | C Pioline | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Delgado | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | M Damm | 6$^2$ | 2 | | 9 | C Pioline | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 3 | 2 | | | R Delgado | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Delgado | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | B MacPhie | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | WC | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Berasategui | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | J Björkman | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 5 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | |
| WC | X Malisse | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | W Ferreira | 3 | 7 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 7 | | | J Novák | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 14 | W Ferreira | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | W Ferreira | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | W Ferreira | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| Q | P Goldstein | 2 | 2 | | 12 | T Muster | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | W Black | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Karbacher | 1 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | W Black | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | M Sell | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Tebbutt | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | À Corretja | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | S Draper | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tieleman | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 6 | À Corretja | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | T Ketola | 2 | 0 | | | A Voinea | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 3 | 2 | | 11 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Rusedski | 4 | 3 |
| Q | M Merklein | 3 | 2 | | 13 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Haas | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | F Clavet | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | M Larsson | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 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 | A Costa | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | WC | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wheaton | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | WC | D Wheaton | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | H Arazi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 5 | 6$^3$ | | 10 | F Mantilla | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Mantilla | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 6$^4$ | 6$^{11}$ |
| 15 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Martin | 7$^7$ | 7$^{13}$ |
| Q | W McGuire | 3 | 4 | | 15 | T Martin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 4 | 4 | | | A Clément | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | T Martin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 3 | 4 | | | T Johansson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |