# 1998 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

Patrick Rafter defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 7–6,$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open. Rafter became the first tennis player in 10 years in winning the tournament without dropping a set, after Ivan Lendl did the same achievement in 1988.
Chris Woodruff was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to an 8-month injury.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Petr Korda (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
* Richard Krajicek (final)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Andre Agassi (semifinals)
* Álbert Costa (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (withdrew)
* Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (third round)
* Fabrice Santoro (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round, retired)
* Nicolas Kiefer (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8/WC | Andre Agassi | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Richard Krajicek | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Richard Krajicek | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Patrick Rafter | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Patrick Rafter | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Tim Henman | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | G Pozzi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | T Haas | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 4 | | 15 | F Santoro | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | G Ivanišević | 7$^{14}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8/WC | A Agassi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Lareau | 6$^{12}$ | 6$^4$ | | 10 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 5 | | S Sargsian | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 10 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | T Ketola | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 8/WC | A Agassi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7 | 6 | | | G Raoux | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8/WC | A Agassi | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Russell | 3 | 4 | | | T Martin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Kokavec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Washington | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 1 | 2 | | WC | B Kokavec | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Siemerink | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 |
| LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 7$^7$ | | LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | R Delgado | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B MacPhie | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | L Tieleman | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | R Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 6 | 3 | 7 | Q | D Nainkin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Krajicek | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 5 | 7 | 4 | | S Draper | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Niemeyer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 17 | N Kiefer | 2 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | |
| | V Santopadre | 6 | 6 | | | V Santopadre | 6 | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 2 | 6$^1$ | | 17 | N Kiefer | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Flach | 4 | 3 | | 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | W Black | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | M Philippoussis | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | C Mamiit | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Godwin | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | N Godwin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 2 | 7$^{15}$ | 6 | | G Cañas | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 6$^{13}$ | 2 | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Á Costa | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 3 | 2 | | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 4 | | 9 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Á Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | W Ferreira | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| | M Tebbutt | 3 | | | | M Tebbutt | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | 4 | | D Vacek | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | V Spadea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Laurence Tieleman (qualified)
* Alex O'Brien (qualifying competition, retired, lucky loser)
* Brian MacPhie (qualified)
* Neville Godwin (qualified)
* Tuomas Ketola (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Óscar Burrieza (qualifying competition)
* Cecil Mamiit (qualified)
* Olivier Delaître (first round)
* David Nainkin (qualified)
* Doug Flach (qualified)
* David Witt (first round)
* Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition)
* Michael Russell (qualified)
* Ronald Agénor (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Laurence Tieleman
* Brian MacPhie
* Neville Godwin
* Doug Flach
* David Nainkin
* Cecil Mamiit
* Michael Russell

### Lucky losers

* Alex O'Brien
* Tuomas Ketola

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Laurence Tieleman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Rob Steckley | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Rob Steckley | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Laurence Tieleman | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | 12 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | Simon Larose | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | Max Mirnyi | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Alex O'Brien | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jocelyn Robichaud | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jocelyn Robichaud | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Alex O'Brien | 3 | 7 | 2$^r$ |
| | | | | | 13 | Michael Russell | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | Emin Ağayev | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | Michael Russell | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Michael Russell | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Brian MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 2 | 2 | 3 | Brian MacPhie | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Ronald Agénor | 3 | 4 |
| | Dominic Boulet | 2 | 3 | 14 | Ronald Agénor | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Neville Godwin | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | David Kepka | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | David Kepka | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Neville Godwin | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | James Sekulov | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | James Sekulov | 6 | 6 | | | James Sekulov | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | David Witt | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Tuomas Ketola | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Hugues Laverdière | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Hugues Laverdière | 0 | 4 | 5 | Tuomas Ketola | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 10 | Doug Flach | 6 | 6 |
| | Bobby Mahal | 2 | 4 | 10 | Doug Flach | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Doug Flach | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Óscar Burrieza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Stephan Timu | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Stephan Timu | 1 | 2 | 6 | Óscar Burrieza | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | 9 | David Nainkin | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Charles-Antoine Sévigny | 1 | 2 | 9 | David Nainkin | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | David Nainkin | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Cecil Mamiit | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Will Ritter | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Will Ritter | 1 | 2 | 7 | Cecil Mamiit | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Kevin Ullyett | 3 | 4 |
| | Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | Kevin Ullyett | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Olivier Delaître | 1 | 2 | | | | |