| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Advanta Championships | |
| Champion |  Pete Sampras |
| Runner-up |  Thomas Enqvist |
| Score | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q/1LL) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Pete Sampras was the defending champion.
Sampras successfully defended his title, beating Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3) in the final. [1] [2]
Pete Sampras (champion)
Thomas Enqvist (final)
Julián Alonso (first round) Jim Courier (second round)
Tommy Haas (semifinals)
Richard Fromberg (first round)
Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
Byron Black (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Tommy Haas | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Enqvist | 5 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Q |  Sébastien Lareau | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Sampras | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  X Malisse | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | P Sampras | 78 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 D Sanguinetti | 6 | 4 | 3 | A Gaudenzi | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gaudenzi | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Safin | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | S Schalken | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | W Black | 1 | 6 | 3 | WC | M Safin | 2 | 6 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Salzenstein | 3 | 6 | 65 | 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 77 | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Alonso | 1 | 77 | 3 | 6 | T Haas | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Stark | 6 | 65 | 6 | WC | J Stark | 2 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Stolle | 5 | 1 | J Tarango | 6 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Tarango | 7 | 6 | J Tarango | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JA Viloca-Puig | 65 | 4 | 6 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Meligeni | 77 | 6 | F Meligeni | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Spadea | 3 | 2 | 6 | T Haas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | B Black | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Martin | 6 | 77 | T Martin | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | R Reneberg | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Burillo | 3 | 1 | R Reneberg | 4 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Craca | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Lapentti | 4 | 4 | M Craca | 6 | 62 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 3 | 3 | T Enqvist | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R Fromberg | 64 | 64 | Q | S Lareau | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 G Stafford | 77 | 77 | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Sánchez | 3 | 4 | P Haarhuis | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | G Stafford | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | Q | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Nydahl | 4 | 3 | Q | S Lareau | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C Ruud | 78 | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Courier | 65 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Courier | 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne Black (qualified) Sandon Stolle (qualified) Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) Daniel Nestor (first round) Michael Tebbutt (first round) John van Lottum (qualifying competition)
Ramón Delgado (first round) Steve Campbell (qualifying competition)| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayne Black | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Guillermo Cañas | 6 | 3 | 1 | Wayne Black | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| Jaime Oncins | 6 | 6 | Jaime Oncins | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 | Ramón Delgado | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Michael Sell | 1 | 2 | 2 | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| WC | Steven Capriati | 2 | 1 | 8 | Steve Campbell | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Steve Campbell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| WC |  Mark Knowles | 4 | 6 | 3 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Sébastien Lareau | 6 | 6 | Sébastien Lareau | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | Michael Tebbutt | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Daniel Nestor | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| WC | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | WC | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| Christian Vinck | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | John van Lottum | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | John van Lottum | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Pete Sampras defeated the defending champion Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 US Open.
Jim Courier defeated Wayne Ferreira in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1993 Indian Wells Masters.
Pete Sampras defeated MaliVai Washington in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1993 Miami Open.
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Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Tommy Haas.
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Defending champion Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.
Thomas Muster defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open.
Álex Corretja defeated Marcelo Ríos in the final, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Italian Open.
Álex Corretja defeated Thomas Enqvist in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 Indian Wells Masters.
Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2002 Miami Open.
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Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.