1998 Paris Open – Singles
# 1998 Paris Open – Singles

Greg Rusedski defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Paris Open.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Pete Sampras (final)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Carlos Moyà (second round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Karol Kučera (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Petr Korda (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Jan Siemerink (second round)
* Álbert Costa (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Todd Martin | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Todd Martin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Todd Martin | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 4 | $6^4$ | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | |
| | Magnus Gustafsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marcelo Ríos | 3 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Grosjean | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | T Johansson | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Golmard | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Golmard | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Black | $6^2$ | 4 | | WC | J Golmard | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Á Costa | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | P Korda | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | M Philippoussis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Kučera | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 4 | 1 | | F Santoro | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | K Kučera | 6 | 3 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | N Escudé | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 7 | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| Q | P Haarhuis | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | T Martin | 5 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | T Martin | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | T Martin | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Martin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | R Krajicek | 4 | 7 | 5/r | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Rosset | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | M Rosset | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Enqvist | 3 | 3 | | Q | G Pozzi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | Á Corretja | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 5 | 1 | | | T Haas | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 7 | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Krošlák | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Moyà | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Clément | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | | | |
| WC | A Di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Di Pasquale | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 15 | J Siemerink | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 4 | 4 | | | V Spadea | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | T Woodbridge | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | Q | T Woodbridge | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
