1998 du Maurier Open – Men's singles
# 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.

Chris Woodruff was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

## 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)
* 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
