1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Singles
# 1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Singles

Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Tommy Haas.

Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Jason Stoltenberg 6–4, $7–6^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Álbert Costa (quarterfinals)
* Magnus Norman (first round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (second round)
* Francisco Clavet (first round)
* Albert Portas (first round)
* Julián Alonso (first round)
* Richard Fromberg (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tommy Haas | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | WC | Andre Agassi | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | Jason Stoltenberg | 4 | $6^3$ |
| | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | Jason Stoltenberg | 4 | $6^3$ |
| | Sjeng Schalken | 3 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Squillari | 2 | 5 | | 1 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Joyce | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | SE | S Lareau | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| SE | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | SE | S Lareau | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Alonso | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Haas | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| LL | S Draper | 3 | 4 | | 4 | N Kiefer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-M Gambill | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | Q | J-M Gambill | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Lapentti | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Agassi | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Portas | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | F Clavet | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 5 | $6^{12}$ | | | |
| | C Ruud | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 7 | $7^{14}$ | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | $7^8$ | | | C Costa | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Norman | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 3 | 3 |
| WC | T Messmer | 1 | 2 | | 8 | R Fromberg | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^0$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | $7^7$ | | | S Schalken | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Á Costa | 3 | 4 | | | |
| Q | R Delgado | 2 | 6 | 1 | WC | S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | $6^5$ | 1 | | 2 | Á Costa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Á Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Byron Black (second round)
* Juan Albert Viloca (second round)
* Scott Draper (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Wayne Black (first round)
* Oliver Gross (second round)
* Franco Squillari (qualified)
* Sandon Stolle (first round)
* Alex O'Brien (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Michael Joyce
* Jan-Michael Gambill
* Franco Squillari
* Ramón Delgado

### Lucky loser

* Scott Draper

### Special exempt

* Sébastien Lareau (reached the semifinals at Philadelphia)

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Byron Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Tebbutt | 2 | 2 | 1 | Byron Black | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Nicolás Massú | 1 | 2 | | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 4 | | | | | Michael Joyce | Michael Joyce | 7 | 6 |
| | Sébastien de Chaunac | 7 | 6 | Sébastien de Chaunac | Sébastien de Chaunac | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Michael Joyce | 7 | 6 | Michael Joyce | Michael Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Sandon Stolle | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Juan Albert Viloca | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Salzenstein | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Juan Albert Viloca | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Roberto Jabali | Roberto Jabali | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Jan-Michael Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Jan-Michael Gambill | Jan-Michael Gambill | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | Jan-Michael Gambill | Jan-Michael Gambill | 7 | 7 |
| David Sánchez | David Sánchez | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | David Sánchez | David Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| Marat Safin | Marat Safin | 6 | 6 | 4 | David Sánchez | David Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | David Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | David Wheaton | David Wheaton | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Alex O'Brien | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Frode Andersen | 2 | 4 | | 3 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Daniel Elsner | 6 | 7 | | WC | Daniel Elsner | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jaime Oncins | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Scott Draper | 4 | 4 |
| Gabriel Silberstein | Gabriel Silberstein | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | Franco Squillari | 6 | 6 |
| Quino Muñoz | Quino Muñoz | 6 | 6 | | | Quino Muñoz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marcello Craca | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Franco Squillari | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Franco Squillari | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Wayne Black | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | David Witt | 6 | 6 | 6 | David Witt | David Witt | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Guillermo Cañas | Guillermo Cañas | 4 | 2 | | Lleyton Hewitt | Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | David Witt | David Witt | 1 | 6 |
| | Ramón Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Ramón Delgado | Ramón Delgado | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Chase Exon | 3 | 4 | | | Ramón Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wade McGuire | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Oliver Gross | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Oliver Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
