# Cincinnati Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1998
Tour: ATP

Patrick Rafter won the 1998 Cincinnati Open, defeating Pete Sampras 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 10 to August 17, 1998. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: hard
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1998-08-10
- End date: 1998-08-17

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## Champion
- Winner: Patrick Rafter
- Runner-up: Pete Sampras
- Final score: 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Patrick Rafter def. Pete Sampras 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4

### SF
- Pete Sampras def. Magnus Larsson 7-5 2-6 6-1
- Patrick Rafter def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-0

### QF
- Patrick Rafter def. Petr Korda 6-4 7-6(8)
- Pete Sampras def. Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-2
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Daniel Vacek 6-4 6-4
- Magnus Larsson def. Thomas Johansson 6-4 7-6(2)

### R16
- Vincent Spadea def. Richard Krajicek 6-2 6-3
- Thomas Johansson def. Jerome Golmard 7-6(5) 7-6(2)
- Patrick Rafter def. Todd Martin 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Scott Draper 6-3 6-3
- Magnus Larsson def. Tommy Haas 6-4 6-4
- Daniel Vacek def. Jan Siemerink 6-1 6-4
- Pete Sampras def. Jan-Michael Gambill 7-6(3) 6-3
- Petr Korda def. Goran Ivanisevic 5-7 6-4 7-5

### R32
- Petr Korda def. Marcos Ondruska 6-2 6-3
- Magnus Larsson def. Jonas Bjorkman 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3
- Jerome Golmard def. Carlos Moya 6-4 6-2
- Thomas Johansson def. Jeff Tarango 5-7 6-2 7-6(4)
- Richard Krajicek def. Andrei Medvedev 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
- Tommy Haas def. Albert Costa 6-1 6-3
- Vincent Spadea def. Andre Agassi 6-2 0-6 7-6(2)
- Jan Siemerink def. Wayne Ferreira 7-6(5) 6-4
- Todd Martin def. Thomas Muster 6-3 6-4
- Daniel Vacek def. Marcelo Rios 6-3 6-2
- Jan-Michael Gambill def. Cedric Pioline 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4
- Patrick Rafter def. Guillaume Raoux 6-1 6-3
- Goran Ivanisevic def. Mark Philippoussis 6-3 6-2
- Pete Sampras def. Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-2
- Scott Draper def. Alex Corretja 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(5)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Michael Chang 6-3 4-6 6-4

### R64
- Jerome Golmard def. Nicolas Escude 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3
- Jan Siemerink def. Sjeng Schalken 1-6 6-1 7-6(2)
- Martin Damm Sr def. Mark Woodforde 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Michael Chang def. Todd Woodbridge 6-1 3-6 6-2
- Thomas Johansson def. Wayne Black 7-6(3) 7-5
- Albert Costa def. Sebastien Grosjean 1-6 6-4 6-1
- Alex Corretja def. Alex Obrien 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(7)
- Wayne Ferreira def. Felix Mantilla 7-6(5) 7-5
- Tommy Haas def. Jim Courier 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
- Andre Agassi def. Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
- Vincent Spadea def. Justin Gimelstob 3-6 7-6(8) 6-2
- Jan-Michael Gambill def. Olivier Delaitre 6-1 6-3
- Goran Ivanisevic def. Andrew Ilie 6-4 0-6 6-4
- Mark Philippoussis def. Byron Black 6-2 6-3
- Guillaume Raoux def. Wolfgang Schranz 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4
- Andrei Medvedev def. Arnaud Clement 6-4 6-3
- Cedric Pioline def. Ramon Delgado 7-6(4) 6-3
- Scott Draper def. Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 4-6 7-5
- Daniel Vacek def. Jason Stoltenberg 6-2 3-6 7-6(8)
- Jeff Tarango def. Alberto Berasategui 7-5 6-2
- Magnus Larsson def. Gianluca Pozzi 6-4 7-5
- Thomas Muster def. Tim Henman 6-4 7-5
- Marcos Ondruska def. Steve Campbell 5-7 6-2 6-3
- Todd Martin def. Fabrice Santoro 6-1 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

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