Men's singles
1998 du Maurier Open
Final
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Details
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q/2LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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. Rafter became the first tennis player in 10 years in winning the tournament without dropping a set, after Ivan Lendl did the same achievement in 1988.^[1][2][3]

Chris Woodruff was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to an 8-month injury.^[4]

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	8/WC	Andre Agassi	6	5	2
	6	Richard Krajicek	4	7	6
								6	Richard Krajicek	63	4
								3	Patrick Rafter	77	6
	3	Patrick Rafter	6	6
	7	Tim Henman	2	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		J Tarango	62	6	2				G Pozzi	1	2
		G Pozzi	77	4	6										1	P Sampras	77	6
		M Ondruska	2	3												T Haas	65	2
		T Haas	6	6					T Haas	710	6
		M Damm	3	4				15	F Santoro	68	2
	15	F Santoro	6	6																		1	P Sampras	77	1	2
	10	G Ivanišević	714	77																		8/WC	A Agassi	65	6	6
	WC	S Lareau	612	64				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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	Q	M Russell	3	4					T Martin	2	3
		T Martin	6	6											4	Y Kafelnikov	78	6
	WC	B Kokavec	6	6												M Washington	66	2
		S Campbell	1	2				WC	B Kokavec	3	4
		M Washington	77	6					M Washington	6	6
	13	J Siemerink	62	3																		4	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
	12	G Kuerten	3	62																		6	R Krajicek	6	6
	LL	A O'Brien	6	77				LL	A O'Brien	6	4	7
		R Delgado	77	62	6				R Delgado	1	6	5
	Q	B MacPhie	64	77	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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J Björkman	77	6
		J Courier	5	7	4				S Draper	65	3
		S Draper	7	5	6										5	J Björkman	6	67	6
	WC	F Niemeyer	4	4											17	N Kiefer	2	79	3
		V Santopadre	6	6					V Santopadre	6	1	66
		D Nestor	2	61				17	N Kiefer	2	6	78
	17	N Kiefer	6	77																		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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	T Henman	3	77	6
		G Cañas	2	715	6				G Cañas	6	65	2
		G Stafford	6	613	2										7	T Henman	77	6
		J-M Gambill	6	6											9	Á Costa	62	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	69
		S Schalken	6	3	4				D Vacek	6	711
		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

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Laurence Tieleman	6	6
	WC	Rob Steckley	3	3
								1	Laurence Tieleman	3	7	7
								12	Max Mirnyi	6	6	5
		Simon Larose	5	6	6
	12	Max Mirnyi	7	2	7

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Alex O'Brien	6	5	6
		Jocelyn Robichaud	2	7	4
								2	Alex O'Brien	3	7	2r
								13	Michael Russell	6	5	3
		Emin Ağayev	6	6	4
	13	Michael Russell	4	7	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Brian MacPhie	6	6
		Ryan Clark	2	2
								3	Brian MacPhie	6	6
								14	Ronald Agénor	3	4
		Dominic Boulet	2	3
	14	Ronald Agénor	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Neville Godwin	6	3	7
		David Kepka	2	6	6
								4	Neville Godwin	2	6	7
									James Sekulov	6	4	6
		James Sekulov	6	6
	11	David Witt	4	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Tuomas Ketola	6	6
	WC	Hugues Laverdière	0	4
								5	Tuomas Ketola	4	4
								10	Doug Flach	6	6
		Bobby Mahal	2	4
	10	Doug Flach	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Óscar Burrieza	6	6
	WC	Stephan Timu	1	2
								6	Óscar Burrieza	3	5
								9	David Nainkin	6	7
	WC	Charles-Antoine Sévigny	1	2
	9	David Nainkin	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Cecil Mamiit	6	6
		Will Ritter	1	2
								7	Cecil Mamiit	6	6
									Kevin Ullyett	3	4
		Kevin Ullyett	6	6
	8	Olivier Delaître	1	2

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