Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Sampras equalled Björn Borg's Open Era records of five Wimbledon titles and eleven major men's singles titles. It was Ivanišević's third runner-up finish at the event (he would win the title three years later).
Seeds
Pete Sampras (champion) Marcelo Ríos (first round) Petr Korda (quarterfinals) Greg Rusedski (first round, retired) Carlos Moyá (second round) Patrick Rafter (fourth round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round) Cédric Pioline (first round) Richard Krajicek (semifinals) Àlex Corretja (first round) Jonas Björkman (third round) Tim Henman (semifinals) Andre Agassi (second round) Goran Ivanišević (final) Karol Kučera (first round) Félix Mantilla (third round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation