In case your confused by the positioning in the draw of Jim Courier, let me try to clear it up. Marcelo Rios, the second seed, withdrew. They gave his spot at the bottom of the draw to Jim Courier (why I'm not sure). Taking Courier's #5 spot was Byron Black. And taking Byron Black's spot was Lucky Loser Emilio Avarez. Advanta Championships Philadelphia, PA USA February 23-March 1, 1998 32 Draw - $714,250 Surface: Carpet Seeds: 1. Pete Sampras 2. Marcelo Rios WD 3. Thomas Enqvist 4. Julian Alonso 5. Jim Courier 6. Tommy Hass 7. Richard Fromberg 8. Sjeng Schalken First Round Pete Sampras d. Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-3 7-5 Andrea Gaudenzi d. Davide Sanguinetti 4-6 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin d. Wayne Black 6-1 2-6 6-3 Sjeng Schalken d. Jeff Salzenstein 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) Jonathan Stark d. Julian Alonso 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3 Jeff Tarango d. Sandon Stolle 7-5 6-1 Fernando Meligeni d. Juan Albert Viloca 7-6(5) 6-4 Tommy Haas d. Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-2 Todd Martin d. Byron Black 6-4 7-6(3) Richey Reneberg d. Jordi Burillo 6-3 6-1 Marcelo Craca d. Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 6-4 Thomas Enqvist d. Emilio Alvarez 6-4 6-3 Grant Stafford d. Richard Fromberg 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Paul Haarhuis d. Javier Sanchez 6-3 6-4 Sebastian Lareau d. Thomas Nydahl 6-4 6-3 Jim Courier d. Christian Ruud 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 Second Round Pete Sampras d. Andrea Gaudenzi 7-6(6) 6-3 Sjeng Schalken d. Marat Safin 6-2 4-6 7-6(1) Jeff Tarango d. Jonathan Stark 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 Tommy Haas d. Fernando Meligeni 3-0 ret. Richey Reneberg d. Todd Martin 6-4 7-5 Thomas Enqvist d. Marcelo Craca 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 Grant Stafford d. Paul Haarhuis 6-3 6-4 Sebastian Lareau d. Jim Courier 6-4 6-3 Quarterfinals Pete Sampras d. Sjeng Schalken 6-2 6-2 Tommy Haas d. Jeff Tarango 4-6 6-4 6-4 Thomas Enqvist d. Richey Reneberg 6-4 7-6(1) Sebastian Lareau d. Grant Stafford 6-4 6-3 Semifinals Pete Sampras d. Tommy Haas 6-4 6-4 Thomas Enqvist d. Sebastian Lareau 6-3 3-6 6-3 Finals Pete Sampras d. Thomas Enqvist 7-5 7-6(3) Doubles First Round 1-ELTINGH/HAARHUIS d. W. BLACK/SALZENSTEIN 64 63 COURIER/KNOWLES d. LAREAU/TARANGO 75 64 3-STOLLE/SUK d. WC-GRANT/MERKLEIN 57 63 63 RODITI/STAFFORD d. RANDALL/WAITE 75 46 75 Q-KEIL/MIDDLETON d. ALONSO/MELIGENI 63 76(4) 4-B. BLACK/E. FERREIRA d. LAPENTTI/ORSANIC 63 64 MACPHERSON/RENEBERG d. L. JENSEN/M. JENSEN 76(5) 63 2-LOBO/J. SANCHEZ d. WC-DILUCIA/SELL 64 64 Quarterfinals RODITI/STAFFORD d. 3-STOLLE/SUK 64 36 64 4-B. BLACK/E. FERREIRA d. Q-KEIL/MIDDLETON 62 63 MACPHERSON/RENEBERG d. 2-LOBO/J. SANCHEZ 61 62 ELTINGH/HAARHUIS d. COURIER/KNOWLES 62 64 Semifinals MACPHERSON/RENEBERG d. BLACK/FERREIRA 76(3) 67(2) 76(5) ELTINGH/HAARHUIS d. RODITI/STAFFORD 62 64 Final MACPHERSON/RENEBERG d. ELTINGH/HAARHUIS