1998 Singapore Open – Singles

The 1998 Singapore Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Singapore, Singapore that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October – 18 October.

Singles
1998 Singapore Open
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Mark Woodforde
Score	6–4, 6–2

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Marcelo Ríos (champion)
2. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
3. Michael Chang (first round)
4. Jan-Michael Gambill (quarterfinals)
5. Andrew Ilie (first round)
6. Mikael Tillström (second round)
7. Paul Haarhuis (first round)
8. Ramón Delgado (first 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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marcelo Ríos	6	6
		Jim Courier	2	1
								1	Marcelo Ríos	6	6
									Mark Woodforde	4	2
		Sjeng Schalken	6	4	2
		Mark Woodforde	0	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Ríos	6	6
		S Lareau	2	0				1	M Ríos	6	6
		A Pavel	7	6					A Pavel	2	4
		D van Scheppingen	63	4											1	M Ríos	5	6	6
		L Hewitt	6	7												L Hewitt	7	3	4
		L Roux	2	66					L Hewitt	66	6	7
		J Gimelstob	6	6					J Gimelstob	7	2	64
	8	R Delgado	4	4																		1	M Ríos	6	6
	4	J-M Gambill	6	6																			J Courier	2	1
		J Stark	1	2				4	J-M Gambill	w/o
		B Steven	6	6					B Steven
		C Vinck	3	4											4	J-M Gambill	4	4
		J Courier	6	6												J Courier	6	6
		D Nestor	3	2					J Courier	6	2	7
	6	M Tillström	6	6				6	M Tillström	4	6	63
		M Bhupathi	1	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		S Schalken	6	6
	5	A Ilie	4	2					S Schalken	7	6
		T Woodbridge	7	65	6				T Woodbridge	63	4
		S Sargsian	64	7	4											S Schalken	3	6	6
		J van Lottum	7	6												J van Lottum	6	3	4
		W Black	5	2					J van Lottum	6	6
		M Kohlmann	2	6	6				M Kohlmann	4	2
	3	M Chang	6	3	4																		S Schalken	6	4	2
		K Carlsen	0	6	6																		M Woodforde	0	6	6
	7	P Haarhuis	6	3	4				K Carlsen	6	6
		M Damm	7	6					M Damm	1	1
		L Paes	5	1												K Carlsen	6	2	3
		M Woodforde	7	6												M Woodforde	4	6	6
		M Ondruska	64	2					M Woodforde	6	7
	2	G Ivanišević	6	6				2	G Ivanišević	4	64
		S Campbell	2	1