# 1998 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

The 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (final)
* Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (champion)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Todd Woodbridge (second round)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Grant Stafford (third round)
* Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (second round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (third round)
* Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Sjeng Schalken (third round)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (third round)
* Vince Spadea (second 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Mark Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 4 | 6 | 4 | Mark Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Michael Chang | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 7 | 7 | 2 | Michael Chang | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | S Campbell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Campbell | 7 | 6 | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| G Doyle | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Spadea | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| A O'Brien | 3 | 4 | | V Spadea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | J Sánchez | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 2 | 3 |
| | | | 10 | T Haas | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Martín | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | G Stafford | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| MV Washington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Alonso | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| S Sargsian | 6 | 4 | | MV Washington | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | J Alonso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | W Black | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Black | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| T Nydahl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | S Schalken | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | | | T Nydahl | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Philippoussis | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | JA Viloca | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| JA Viloca | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | J Stoltenberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Ran | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| L Jensen | 7 | 4 | 4 | | P Haarhuis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 6 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Martin | 7 | 7 | | | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Meligeni | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | T Martin | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| J Burillo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Stark | 7 | 3 | 2 | | J Burillo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | B Black | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J-M Gambill | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Stolle | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| G Weiner | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| C Vinck | 6 | 5 | 3 | | G Weiner | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 7 | J Courier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B MacPhie | 6 | 7 | | | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T. J. Middleton | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | B MacPhie | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | R Fromberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| J Oncins | 2 | 4 | | | R Reneberg | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | R Fromberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Fromberg | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | R Delgado | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Delgado | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Sanguinetti | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| D Nestor | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| M Craca | 4 | 6 | 3 | | D Nestor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |