# 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

The 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Patrick Rafter (champion)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (semifinals)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Felix Mantilla (final)
* Jan Siemerink (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Felix Mantilla | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marat Safin | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marat Safin | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Felix Mantilla | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Greg Rusedski | 4 | 5 | | 2 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | M Ríos | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | G Kuerten | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mor | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Kuerten | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | F Mantilla | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | B Ulihrach | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | 8 | F Mantilla | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | F Mantilla | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | C Moyá | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Safin | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | B Steven | 5 | 3 | | 3 | C Moyá | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 0 | 6 | 6 | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Safin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | F Dewulf | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | M Safin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Berasategui | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 9 | J Siemerink | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alonso | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | J Siemerink | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7 | 4 | 3 | | F Meligeni | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 4 | 5 |
| | H Arazi | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | H Arazi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | N Escudé | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Escudé | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 2 | 3 | | M Damm | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |