# 1998 European Community Championships – Singles

The 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth 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.
* Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
* Jonas Björkman (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Karol Kučera (semifinals)
* Tim Henman (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Karol Kučera | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | Greg Rusedski | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | Marc Rosset | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 |
| | Marc Rosset | 7 | 7 | Marc Rosset | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick Rafter | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 3 | 3 | | 1 | P Korda | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | A Portas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 7 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 1 | P Korda | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 2 | 4 | | | B Ulihrach | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Kučera | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | 7 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Van Herck | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Kučera | 4 | 3 |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | J Björkman | 1 | 2 | | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Damm | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6$^4$ | 7 | 2 | | G Raoux | 6$^{13}$ | 6 | 6$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Rusedski | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | G Rusedski | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 3 | | | J Siemerink | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | M Rosset | w/o | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Rosset | 7 | 7 |
| | M Norman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ |
| 8 | T Henman | 5 | 3 | | | M Norman | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Tarango | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | J Tarango | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | P Rafter | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | C Pioline | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |