# 1998 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and defended his title with 6–4, 6–4 against Magnus Larsson.

## Seeds

* Petr Korda (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
* Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinal)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Alex Corretja (first round)
* Thomas Muster (first round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
* Magnus Norman (Quarterfinal)

## 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 |
| | Paul Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Magnus Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Magnus Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Magnus Larsson | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| | Thomas Johansson | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Korda | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MK Goellner | 1 | 6$^5$ | | 1 | P Korda | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vinck | 6 | 1 | 2 | | P Haarhuis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | S Schalken | 4 | 4 | | | G Pozzi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Kiefer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 3 | R Krajicek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | V Spadea | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | R Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 3 | 4 | | | T Haas | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Krajicek | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | S Campbell | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | J Knippschild | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | S Campbell | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Muster | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | À Corretja | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 6 | 7 | | | N Escudé | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | T Johansson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | | | | | | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 3 | 7 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | WC | H Dreekmann | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | H Dreekmann | 6 | 5 | 7$^{11}$ | WC | H Dreekmann | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 4 | 4 | | 4 | C Moyá | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 8 | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| Q | R Sluiter | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | M Norman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Stauder | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | J Siemerink | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 4 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 8 | M Norman | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | D Prinosil | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | G Trifu | 6$^2$ | 3 | | WC | D Prinosil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |