# 1998 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Goran Ivanišević.

## Seeds

* Àlex Corretja (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champions)
* Goran Ivanišević (final)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
* Marc Rosset (semifinal, retired)
* Daniel Vacek (first round)
* Marat Safin (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 |
| | Arnaud Clément | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Marc Rosset | 1 | 0$^r$ | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 1 | À Corretja | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | S Lareau | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | J Palmer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Clément | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Sluiter | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Sluiter | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Vacek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Clément | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 |
| Q | C Arriens | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 7 | 6 | | | J Golmard | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | A Olhovskiy | 5 | 4 | | | S Schalken | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Ulihrach | 4 | 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 |
| 6 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 4 | 4 | | 6 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | A Pavel | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Gross | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | LL | J Krošlák | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | LL | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 2 | 3 | | 4 | B Black | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| 8 | M Safin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | P Haarhuis | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | G Raoux | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Black | 2 | 6 | 5 | | S Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |