# 1998 French Open – Boys' singles

Daniel Elsner was the defending champion, but was unable to compete in Juniors as he turned 18 years old.
Fernando González won the title by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final. González became the first Chilean player to win this tournament, and the only one until 2013 after it was won by Cristian Garín.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Julien Jeanpierre | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7 | 1 | 6 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | Andreas Vinciguerra | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Andreas Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | Andreas Vinciguerra | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Flávio Saretta | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Flávio Saretta | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Fernando González | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| José de Armas | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Fernando González | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Fernando González | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Fernando González | 6 | 6 | 6 | Fernando González | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Artem Derepasko | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Artem Derepasko | 6 | 6 | 6 | Artem Derepasko | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Taylor Dent | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Kunitsyn | 1 | 3 | | J Jeanpierre | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| I González King | 6 | 6 | | I González King | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Phillip Langer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| John Thivolle | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | J Thivolle | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| N Healey | 4 | 7 | 6 | J Thivolle | 6 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| R Federer | 4 | 7 | 7 | J Levinský | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Levinský | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | J Jeanpierre | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| O Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| B Veress | 6 | 3 | 4 | O Rochus | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Jean-François Mathieu | 4 | 7 | 4 | M Grolmus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Miloslav Grolmus | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | M Grolmus | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| L Uebel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Emiliano Redondi | 4 | 2 | | L Uebel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| I Labadze | 4 | 4 | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Wernhart | 0 | 1 | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Faurel | 6 | 6 | 0 | | S Amorico | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Amorico | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | F Aldi | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | D Nalbandian | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | Bob Borella | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Borella | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Huu Minh Dinh | 1 | 6 | 2 | | D Nalbandian | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Nalbandian | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 |
| | F Saretta | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | F Saretta | 1 | 2 |
| Q | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 5 | | F Saretta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zovko | 6 | 0 | 4 | | V Mazarakis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Mazarakis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F Saretta | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | |
| | J Melzer | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | O Patience | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | O Patience | 5 | 6 | 6 | | O Patience | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kračman | 7 | 6 | | Q | A Kračman | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | V Sanon | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | 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 |
| | F López | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Haehnel | 6 | 6 | | | J Haehnel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Johan Kareld | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Kareld | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dickson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J Kareld | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J de Armas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J de Armas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | É Prodon | 7 | 4 | 3 | | J de Armas | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Fleishman | 2 | 6 | | | R Vik | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | J de Armas | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| | R Mello | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F González | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | KJ Hippensteel | 2 | 1 | | | R Mello | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Gley | 6 | 4 | 4 | | P Mullner | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phillipp Mullner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Mello | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Julien Maes | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | F González | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Massa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Massa | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Udomchoke | 3 | 4 | | | F González | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | A Derepasko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Devilder | 4 | 4 | | | A Derepasko | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Chramosta | 2 | 6 | 3 | | A Fasching | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Fasching | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | A Derepasko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | K Pless | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Pless | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Pless | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Olivier Ramos | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Ramos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cheng Wei-jen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Derepasko | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Dent | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| | M Llodra | 3 | 4 | | | A Ram | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Adaktusson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | T Dent | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | O Tereshchuk | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | G Coria | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Qureshi | 6 | 6 | | | A Qureshi | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | T Ascione | 7 | 2 | 1 | | G Coria | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Coria | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |