# 1998 Nottingham Open – Singles

Jonas Björkman defeated Byron Black 6–3, 6–2 in the final to secure the title.

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Jonas Björkman (champion)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Todd Woodbridge (first round)
* Brett Steven (quarterfinals)
* Byron Black (final)
* Hicham Arazi (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Byron Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sargis Sargsian | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Sargis Sargsian | 4 | 2 | | 7 | Byron Black | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| | Jérôme Golmard | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | M Ríos | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | J Burillo | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | M Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | B Black | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | G Cañas | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 0 | 2 | | 7 | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Black | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | F Mantilla | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | S Sargsian | 4 | 2 |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | R Reneberg | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Cowan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Sargsian | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Steven | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 1 | 6 | 1 | | M Woodforde | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 6 | B Steven | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Steven | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | T Woodbridge | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | W Black | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | S Draper | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | J Gimelstob | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | S Draper | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 4 | 4 | | 4 | C Pioline | 3 | 1$^d$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | H Arazi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | D Prinosil | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Bastl | 5 | 3 | | Q | D Nestor | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| SE | L Tieleman | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | WC/2 | J Björkman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 4 | 7 | | G Stafford | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Goellner | 4 | 4 | | WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |