# 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolas Kiefer.
Àlex Corretja won the title, defeating Félix Mantilla 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Àlex Corretja (champion)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (final)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (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 |
| 1 | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Àlex Corretja | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Félix Mantilla | 6$^0$ | 1 |
| 6 | Félix Mantilla | 7$^{12}$ | 4 | 6 | 6 | Félix Mantilla | 6$^0$ | 1 |
| | Wayne Ferreira | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nainkin | 1 | 3 | | 1 | J Björkman | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 2 | 6 | 3 | | M Norman | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Ó Burrieza López | 3 | 4 | | | A Costa | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| | J Alonso | 1 | 2 | | 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | M Sinner | 7 | 6 | | SE | M Sinner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Norval | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | À Corretja | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | WC | C Costa | 6$^1$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | C Costa | 7$^9$ | 6 | | WC | C Costa | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | J Tarango | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Bruguera | 3 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 4 | 2 | | 6 | F Mantilla | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 5 | 0 | | WC | B Becker | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kitinov | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Berasategui | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | A Berasategui | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | H Arazi | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Mantilla | 7$^{12}$ | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | T Muster | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 4 |
| WC | S Stolle | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | T Muster | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | B Steven | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Ríos | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |