# 1998 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jordi Burillo.
Scott Draper won in the final 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 against Laurence Tieleman and became the lowest ranked player to win in the tournament's history.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Greg Rusedski (third round, retired)
* Patrick Rafter (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (third round)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (withdrew)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Todd Martin (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (third round)
* Brett Steven (third round)
* Byron Black (semifinals)
* Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
* Jason Stoltenberg (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 |
| 15 | Mark Woodforde | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | | | Scott Draper | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Laurence Tieleman | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 14 | Byron Black | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | Laurence Tieleman | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| Q | Laurence Tieleman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | WC/1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Hernández | 7$^{11}$ | 2 | 2 | | W Black | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC/1 | P Sampras | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wilkinson | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 5 | 6 | 5 | WC | C Wilkinson | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | M Woodforde | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Woodforde | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Woodforde | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | M Philippoussis | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | J Burillo | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Merklein | 3 | 3 | | LL | D Nainkin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Nainkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Burillo | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Petchey | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Draper | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | S Draper | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 13 | B Steven | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Steven | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Draper | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Flach | 6$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| | A Sá | 2 | 3 | | 12 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | S Grosjean | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 12 | T Woodbridge | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | D Flach | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | D Flach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Flach | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Kučera | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | LL | B MacPhie | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 1 | 1 | | Q | M Mirnyi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | I Heuberger | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 6 | 5 | 4 | | G Stafford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Martin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | B MacPhie | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | B Black | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Black | 7 | 6 |
| | G Cañas | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | B Black | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 0 | 4 | | J-M Gambill | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | B Black | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Björkman | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Richardson | 4 | 6 | 1 | | D Nestor | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Björkman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | S Sargsian | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Lee | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Sinner | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | G Ivanišević | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Tramacchi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | P Tramacchi | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 1 | 6$^8$ | | 10 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 16 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Tieleman | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | L Tieleman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | L Tieleman | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Hewitt | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | S Lareau | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Tieleman | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Rusedski | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6 | 4 | 4 | | J Golmard | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |