# 1998 IPB Czech Indoor – Singles

The 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October – 25 October.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Petr Korda (first round)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
* Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 7 | Thomas Enqvist | 3$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Ján Krošlák | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Ján Krošlák | 4 | | | Ján Krošlák | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Wayne Black | 6$^2$ | 3 | 2 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Andre Agassi | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | P Korda | 4 | 2 | | | M Safin | 6$^4$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Kulti | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | N Kulti | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L Rehmann | 4 | 3 | | | B Ulihrach | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Enqvist | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | T Enqvist | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 3$^r$ |
| 3 | K Kučera | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 4 |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | 3 | K Kučera | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | A Medvedev | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 3 | 0 | | | |
| | G Raoux | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Tillström | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | G Raoux | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 4 | 6 | 7 | | J Krošlák | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 3 | | D Prinosil | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | W Black | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | W Black | 7 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Damm | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Damm | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Black | 7 | 2 | 4 | | M Damm | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Black | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| 8 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 7 | 6 |
| | A Ilie | 4 | 4 | | 8 | T Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7 | 0 | 7 | | J Novák | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 8 | T Johansson | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Norman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | M Norman | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |