# 1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

Richard Krajicek defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Eurocard Open.
Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Pete Sampras (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Petr Korda (second round)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Richard Krajicek (champion)
* Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Jan Siemerink (third round)
* Álbert Costa (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Michael Gambill | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Michael Gambill | 1 | r | 1 | Pete Sampras | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Goran Ivanišević | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | 11 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richard Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richard Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 11 | Richard Krajicek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 12 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Greg Rusedski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Greg Rusedski | 3 | 2 | 12 | Jonas Björkman | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | w/o | | 10 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marcelo Ríos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ | | N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Á Costa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 1 | r |
| | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Woodforde | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | Q | M Woodforde | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Á Corretja | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | C Moyà | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | WC | B Becker | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | WC | B Becker | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 2 | 6 | 5 | | W Ferreira | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Ivanišević | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 11 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Rosset | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | M Norman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | A Pavel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | P Haarhuis | 5 | 3 | | LL | A Pavel | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | P Korda | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Damm | 7 | 3 | 2 | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | G Pozzi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Stark | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Q | G Pozzi | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Prinosil | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | J Stoltenberg | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | O Gross | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Gustafsson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | K Kučera | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Lareau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Martin | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | F Santoro | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Y Kafelnikov | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | |
| | | | | | 15 | J Siemerink | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | J Siemerink | 2 | r | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | | | | |
| LL | D Nainkin | 4 | 4 | | | T Haas | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |