# 1998 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

Todd Woodbridge was the defending champion, but lost to Jason Stoltenberg in the semifinals.
Sixteen-year old wild card and Adelaide native Lleyton Hewitt won his first ATP title defeated Stoltenberg in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$. Stoltenberg would go on to coach Hewitt, beginning in 2001.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Jim Courier (first round)
* Magnus Norman (second round)
* Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
* Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
* Thomas Johansson (second round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Todd Woodbridge | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Todd Woodbridge | 4 | 1 | | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | WC | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Lleyton Hewitt | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | WC | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Andre Agassi | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 4 | 2 | | 1 | J Björkman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | J Stoltenberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marín | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | N Escudé | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | N Escudé | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Rădulescu | 0 | 5 | | Q | N Escudé | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 5 | 3 | | 7 | T Johansson | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Johansson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Norman | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Woodbridge | 4 | 1 |
| | C Ruud | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | M Norman | 6 | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Golmard | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Dier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | J Golmard | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Knippschild | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | J Knippschild | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | T Woodbridge | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Woodbridge | 7 | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | N Kiefer | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Doseděl | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | V Spadea | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Draper | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | L Hewitt | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Hewitt | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Courier | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | L Hewitt | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | D Hrbatý | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Siemerink | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | 3 | WC | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Agassi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Agassi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Steven | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Roux | 3 | 3 | | | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6$^5$ | 5 | | WC/2 | G Kuerten | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Qualifying Draw