# 1998 Torneo Godó – Singles

The 1998 Torneo Godó was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from 13–19 April 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Àlex Corretja (third round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Karol Kučera (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (final)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Fabrice Santoro (first round)
* Andriy Medvedev (first round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Magnus Larsson (first round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Francisco Clavet (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Alberto Berasategui | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 4 | 7 | Alberto Berasategui | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | Todd Martin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Todd Martin | 6 | 7 | | Todd Martin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Roig | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Roig | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alonso | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Muñoz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Muñoz | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | | | J Muñoz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | 16 | F Clavet | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | A Costa | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | G Blanco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Marín | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | A Costa | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 4 | 6 | | | F Meligeni | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Berasategui | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | K Kučera | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | M Gustafsson | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 7 | 3 | 4 | | K Alami | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | 14 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | R Carretero-Diaz | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Moyá | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | R Carretero-Diaz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 4 | 7 | 7 | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Viloca | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Moyá | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 7 | 3 | 3 | | T Carbonell | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 6 | 1 | 7 | | C Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Doseděl | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Martin | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 2 | 4 | | | T Martin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Muster | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | T Muster | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T Martin | 6 | 6 |
| | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Costa | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | M Larsson | 3 | 2 | | | M Safin | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | M Safin | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | D Hipperdinger | 2 | 2 | | | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Kuerten | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | S Bruguera | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | S Bruguera | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Dewulf | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 4 | 4 | | | F Dewulf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Santoro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Bruguera | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Rascón | 3 | 2 | | 15 | W Ferreira | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sánchez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | À Corretja | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Navarro | 6 | 5 | 2 | | A Martín | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |