1998 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jordi Burillo.

Singles
1998 Stella Artois Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Scott Draper
Runner-upItaly Laurence Tieleman
Score7–6(7–5), 6–4
Details
Draw56 (4WC/7Q/2LL)
Seeds16
Events
SinglesDoubles
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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.

  1. Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Greg Rusedski (third round, retired)
  3. Patrick Rafter (second round)
  4. Jonas Björkman (third round)
  5. Karol Kučera (second round)
  6. Cédric Pioline (withdrew)
  7. Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  8. Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  9. Mark Philippoussis (first round)
  10. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  11. Todd Martin (first round)
  12. Todd Woodbridge (third round)
  13. Brett Steven (third round)
  14. Byron Black (semifinals)
  15. Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  16. Jason Stoltenberg (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
15 Mark Woodforde32 
  Scott Draper66 
  Scott Draper776 
Q Laurence Tieleman654 
14 Byron Black632
Q Laurence Tieleman366

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
WC/1 P Sampras66 
Q A Hernández71122  W Black23 
  W Black6966WC/1 P Sampras32 
WC C Wilkinson73715 M Woodforde66 
  S Stolle565WC C Wilkinson167 
  J Gimelstob73215 M Woodforde679 
15 M Woodforde56615 M Woodforde616
9 M Philippoussis695 8 T Enqvist362
  J Burillo7117   J Burillo66 
Q M Merklein33 LL D Nainkin42 
LL D Nainkin66   J Burillo462
WC M Petchey33 8 T Enqvist636
  A O'Brien66   A O'Brien462
8 T Enqvist636

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 P Rafter654
  M Tebbutt464  S Draper476
  S Draper626  S Draper7877 
  J van Lottum10 13 B Steven6663 
  A Clément66   A Clément21 
  A Pavel36213 B Steven66 
13 B Steven646  S Draper7977 
12 T Woodbridge66   D Flach6765 
  A Sá23 12 T Woodbridge6277
  S Grosjean7777   S Grosjean4663
  D van Scheppingen6365 12 T Woodbridge464 
  D Vacek613  D Flach677 
  D Flach466  D Flach566
6 K Kučera743

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
LL B MacPhie776 
  T Nydahl11 Q M Mirnyi634 
Q M Mirnyi66 LL B MacPhie66 
  G Stafford376Q I Heuberger33 
  L Paes654  G Stafford34 
Q I Heuberger66 Q I Heuberger66 
11 T Martin42 LL B MacPhie51 
14 B Black65614 B Black76 
  G Cañas27314 B Black566
  L Burgsmüller604  J-M Gambill744
  J-M Gambill46614 B Black646
  D Nestor6264 J Björkman363
  A Richardson461  D Nestor25 
4 J Björkman67 

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7 T Henman66 
  S Sargsian66   S Sargsian34 
WC M Lee23 7 T Henman6656
  M Sinner63510 G Ivanišević1774
  P Tramacchi467  P Tramacchi461
  D Wheaton168 10 G Ivanišević636
10 G Ivanišević6710 7 T Henman6644
16 J Stoltenberg6652Q L Tieleman2776
Q L Tieleman3776Q L Tieleman066
Q L Hewitt6664  S Lareau614
  S Lareau3786Q L Tieleman2  
  J Golmard3662 G Rusedski2r 
  K Carlsen644  J Golmard7741
2 G Rusedski6466