1998 Gold Flake Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Gold Flake Open
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Mikael Tillström
Score	6–3, 6–4

Main article: 1998 Chennai Open

Patrick Rafter defeated Mikael Tillström 6–3, 6–4 to win the 1998 Chennai Open singles event. Tillström was the defending champion.

Seeds

2

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							Final
	1	Patrick Rafter	6	77
		Leander Paes	3	65
								1	Patrick Rafter	6	6
								5	Mikael Tillström	3	4
	5	Mikael Tillström	6	6
	2	Todd Woodbridge	2	2

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Rafter	6	6
		O Stanoytchev	2	1				1	P Rafter	6	6
	Q	P Tramacchi	2	5					I Heuberger	2	4
		I Heuberger	6	7											1	P Rafter	77	0	7
		M Sell	0	2												L Burgsmüller	63	6	5
		L Burgsmüller	6	6					L Burgsmüller	6	6
		A Richardson	2	0				7	A Clément	3	2
	7	A Clément	6	6																		1	P Rafter	6	77
	4	B Becker	77	77																			L Paes	3	65
	Q	V Voltchkov	65	64				4	B Becker	6	3	2
		G Solvès	79	6					G Solvès	4	6	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	67	4												G Solvès	77	4	5
		L Paes	6	6												L Paes	63	6	7
	WC	B Phau	2	2					L Paes	77	2	3
	WC	W Whitehouse	3	3				6	J Golmard	64	6	1r
	6	J Golmard	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Tillström	6	6
		O Ogorodov	1	0				5	M Tillström	7	6
		D Scala	1	3					O Delaître	5	3
		O Delaître	6	6											5	M Tillström	6	2	77
		S Koubek	1	3											3	M Woodforde	3	6	63
		R Schüttler	6	6					R Schüttler	4	2
	Q	D Nainkin	2	4				3	M Woodforde	6	6
	3	M Woodforde	6	6																		5	M Tillström	6	6
	8	A Pavel	77	6																		2	T Woodbridge	2	2
		J Stark	64	4				8	A Pavel	6	6
		A Belobrajdic	6	6					A Belobrajdic	4	0
		P Luxa	4	3											8	A Pavel	4	4
		C Caratti	6	6											2	T Woodbridge	6	6
		V Santopadre	4	0					C Caratti	0	77	2
	WC	M Bhupathi	6	4	4			2	T Woodbridge	6	65	6
	2	T Woodbridge	3	6	6

External links

• 1998 Chennai Open Draw