1998 Gold Flake Open – Singles

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

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
2. Todd Woodbridge (Semifinals)
3. Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
4. Boris Becker (Second Round)

5. Mikael Tillström (Final)
6. Jerome Golmard (Second Round)
7. Arnaud Clément (Second Round)
8. Andrei Pavel (Quarterfinals)

Draws

Key

• Q - Qualifier
• WC - Wild Card
• R - Retired

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Patrick Rafter	6	77
		Leander Paes	3	65				1	Patrick Rafter	6	6
	5	Mikael Tillström	6	6				5	Mikael Tillström	3	4
	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 Burgsmuller	63	6	5
		L Burgsmuller	6	6					L Burgsmuller	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 Solves	79	6					G Solves	4	6	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	67	4												G Solves	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	1/R
	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	M Woodforde	6	65	6
	2	T Woodbridge	3	6	6

External links

• 1998 Chennai Open Draw