title: 1998 BMW Open – Singles
text: # 1998 BMW Open – Singles
  
  Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
  
  Thomas Enqvist won the title, defeating Andre Agassi $6–7^{(4–7)},$ $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Greg Rusedski (first round)
  * Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
  * Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  * Tim Henman (second round)
  * Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  * Sergi Bruguera (first round)
  * Thomas Enqvist (champion)
  * Andre Agassi (final)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Thomas Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Magnus Gustafsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Magnus Gustafsson | 3 | 4 | 7 | Thomas Enqvist | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Andre Agassi | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | | Galo Blanco | 4 | 4 | 8 | Andre Agassi | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | 8 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | G Rusedski | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Martelli | 6 | $6^{13}$ | 5 | Q | J Imaz-Ruiz | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Imaz-Ruiz | 4 | $7^{15}$ | 7 | | | | | | O Gross | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | T Haas | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Rosset | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | M Rosset | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Norman | 5 | 3 | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | T Enqvist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 3 | 4 |
  | WC | G Ivanišević | 4 | $6^6$ | | 3 | G Kuerten | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Grosjean | 3 | 1 | | | M Gustafsson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Escudé | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | N Escudé | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | 1 | | N Escudé | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Alonso | 5 | 4 | | 5 | M Philippoussis | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC/6 | S Bruguera | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 6 | $7^7$ | | | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rădulescu | $6^5$ | 4 | | LL | G Mandl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | G Mandl | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | G Blanco | 7 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | T Nydahl | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | T Nydahl | 5 | 7 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | LL | C Vinck | 5 | 6 | 3 | | T Nydahl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Knippschild | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | T Henman | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Blanco | 4 | 4 |
  | 8 | A Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
  | | T Woodbridge | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Woodforde | 4 | $6^2$ | | | R Schüttler | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | C van Garsse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | B Steven | 5 | 1 | | Q | C van Garsse | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medvedev | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | J Björkman | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Björkman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  