title: 1998 Nottingham Open – Singles
text: # 1998 Nottingham Open – Singles
  
  Jonas Björkman defeated Byron Black 6–3, 6–2 in the final to secure the title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marcelo Ríos (first round)
  * Jonas Björkman (champion)
  * Félix Mantilla (first round)
  * Cédric Pioline (second round)
  * Todd Woodbridge (first round)
  * Brett Steven (quarterfinals)
  * Byron Black (final)
  * Hicham Arazi (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Byron Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Sargis Sargsian | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Sargis Sargsian | 4 | 2 | | 7 | Byron Black | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 |
  | | Jérôme Golmard | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 |
  | WC/2 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pozzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | J Burillo | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | M Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | B Black | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | G Cañas | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti | 0 | 2 | | 7 | B Black | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Black | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | F Mantilla | 3 | $7^9$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | S Sargsian | 4 | 2 |
  | | S Sargsian | 6 | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | R Reneberg | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Cowan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Sargsian | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Steven | $6^8$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 1 | 6 | 1 | | M Woodforde | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Delgado | $6^5$ | 3 | | 6 | B Steven | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | B Steven | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | T Woodbridge | $6^2$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Black | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | W Black | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Golmard | 6 | $7^7$ | | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Draper | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | S Draper | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | J Gimelstob | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | S Draper | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nydahl | 4 | 4 | | 4 | C Pioline | 3 | $1^d$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | 8 | H Arazi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | D Prinosil | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Bastl | 5 | 3 | | Q | D Nestor | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | SE | L Tieleman | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | WC/2 | J Björkman | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Stafford | 6 | 4 | 7 | | G Stafford | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Goellner | 4 | 4 | | WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC/2 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  