title: 1998 Gerry Weber Open – Singles
text: # 1998 Gerry Weber Open – Singles
  
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and defended his title with 6–4, 6–4 against Magnus Larsson.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Petr Korda (second round)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
  * Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinal)
  * Carlos Moyá (second round)
  * Alex Corretja (first round)
  * Thomas Muster (first round)
  * Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  * Magnus Norman (Quarterfinal)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Paul Haarhuis | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Magnus Larsson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Magnus Larsson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Magnus Larsson | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
  | | Thomas Johansson | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | P Korda | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | MK Goellner | 1 | $6^5$ | | 1 | P Korda | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Vinck | 6 | 1 | 2 | | P Haarhuis | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 3 | $6^4$ | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 4 | 4 | | | G Pozzi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fromberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | N Kiefer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | $6^5$ | 2 |
  | 3 | R Krajicek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | V Spadea | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | R Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 3 | 4 | | | T Haas | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Krajicek | 4 | 2 | | | |
  | | S Campbell | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | J Knippschild | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | | S Campbell | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | T Muster | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | À Corretja | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Escudé | 6 | 7 | | | N Escudé | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tarango | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 | | T Johansson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson | 6 | $6^1$ | 7 | | | | | | | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Becker | 3 | 7 | $6^9$ | | | | | | WC | H Dreekmann | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | H Dreekmann | 6 | 5 | $7^{11}$ | WC | H Dreekmann | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Raoux | 4 | 4 | | 4 | C Moyá | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | 8 | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | Q | R Sluiter | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | M Norman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Stauder | 6 | 2 | $6^6$ | | J Siemerink | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Siemerink | 4 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 8 | M Norman | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Prinosil | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Trifu | $6^2$ | 3 | | WC | D Prinosil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medvedev | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  