1998 Paegas Czech Open – Singles

The 1998 Prague Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April – 3 May 1998.

Singles
1998 Prague Open
Champion	Fernando Meligeni[1]
Runner-up	Ctislav Doseděl
Final score	6–1, 6–4

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Petr Korda (Second Round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
3. Karol Kučera (First Round)
4. Cédric Pioline (First Round)
5. Richard Fromberg (First Round)
6. Bohdan Ulihrach (First Round)
7. Jeff Tarango (First Round)
8. Marcelo Filippini (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Ctislav Doseděl	3	6	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	6	3	2
									Ctislav Doseděl	1	4
									Fernando Meligeni	6	6
		Dinu Mihai Pescariu	6^5	6^2
		Fernando Meligeni	7	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Korda	6	6
		P Kralert	2	1				1	P Korda	3	2
		C Doseděl	2	7	6				C Doseděl	6	6
		S Schalken	6	6^4	1											C Doseděl	6	6
		G Schaller	7	6												J Diaz	1	4
		M-K Goellner	6^3	1					G Schaller	6	1	4
		J Diaz	6	6					J Diaz	4	6	6
	8	M Filippini	2	4																			C Doseděl	3	6	6
		R Furlan	0	6	6																		N Lapentti	6	3	2
	4	C Pioline	6	1	2				R Furlan	6	1	4
		F Vicente	6	6					F Vicente	3	6	6
		J Burillo	1	2												F Vicente	0	5
		M Sinner	6	4	6											N Lapentti	6	7
		T Nurminen	2	6	3				M Sinner	2	0
		N Lapentti	6	6					N Lapentti	6	6
	6	B Ulihrach	4	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		M Tabara	7	2	7
	5	R Fromberg	6^3	6	5				M Tabara	3	2
		D Pescariu	6	7					D Pescariu	6	6
		D Prinosil	3	5												D Pescariu	6^4	6	6
		J Sánchez	1	7	7											J Sánchez	7	3	3
		J Golmard	6	5	6^11				J Sánchez	7	6
		R Vašek	6	1	6				R Vašek	6^11	1
	3	K Kučera	2	6	2																		D Pescariu	6^5	6^2
		A Chesnokov	7	6																			F Meligeni	7	7
	7	J Tarango	6^4	3					A Chesnokov	6	6
		A Portas	7	6					A Portas	4	0
		H Dreekmann	5	3												A Chesnokov	3	1
		F Meligeni	6	6												F Meligeni	6	6
		A Cherkasov	4	3					F Meligeni	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6			2	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
		J Novák	6	3	3

References

1. "1998 Hong Kong". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.