1998 Swedish Open – Singles

The 1998 Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Båstad, Sweden that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6–12 July 1998.

Singles
1998 Swedish Open
Champion	Magnus Gustafsson[1]
Runner-up	Andriy Medvedev
Final score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Seeds

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

1. Magnus Gustafsson (Champion)
2. Magnus Norman (Second Round)
3. Andrea Gaudenzi (Quarterfinals)
4. Magnus Larsson (First Round)
5. Richard Fromberg (Second Round)
6. Thomas Johansson (Semifinals)
7. Dominik Hrbatý (Semifinals)
8. Carlos Costa (Second 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]
	1	Magnus Gustafsson	6		7
	6	Thomas Johansson	3	6	5
								1	Magnus Gustafsson	6	6
									Andriy Medvedev	2	3
		Andriy Medvedev	6	7
	7	Dominik Hrbatý	3	6^2

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Gustafsson	6	6
		F Jonsson	1	3				1	M Gustafsson	2	6	6
		M Hipfl	6	1	7				M Hipfl	6	1	2
		A Vinciguerra	2	6	6^5										1	M Gustafsson	6^7	1
		J Golmard	6	6												J Golmard	7	0	R
		F Squillari	4	2					J Golmard	6	6
	8	C Costa	6	6				8	C Costa	2	4
		T Nydahl	2	2																		1	M Gustafsson	6	4	7
		F Vicente	7	6																		6	T Johansson	3	6	5
	4	M Larsson	6^4	0					F Vicente	6	6^3	4
		K Alami	5						K Alami	1	7	6
		A Pavel	0	R												K Alami
		D Sanguinetti	6	6											6	T Johansson	w/o
		M Tillström	3	2					D Sanguinetti	7	3	6^5
	6	T Johansson	7	6				6	T Johansson	6^5	6	7
		A Clément	5	1

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	R Fromberg	6	6
		J Sánchez	1	2				5	R Fromberg	7	5	6^2
		A Medvedev	6	6					A Medvedev	6^5	7	7
		B Karbacher	2	1												A Medvedev	6	6
		JA Marín	4	7	6										3	A Gaudenzi	3	4
		A Di Pasquale	6	6^3	4				JA Marín	2	5
	3	A Gaudenzi	3	6	6			3	A Gaudenzi	6	7
		D Nargiso	6	2	1																		A Medvedev	6	7
	7	D Hrbatý	6	1																		7	D Hrbatý	3	6^2
		J Burillo	3	1	R			7	D Hrbatý	1	6	6
		M Safin	6	7					M Safin	6	2	1
		J Palmer	3	5											7	D Hrbatý	3	6	6
		J Novák	7	6												J Novák	6	4	4
		D Pescariu	5	4					J Novák	4	6	6
	2	M Norman	7	6				2	M Norman	6	2	2
		H Arazi	5	4

References

1. "1998 Bastad". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.