1998 Swedish Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Swedish Open
Champion	Magnus Gustafsson
Runner-up	Andriy Medvedev
Final score	6–2, 6–3

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.

Seeds

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

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	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	62

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	65										1	M Gustafsson	67	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	64	0					F Vicente	6	63	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	65
	6	T Johansson	7	6				6	T Johansson	65	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	62
		A Medvedev	6	6					A Medvedev	65	7	7
		B Karbacher	2	1												A Medvedev	6	6
		JA Marín	4	7	6										3	A Gaudenzi	3	4
		A Di Pasquale	6	63	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	62
		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