1998 Gold Flake Open – Singles

Patrick Rafter defeated Mikael Tillström 6–3, 6–4 to win the 1998 Chennai Open singles event. Tillström was the defending champion.

Singles
1998 Gold Flake Open
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Mikael Tillström
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 1998 Chennai Open

Seeds

1. Patrick Rafter (champion)
2. Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
3. Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
4. Boris Becker (second round)
5. Mikael Tillström (final)
6. Jérôme Golmard (second round)
7. Arnaud Clément (second round)
8. Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)

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							Final
	1	Patrick Rafter	6	77
		Leander Paes	3	65
								1	Patrick Rafter	6	6
								5	Mikael Tillström	3	4
	5	Mikael Tillström	6	6
	2	Todd Woodbridge	2	2

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Rafter	6	6
		O Stanoytchev	2	1				1	P Rafter	6	6
	Q	P Tramacchi	2	5					I Heuberger	2	4
		I Heuberger	6	7											1	P Rafter	77	0	7
		M Sell	0	2												L Burgsmüller	63	6	5
		L Burgsmüller	6	6					L Burgsmüller	6	6
		A Richardson	2	0				7	A Clément	3	2
	7	A Clément	6	6																		1	P Rafter	6	77
	4	B Becker	77	77																			L Paes	3	65
	Q	V Voltchkov	65	64				4	B Becker	6	3	2
		G Solvès	79	6					G Solvès	4	6	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	67	4												G Solvès	77	4	5
		L Paes	6	6												L Paes	63	6	7
	WC	B Phau	2	2					L Paes	77	2	3
	WC	W Whitehouse	3	3				6	J Golmard	64	6	1r
	6	J Golmard	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Tillström	6	6
		O Ogorodov	1	0				5	M Tillström	7	6
		D Scala	1	3					O Delaître	5	3
		O Delaître	6	6											5	M Tillström	6	2	77
		S Koubek	1	3											3	M Woodforde	3	6	63
		R Schüttler	6	6					R Schüttler	4	2
	Q	D Nainkin	2	4				3	M Woodforde	6	6
	3	M Woodforde	6	6																		5	M Tillström	6	6
	8	A Pavel	77	6																		2	T Woodbridge	2	2
		J Stark	64	4				8	A Pavel	6	6
		A Belobrajdic	6	6					A Belobrajdic	4	0
		P Luxa	4	3											8	A Pavel	4	4
		C Caratti	6	6											2	T Woodbridge	6	6
		V Santopadre	4	0					C Caratti	0	77	2
	WC	M Bhupathi	6	4	4			2	T Woodbridge	6	65	6
	2	T Woodbridge	3	6	6

External links

• 1998 Chennai Open Singles draw