1998 Dutch Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Dutch Open
Champion	Magnus Norman[1]
Runner-up	Richard Fromberg
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Sláva Doseděl was the defending champion, but the eight seeded Czech lost in the quarterfinals to qualifier Mariano Zabaleta. Magnus Norman won in the final 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 against number six seed Richard Fromberg and captured the second title of his professional career.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Karol Kučera (Semifinals)
2. Felix Mantilla (First Round)
3. Magnus Gustafsson (Second Round)
4. Thomas Johansson (First Round)
5. Andrea Gaudenzi (First Round)
6. Richard Fromberg (Final)
7. Dominik Hrbatý (Quarterfinals)
8. Sláva Doseděl (Quarterfinals)

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]
	1	Karol Kučera	1	7^7	2
	6	Richard Fromberg	6	6^4	6
								6	Richard Fromberg	3	3	6	4
								Magnus Norman		6	6	2	6
	Magnus Norman		7	6
	Q	Mariano Zabaleta	5	4

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Kučera	6	3	7^7
		M Safin	2	6	6^5			1	K Kučera	7	6
	Q	Thomas Larsen	6	6				Q	T Larsen	5	3
		D Pescariu	4	4											1	K Kučera	6	6
		A Portas	6	3	6										7	D Hrbatý	2	1
		P Haarhuis	4	6	4				A Portas	1	2
		F Dewulf	3	5				7	D Hrbatý	6	6
	7	D Hrbatý	6	7																		1	K Kučera	1	7^7	2
	3	M Gustafsson	6	6																		6	R Fromberg	6	6^4	6
		F Meligeni	4	3				3	M Gustafsson	6	1	3
		F Squillari	4	5				Q	A Voinea	4	6	6
	Q	A Voinea	6	7											Q	A Voinea	3	4
		B Ulihrach	4	6	6^1										6	R Fromberg	6	6
	WC	D van Scheppingen	6	3	7^7			WC	D van Scheppingen	3	4
		A Pavel	3	4				6	R Fromberg	6	6
	6	R Fromberg	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Gaudenzi	3	2
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	1	3
		M Norman	6^9	5					M Norman	6	6
		H Arazi	7^11	1^d												M Norman	6	6
		D Sanguinetti	6^3	6	7											G Blanco	2	4
		Á Calatrava	7^7	2	5				D Sanguinetti	6	4	1
		G Blanco	0	6	7^7				G Blanco	2	6	6
	4	T Johansson	6	4	6^5																		M Norman	7	6
	8	S Doseděl	7^7	6																		Q	M Zabaleta	5	4
	SE	M Puerta	6^5	1				8	S Doseděl	6	6
	Q	M Verkerk	7	6				Q	M Verkerk	4	4
		J van Lottum	5	3											8	S Doseděl	6	6^5	6^5
	SE	JA Marín	6	4	6										Q	M Zabaleta	2	7^7	7^7
		J van Herck	2	6	3			SE	JA Marín	1	6^5
	Q	M Zabaleta	7^7	6				Q	M Zabaleta	6	7^7
	2	F Mantilla	6^2	2

References

1. "1998 Amsterdam". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2015.