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
Final score	6–3, 6–4

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Patrick Rafter	6	7^7
		Leander Paes	3	6^5
								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	7^7	0	7
		M Sell	0	2												L Burgsmüller	6^3	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	7^7
	4	B Becker	7^7	7^7																			L Paes	3	6^5
	Q	V Voltchkov	6^5	6^4				4	B Becker	6	3	2
		G Solvès	7^9	6					G Solvès	4	6	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	6^7	4												G Solvès	7^7	4	5
		L Paes	6	6												L Paes	6^3	6	7
	WC	B Phau	2	2					L Paes	7^7	2	3
	WC	W Whitehouse	3	3				6	J Golmard	6^4	6	1^r
	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	7^7
		S Koubek	1	3											3	M Woodforde	3	6	6^3
		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	7^7	6																		2	T Woodbridge	2	2
		J Stark	6^4	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	7^7	2
	WC	M Bhupathi	6	4	4			2	T Woodbridge	6	6^5	6
	2	T Woodbridge	3	6	6

External links

• 1998 Chennai Open Singles draw