1998 Investor Swedish Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1998 Swedish Open
Final
Champion	Magnus Gustafsson
Runner-up	Andriy Medvedev
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

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.

Magnus Gustafsson (champion)
Magnus Norman (second round)
Andrea Gaudenzi (quarterfinals)
Magnus Larsson (first round)
Richard Fromberg (second round)
Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)
Carlos Costa (second round)

Draw

Key

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	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