1998 European Community Championships – Singles

The 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.

Singles
1998 European Community Championships
Champion	Greg Rusedski
Runner-up	Marc Rosset
Final score	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Seeds

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

1. Petr Korda (Quarterfinals)
2. Patrick Rafter (Semifinals)
3. Jonas Björkman (First Round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
5. Greg Rusedski (Champion)
6. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
7. Karol Kučera (Semifinals)
8. Tim Henman (First Round)

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]
	7	Karol Kučera	4	3
	5	Greg Rusedski	6	6
									Greg Rusedski	7	3	6
									Marc Rosset	6^3	6	1
		Marc Rosset	7	7
	2	Patrick Rafter	6^4	6^2

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Korda	6	6
		W Ferreira	3	3				1	P Korda	7	6
		A Portas	6^4	7	6				A Portas	5	2
		D Hrbatý	7	6^1	4										1	P Korda	6	4	6
		B Ulihrach	6	6											7	K Kučera	3	6	2
		F Santoro	2	4					B Ulihrach	1	1
	7	K Kučera	6^3	6	6			7	K Kučera	6	6
		J Van Herck	7	4	2																	7	K Kučera	4	3
		T Johansson	6	6																		5	G Rusedski	6	6
	3	J Björkman	1	2					T Johansson	6	6
		M Damm	4	7	6				M Damm	2	4
		F Dewulf	6	6^6	4											T Johansson	3	6	4
		G Raoux	7	5	6										5	G Rusedski	6	4	6
		F Clavet	6^4	7	2				G Raoux	6^13	6	6^13
	5	G Rusedski	7	3	6			5	G Rusedski	7	3	7
		H Arazi	6^4	6	3

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		J Siemerink	6	6
	6	G Ivanišević	4	3					J Siemerink	3	3
		M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	6	6
		M-K Goellner	2	1												M Larsson
		M Rosset	7	4	7											M Rosset	W/O
		N Kiefer	6^3	6	6^5				M Rosset	3	6	6
	4	Y Kafelnikov	7	5	6			4	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	3
		J Novák	5	7	3																		M Rosset	7	7
		M Norman	7	6																		2	P Rafter	6^4	6^2
	8	T Henman	5	3					M Norman	6^2	2
		J Tarango	3	6	6				J Tarango	7	6
		D Norman	6	4	3											J Tarango	7	2	1
		C Pioline	6	7											2	P Rafter	6^1	6	6
		M Gustafsson	4	6^5					C Pioline	4	6^2
	2	P Rafter	6	7				2	P Rafter	6	7
		A Boetsch	2	6^8

References

1. "1998 Antwerp". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2014.