1998 Paegas Czech Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Paegas Czech Open
Champion	Fernando Meligeni
Runner-up	Ctislav Doseděl
Score	6–1, 6–4

Main article: 1998 Paegas Czech Open

The 1998 Paegas Czech Open was a male tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April – 3 May 1998.

Seeds

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

1. Petr Korda (second round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
3. Karol Kučera (first round)
4. Cédric Pioline (first round)
5. Richard Fromberg (first round)
6. Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
7. Jeff Tarango (first round)
8. Marcelo Filippini (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Ctislav Doseděl	3	6	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	6	3	2
									Ctislav Doseděl	1	4
									Fernando Meligeni	6	6
		Dinu Mihai Pescariu	65	62
		Fernando Meligeni	7	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Korda	6	6
		P Kralert	2	1				1	P Korda	3	2
		C Doseděl	2	7	6				C Doseděl	6	6
		S Schalken	6	64	1											C Doseděl	6	6
		G Schaller	7	6												J Diaz	1	4
		M-K Goellner	63	1					G Schaller	6	1	4
		J Diaz	6	6					J Diaz	4	6	6
	8	M Filippini	2	4																			C Doseděl	3	6	6
		R Furlan	0	6	6																		N Lapentti	6	3	2
	4	C Pioline	6	1	2				R Furlan	6	1	4
		F Vicente	6	6					F Vicente	3	6	6
		J Burillo	1	2												F Vicente	0	5
		M Sinner	6	4	6											N Lapentti	6	7
		T Nurminen	2	6	3				M Sinner	2	0
		N Lapentti	6	6					N Lapentti	6	6
	6	B Ulihrach	4	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		M Tabara	7	2	7
	5	R Fromberg	63	6	5				M Tabara	3	2
		D Pescariu	6	7					D Pescariu	6	6
		D Prinosil	3	5												D Pescariu	64	6	6
		J Sánchez	1	7	7											J Sánchez	7	3	3
		J Golmard	6	5	611				J Sánchez	7	6
		R Vašek	6	1	6				R Vašek	611	1
	3	K Kučera	2	6	2																		D Pescariu	65	62
		A Chesnokov	7	6																			F Meligeni	7	7
	7	J Tarango	64	3					A Chesnokov	6	6
		A Portas	7	6					A Portas	4	0
		H Dreekmann	5	3												A Chesnokov	3	1
		F Meligeni	6	6												F Meligeni	6	6
		A Cherkasov	4	3					F Meligeni	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6			2	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
		J Novák	6	3	3