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.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (champion)

• # 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)

• # 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Mikael Tillström (final)

• # 🇫🇷 Jérôme Golmard (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Arnaud Clément (second round)

• # Andrei Pavel (quarterfinals)