1998 Qatar Open – Singles

Petr Korda defeated Fabrice Santoro 6–0, 6–3 to win the 1998 Qatar ExxonMobil Open singles competition. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not defend his title.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. • # 🇬🇧 Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (champion)

• # Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)

• #🇬🇧 Tim Henman (quarterfinals)

• #🇸🇪 Magnus Larsson (second round, withdrew)

• #🇺🇦 Andrei Medvedev (semifinals)

• #🇫🇷 Fabrice Santoro (final)