1998 Salem Open – Singles

The 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6–12 April 1998.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. • #🇺🇸 Michael Chang (first round)

• #🇩🇪 Tommy Haas (first round)

• #🇸🇪 Thomas Johansson (semifinals)

• #🇳🇿 Brett Steven (first round)

• #🇺🇸 Vince Spadea (second round)

• #🇨🇿 Martin Damm (second round)

• #🇮🇹 Gianluca Pozzi (quarterfinals)

• #🇩🇰 Kenneth Carlsen (champion)