1998 President's Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 President's Cup
Champion	Tim Henman
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	7–5, 6–4

The 1998 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September – 20 September.

Seeds

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

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
2. Tim Henman (champion)
3. Cédric Pioline (semifinals)
4. Nicolas Escudé (semifinals)
5. Marc Rosset (second round)
6. Marat Safin (quarterfinals)
7. Kenneth Carlsen (first round)
8. David Prinosil (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6
	3	Cédric Pioline	2	2
								1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	4
								2	Tim Henman	7	6
	4	Nicolas Escudé	6	3	4
	2	Tim Henman	3	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	Q	M Sinner	4	2				1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		D Nainkin	3	6	6				D Nainkin	3	0
		L Roux	6	2	3										1	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6
		G Etlis	2	6	7											G Etlis	3	6	1
		N Godwin	6	4	5				G Etlis	7	6
		V Voltchkov	6	4	6				V Voltchkov	5	2
	8	D Prinosil	4	6	4																	1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	3	C Pioline	6	6																		3	C Pioline	2	2
	WC	V Kutsenko	3	3				3	C Pioline	4	7	6
		L Tieleman	7	6					Laurence Tieleman	6	66	4
		R Schüttler	66	3											3	C Pioline	63	6	7
		R Wassen	3	6	6										6	M Safin	7	2	63
		L Burgsmüller	6	2	3				R Wassen	3	2
	6	M Safin	6	6				6	M Safin	6	6
	WC	T Ganiev	2	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Rosset	7	7
		T Ketola	610	5				5	M Rosset	4	7	3
	Q	K Braasch	6	7				Q	K Braasch	6	66	6
		M Hantschk	4	65											Q	K Braasch	4	65
		S Schalken	6	65	7										4	N Escudé	6	7
		Ó Burrieza	4	7	65				S Schalken	4	67
	4	N Escudé	6	6				4	N Escudé	6	7
	WC	D Tomashevich	3	3																		4	N Escudé	6	3	4
		S Pescosolido	7	6																		2	T Henman	3	6	6
	7	K Carlsen	62	2					S Pescosolido	4	7	6
	Q	H Levy	6	3	6			Q	H Levy	6	61	3
		O Ogorodov	4	6	3											S Pescosolido	4	4
		E Ran	6	6											2	T Henman	6	6
		P Luxa	3	3					E Ran	4	1
	2	T Henman	6	6				2	T Henman	6	6
	Q	N Welgreen	1	4