Singles
1998 Guardian Direct Cup
Final
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1]
Runner-up	Cédric Pioline
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men'stennis tournament played onindoorcarpet courts inLondon, Great Britain, that was part of theInternational Series Gold of the1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held 23 February – 1 March.

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

Key

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Cédric Pioline	6	7
		Jan Siemerink	3	64
								3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	6
									Cédric Pioline	5	4
	3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	6
		Wayne Ferreira	5	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Korda	7	62	6
		D Prinosil	64	7	4			1	P Korda	3	3
		C Pioline	6	7					C Pioline	6	6
		F Clavet	1	65												C Pioline	6	4	6
		F Dewulf	6	7											7	K Kučera	3	6	2
		G Blanco	2	5					F Dewulf	3	4
	7	K Kučera	62	7	6			7	K Kučera	6	6
		G Raoux	7	66	4																		C Pioline	6	7
		M-K Goellner	5	7	6																		J Siemerink	3	64
	4	G Rusedski	7	5	4				M-K Goellner	6	64	7
		A Richardson	6	2					A Richardson	4	7	5
		M Rosset	3	1	R											M-K Goellner	3	4
		B Ulihrach	6	7												J Siemerink	6	6
		M Lee	4	64					B Ulihrach	3	7	4
		J Siemerink	6	7					J Siemerink	6	64	6
	6	S Bruguera	1	63

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		T Henman	65	7	7
	5	R Krajicek	7	62	5				T Henman	4	6	6
		R Schüttler	7	7					R Schüttler	6	3	4
		M Damm	5	63												T Henman	6	4	2
		D Vacek	7	6											3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		K Alami	65	4					D Vacek	3	4
	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6				3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		T Johansson	3	2																		3	Y Kafelnikov	7	6
	8	G Ivanišević	6	6																			W Ferreira	5	4
		K Carlsen	1	2				8	G Ivanišević	2	4
		W Ferreira	65	6	6				W Ferreira	6	6
		C Wilkinson	7	4	2											W Ferreira	6	6
		M Gustafsson	63	7	6										2	P Rafter	4	4
		B Steven	7	63	2				M Gustafsson	3	66'
	2	P Rafter	6	3	6			2	P Rafter	6	7
		H Arazi	3	6	3

• 1998 Main draw
• 1998 Qualifying draw

• Milan Indoor
• 1998 ATP Tour

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata