Singles
1998 Salem Open
Final
Champion	Kenneth Carlsen[1]
Runner-up	Byron Black
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Byron Black	65	7	7
		Sébastien Lareau	7	5	64
								8	Kenneth Carlsen	6	6
									Byron Black	2	0
	3	Thomas Johansson	2	2
	8	Kenneth Carlsen	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		C Vinck	6	3	6
	1	M Chang	4	6	1				C Vinck	1	2
		B Black	63	7	6				B Black	6	6
		H Dreekmann	7	5	2											B Black	6	6
		D Prinosil	67	6	6										7	G Pozzi	4	0
		S Pescosolido	7	0	1				D Prinosil	4	64
	7	G Pozzi	7	7				7	G Pozzi	6	7
		T Ketola	5	5																			B Black	65	7	7
		S Lareau	6	65	6																		S Lareau	7	5	64
	4	B Steven	4	7	3				S Lareau	7	6
		D Nestor	6	7					D Nestor	65	3
		B MacPhie	4	5												S Lareau	6	7
		Ó Burrieza	6	7												Ó Burrieza	1	64
		M Tebbutt	3	63					Ó Burrieza	6	6
	6	M Damm	6	7				6	M Damm	4	4
		D Vacek	4	67

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		S Stolle	6	6
	5	V Spadea	1	3					S Stolle	7	6
		B Ellwood	6	6					B Ellwood	65	4
		W Wong	1	2												S Stolle	66	5
		D Wheaton	7	3											3	T Johansson	7	7
		A Boetsch	5	1	R				D Wheaton	3	6	1
	3	T Johansson	62	6	6			3	T Johansson	6	3	6
		S Campbell	7	0	3																	3	T Johansson	2	2
	8	K Carlsen	7	6																		8	K Carlsen	6	6
		P Nyborg	5	3				8	K Carlsen	3	7	6
		G Grant	7	6					G Grant	6	'63	4
		A O'Brien	5	1											8	K Carlsen	7	6
		G Motomura	7	0	7											N Godwin	5	1
		R Vašek	62	6	61				G Motomura	3	6	0
		N Godwin	6	6					N Godwin	6	4	6
	2	T Haas	3	4