1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
# 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Wesley Whitehouse was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.

Roger Federer defeated Irakli Labadze in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's 4th juniors singles title. He would go on to win a record eight senior titles between 2003 and 2017, including five in a row between 2003–07.

## Seeds

    01. Julien Jeanpierre (quarterfinals)
    02. Fernando González (first round)
    03. Cheng Wei-jen (third round)
    04. Robin Vik (second round)
    05. Roger Federer (champion)
    06. Flávio Saretta (quarterfinals)
    07. Irakli Labadze (final)
    08. Ricardo Mello (first round)
    09. Olivier Rochus (first round)
    10. José de Armas (quarterfinals)
    11. Taylor Dent (second round)
    12. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (third round)
    13. Jacob Adaktusson (first round)
    14. Valentin Sanon (second round)
    15. Edgardo Massa (second round)
    16. Balázs Veress (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Julien Jeanpierre | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lovro Zovko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lovro Zovko | 7 | 6 | | | Lovro Zovko | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | David Sherwood | 6 | 2 | | 5 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irakli Labadze | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Irakli Labadze | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Irakli Labadze | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | José de Armas | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | José de Armas | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Irakli Labadze | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Flávio Saretta | 5 | 2 | | | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Julien Jeanpierre | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jorge Haro | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sebastien Aickele | 2 | 3 | | | F Aniola | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Aniola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Markus Polessnig | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | V Mazarakis | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Vasilis Mazarakis | 6 | 6 | | | V Mazarakis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lazar Magdinčev | 2 | 2 | | 11 | T Dent | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Taylor Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Jacob Adaktusson | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | L Zovko | 7 | 6 |
| | Lovro Zovko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Zovko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tom Higgins | 1 | 5 | | | R Brooks | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Brooks | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Zovko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bob Borella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Park | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Vijay Kannan | 1 | 4 | | | B Borella | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Andrew Park | 7 | 1 | 6 | Q | A Park | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ricardo Mello | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Cheng Wei-jen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Chramosta | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | W-j Cheng | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Alexey Kedryuk | 7 | 4 | 9 | LL | A Kedryuk | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Melzer | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | W-j Cheng | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Philipp Hammer | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | D Sherwood | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | David Sherwood | 6 | 3 | 7 | | D Sherwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Marwan Zewar | 6 | 4 | | 15 | E Massa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Edgardo Massa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Sherwood | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | Valentin Sanon | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Federer | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Dan Kiernan | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | V Sanon | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Amorico | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Haehnel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jérôme Haehnel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Haehnel | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrej Kračman | 6 | 7 | | | A Kračman | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Langer | 0 | 2 | | 5 | R Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Irakli Labadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Luben Pampoulov | 3 | 2 | 7 | I Labadze | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Bergmann | 6 | 7 | | E Bergmann | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew McDade | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | I Labadze | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Simon Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | A Qureshi | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | KJ Hippensteel | 0 | 3 | | S Dickson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maxim Belski | 1 | 4 | 12 | A Qureshi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Labadze | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | José de Armas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J de Armas | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | Emiliano Redondi | 0 | 4 | 10 | J de Armas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Müllner | 6 | 6 | | P Müllner | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danai Udomchoke | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | J de Armas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Michaël Llodra | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Ram | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Andy Ram | 6 | 7 | | A Ram | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Phillip King | 4 | 1 | 4 | R Vik | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robin Vik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Flávio Saretta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | František Babej | 0 | 2 | | 6 | F Saretta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Hilton | 1 | 2 | | | D Martin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | F Saretta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andreas Fasching | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Pless | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kristian Pless | 6 | 6 | | | K Pless | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacio González King | 6 | 6 | | | I González King | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Balázs Veress | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Saretta | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Olivier Rochus | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Ivanov-Smolensky | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Nicholas McDonald | 7 | 6 | | Q | N McDonald | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jakub Hašek | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J Hašek | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathan Healey | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | J Hašek | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Ivanov-Smolensky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lee Childs | 6 | 3 | 4 | | K Ivanov-Smolensky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davor Grgić | 4 | 7 | 6 | | D Grgić | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fernando González | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
