1998 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1998 Italian Open
Champion Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Álbert Costa
ScoreW/O
Draw69
Seeds16
Main article: 1998 Italian Open (tennis)

Marcelo Ríos won the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Italian Open after Álbert Costa withdrew from the final.[1]

Álex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karim Alami.

Seeds

  1. Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Petr Korda (first round)
  3. Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  4. Patrick Rafter (first round)
  5. Greg Rusedski (first round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  7. Jonas Björkman (first round)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
  9. Álex Corretja (second round)
  10. Karol Kučera (first round)
  11. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
  13. Félix Mantilla (second round)
  14. Carlos Moyà (third round)
  15. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
  16. Cédric Pioline (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
  Álbert Costa 6 4 6
12 Alberto Berasategui 3 6 3
  Álbert Costa          
3 Marcelo Ríos w/o        
3 Marcelo Ríos 6 7  
8 Gustavo Kuerten 0 5  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 77 6  
  T Enqvist 63 4   1 P Sampras 710 6  
  M Norman 6 1     M Norman 68 4  
  S Bruguera 3 0r 1 P Sampras 2 66  
  J Siemerink 1 4   15 M Chang 6 78  
Q A Clément 6 6   Q A Clément 5 1  
  A Medvedev 2 6 3 15 M Chang 7 6  
15 M Chang 6 4 6 15 M Chang 2 1  
9 Á Corretja 77 6     Á Costa 6 6  
  M Woodforde 61 4   9 Á Corretja 6 65 4
  K Alami 6 3 7   K Alami 3 77 6
  A Gaudenzi 3 6 5   K Alami 2 67  
Q H Gumy 3 1     Á Costa 6 79  
  Á Costa 6 6     Á Costa 6 6  
  F Dewulf 6 6     F Dewulf 1 4  
7 J Björkman 2 3  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 P Rafter 3 77 4
LL S Schalken 6 64 6 LL S Schalken 6 3 1
  B Steven 7 6     B Steven 2 6 6
  G Raoux 5 2     B Steven 7 6  
Q D Vemić 2 4   14 C Moyà 5 0  
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 3 64  
  G Blanco 4 6 2 14 C Moyà 6 77  
14 C Moyà 6 2 6   B Steven 4 2  
12 A Berasategui 6 6   12 A Berasategui 6 6  
Q G Galimberti 4 2   12 A Berasategui 6 77  
  W Ferreira 6 6     W Ferreira 3 61  
Q L Arnold Ker 1 1   12 A Berasategui 77 4 6
  J Tarango 4 1     B Ulihrach 63 6 3
Q J Golmard 6 6   Q J Golmard 2 2  
  B Ulihrach 7 710     B Ulihrach 6 6  
5 G Rusedski 5 68  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Y Kafelnikov 77 6  
  T Johansson 65 2   6 Y Kafelnikov 1 77 6
  A Portas 7 62 4   T Martin 6 64 3
  T Martin 5 77 6 6 Y Kafelnikov 2 6 66
  R Fromberg 6 5 3 11 R Krajicek 6 3 78
  N Escudé 3 7 6   N Escudé 3 3  
  M Philippoussis 7 64 1 11 R Krajicek 6 6  
11 R Krajicek 5 77 6 11 R Krajicek 69 3  
13 F Mantilla 6 6   3 M Ríos 711 6  
  J Courier 2 3   13 F Mantilla 4 6 4
  T Muster 6 6     T Muster 6 3 6
  M Filippini 1 0     T Muster 3 1  
  F Santoro 1 0   3 M Ríos 6 6  
  T Henman 6 6     T Henman 3 1  
WC M Martelli 3 0   3 M Ríos 6 6  
3 M Ríos 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 G Kuerten 1 6 6
  C Costa 6 4 2 8 G Kuerten 6 7  
Q N Lapentti 77 6   Q N Lapentti 0 5  
WC G Pozzi 61 4   8 G Kuerten 6 6  
  T Haas 4 6 6   T Haas 4 2  
WC D Nargiso 6 3 3   T Haas 6 6  
WC V Santopadre 6 6   WC V Santopadre 2 1  
10 K Kučera 4 3   8 G Kuerten 6 6  
16 C Pioline 6 6   Q F Vicente 3 4  
  G Ivanišević 4 4   16 C Pioline 4 2  
  J Alonso 1 0   WC D Sanguinetti 6 6  
WC D Sanguinetti 6 6   WC D Sanguinetti 2 5  
Q F Vicente 2 6 6 Q F Vicente 6 7  
  M-K Goellner 6 3 1 Q F Vicente 3 6 6
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 6 3 2
2 P Korda 2 4  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780002188623.
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