1998 Generali Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Generali Open
Champion Albert Costa[1]
Runner-up Andrea Gaudenzi
Score6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Draw48
Seeds16

The 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Kitzbühel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the forty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  2. Albert Costa (champions)
  3. Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  4. Thomas Muster (third round)
  5. Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)
  6. Andrea Gaudenzi (final)
  7. Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
  8. Ctislav Doseděl (second round)
  9. Julián Alonso (third round)
  10. Hicham Arazi (second round)
  11. Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
  12. Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
  13. Carlos Costa (second round)
  14. Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  15. Franco Squillari (semifinals)
  16. Marat Safin (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
            
16 Franco Squillari 5 6 3
3 Albert Costa 7 1 6
3 Albert Costa 6 1 6 3 6
7 Andrea Gaudenzi 2 6 2 6 2
6 Francisco Clavet 2 6 2
7 Andrea Gaudenzi 6 2 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17 M Safin 6 4
W Arthurs 6 6 6 W Arthurs 7 6
M Meneschincheri 4 7 2 W Arthurs 6 7 4
C Ruud 6 6 16 F Squillari 7 6 6
Á López Morón 1 4 C Ruud 4 3
16 F Squillari 6 6
16 F Squillari 6 4 6
8 R Fromberg 4 6 4
9 C Doseděl 2 2
L Arnold 3 6 6 L Arnold 6 6
O Gross 6 4 3 L Arnold 6 2 4
T Schiessling 6 6 8 R Fromberg 3 6 6
G Mandl 4 2 T Schiessling 7 3 3
8 R Fromberg 5 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
R Schüttler 1 3
R Schüttler 6 7 3 A Costa 6 6
B Bachert 4 6 3 A Costa 6 3 6
S Huet 1 6 6 S Huet 4 6 3
Á Calatrava 6 3 4 S Huet 4 5
14 C Costa 6 0r
3 A Costa 2 6 6
12 F Dewulf 6 3 4
S Grosjean 7 3 3
S Grosjean 6 7 12 F Dewulf 6 6 6
P Tramacchi 4 6 12 F Dewulf 6 6
J Krošlák 2 7 7 5 T Muster 2 4
M Filippini 6 6 6 J Krošlák 2 6 2
5 T Muster 6 4 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
C Vinck 3 3
C Vinck 6 7 6 F Clavet 6 6
M Craca 1 5 6 F Clavet 6 6
M Hipfl 4 6 7 M Hipfl 4 1
G Blanco 6 3 6 M Hipfl 6 6
11 H Arazi 2 1
6 F Clavet 6 6
13 F Meligeni 3 1
W Schranz 4 5
W Schranz 6 6 6 13 F Meligeni 6 7
JA Viloca 7 1 1 13 F Meligeni 7 6
B Karbacher 7 6 B Karbacher 6 3
S Koubek 6 3 B Karbacher 4 6 7
4 A Berasategui 6 4 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
L Rehmann 6 2
L Rehmann 6 6 7 A Gaudenzi 7 6
A Schneiter 0 2 7 A Gaudenzi 5 6 6
H Dreekmann 6 6 10 J Alonso 7 2 4
E Benfele Álvarez 4 3 H Dreekmann 6 2 3
10 J Alonso 4 6 6
7 A Gaudenzi 6 7
15 N Lapentti 3 6
F Vicente 4 1
F Vicente 6 7 15 N Lapentti 6 6
M Sinner 1 5 15 N Lapentti 6 6
R Vašek 7 1 6 2 Y Kafelnikov 4 1
A Portas 5 6 2 R Vašek 7 3 6
2 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 7

References

  1. ^ a b "1998 Kitzbuhel". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.