1998 Italian Open – Men's Singles

1998 Italian Open
1997 champion   Álex Corretja
Champion   Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up   Álbert Costa
Final score   Walkover
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  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)
  1. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  2. Karol Kučera (First Round)
  3. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  4. Alberto Berasategui (Semifinals)
  5. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  6. Carlos Moyà (Third Round)
  7. Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  8. 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 0 r       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    

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