1998 Generali Open – Singles

1998 Generali Open
Champion		Albert Costa[1]
Runner-up		Andrea Gaudenzi
Final score		6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women
Generali Open  < 1997 1999 >

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.

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 Kafelnikovnikov	4	1
	A Portas	5	6	2				R Vašek	7	3	6
							2	Y Kafelnikovnikov	6	6	7

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