The 1998 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 4 May through 11 May 1998.[3]

1998 ATP German Open
Date4–11 May
Edition92nd
CategoryATP Super 9
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$2,200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHamburg, Germany
VenueRothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain Albert Costa[1]
Doubles
United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana[2]
← 1997 · ATP German Open · 1999 →

The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 1, Indian Wells, Miami, Auckland titlist, Australian Open finalist Marcelo Ríos, Antwerp winner, Indian Wells and 1997 U.S. Open runner-up Greg Rusedski and Marseille runner-up, 1994 Hamburg winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Dubai titlist Àlex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, Karol Kučera, Richard Krajicek and Alberto Berasategui.

Finals

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Singles

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  Albert Costa defeated   Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–0, 1–0, retired.

  • It was Albert Costa's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

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  Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana defeated   David Adams /   Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Hamburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 Hamburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "1998 Hamburg". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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