1998 Generali Open – Singles

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.

Singles
1998 Generali Open
Final
ChampionSpain Albert Costa[1]
Runner-upItaly Andrea Gaudenzi
Score6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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