1998 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1998 Italian Open
Champion Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Albert Costa
ScoreWalkover
Draw64 (5WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 1998 Italian Open (tennis)

Marcelo Ríos won the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Italian Open after Albert Costa withdrew from the final due to a right wrist injury.[1][2][3]

Álex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karim Alami.

Seeds

  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)
  9. Álex Corretja (second round)
  10. Karol Kučera (first round)
  11. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
  13. Félix Mantilla (second round)
  14. Carlos Moyà (third round)
  15. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
  16. Cédric Pioline (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
  Albert Costa 6 4 6
12 Alberto Berasategui 3 6 3
  Albert 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 0r 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     A 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     A Costa 6 79  
  A Costa 6 6     A 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  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Sjeng Schalken

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Javier Sánchez 6 6
Marco Meneschincheri 2 4
3 Javier Sánchez 1 7 1
13 Fernando Vicente 6 6 6
Fernon Wibier 6 4 4
13 Fernando Vicente 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Daniel Vacek 4 7 6
WC Federico Luzzi 6 5 4
4 Daniel Vacek 3 6
Dušan Vemić 6 7
Dušan Vemić 6 2 6
14 Sandon Stolle 4 6 4

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Jérôme Golmard 6 7
Roberto Carretero 1 5
5 Jérôme Golmard 7 6
Fabio Maggi 6 2
Fabio Maggi 6 6
12 Martin Sinner 3 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Hernán Gumy 7 6
Lleyton Hewitt 6 1
6 Hernán Gumy 6 6
11 Rainer Schüttler 0 1
Elia Grossi 1 0
11 Rainer Schüttler 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Arnaud Clément 7 6
Rodolphe Gilbert 6 1
7 Arnaud Clément 6 6
10 Leander Paes 3 2
Nicklas Kulti 6 6
10 Leander Paes 7 7

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Lucas Arnold Ker 6 6
WC Daniele Bracciali 2 3
8 Lucas Arnold Ker 6 6
9 John van Lottum 2 2
Răzvan Sabău 4 5
9 John van Lottum 6 7

References

  1. ^ "Rios wins Italian Open as injury costs Costa". Deseret News. Associated Press. 18 May 1998. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Marcelo Ríos gana el abierto de Italia por una lesión de Costa" [Marcelo Ríos wins the Italian Open due to an injury on Costa]. El Mundo (Spain) (in Spanish). Rome. Europa Press, Agence France-Presse. 17 May 1998. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780002188623.
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