# ASB Classic 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/224/asb-classic?season=1998
Tour: ATP

Marcelo Rios won the 1998 ASB Classic, defeating Richard Fromberg 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Auckland, New Zealand, from January 12 to January 18, 1998. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ASB Classic is the shared ATP and WTA tournament identity used for the long-running Auckland event at the ASB Tennis Centre.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Auckland Open, Auckland Classic
- Category: ATP World Series -> ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Start date: 1998-01-12
- End date: 1998-01-18

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## Champion
- Winner: Marcelo Rios
- Runner-up: Richard Fromberg
- Final score: 4-6 6-4 7-6(3)

## Knockout results
### F
- Marcelo Rios def. Richard Fromberg 4-6 6-4 7-6(3)

### SF
- Richard Fromberg def. Felix Mantilla 6-3 7-6(8)
- Marcelo Rios def. Byron Black 6-1 6-3

### QF
- Marcelo Rios def. Kenneth Carlsen 5-7 6-4 6-1
- Felix Mantilla def. Carlos Costa 6-2 6-3
- Richard Fromberg def. Dominik Hrbaty 6-2 7-6(6)
- Byron Black def. Christian Vinck 6-4 2-6 7-5

### R16
- Felix Mantilla def. Michael Sell 6-3 7-6(7)
- Marcelo Rios def. Mark Nielsen 7-5 6-1
- Byron Black def. MaliVai Washington 6-0 6-4
- Richard Fromberg def. Brett Steven 7-6(4) 6-3
- Christian Vinck def. Jeff Tarango 4-6 6-1 6-1
- Kenneth Carlsen def. Alistair Hunt 6-1 6-3
- Carlos Costa def. Javier Sanchez 6-0 6-1
- Dominik Hrbaty def. Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Richard Fromberg def. Karim Alami 3-0 RET
- Carlos Costa def. Lionel Roux 1-6 6-2 6-3
- Brett Steven def. Teo Susnjak 6-1 6-2
- Alistair Hunt def. Daniel Vacek 6-4 7-6(0)
- Byron Black def. Andrea Gaudenzi 6-1 6-3
- Javier Sanchez def. Grant Stafford 6-4 7-5
- Marcelo Rios def. Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 6-3
- MaliVai Washington def. Marcelo Filippini 6-7(1) 6-3 6-2
- Michael Sell def. Mikael Tillstrom 6-3 2-6 7-5
- Christian Vinck def. Glenn Weiner 6-1 7-6(3)
- Kenneth Carlsen def. Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-2 6-3
- Felix Mantilla def. Johan Van Herck 7-6(3) 6-3
- Martin Damm Sr def. Christian Ruud 7-6(5) 6-3
- Mark Nielsen def. Fernando Meligeni 6-4 1-6 7-6(6)
- Dominik Hrbaty def. Richey Reneberg 6-2 6-4
- Jeff Tarango def. Brian Macphie 3-6 6-3 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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