# Mexican Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/234/mexican-open?season=1998
Tour: ATP

Jiri Novak won the 1998 Mexican Open, defeating Xavier Malisse 6-3 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 26 to November 1, 1998. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Abierto Mexicano, Acapulco Open, Mexican Tennis Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Mexico City
- Start date: 1998-10-26
- End date: 1998-11-01

## Champion
- Winner: Jiri Novak
- Runner-up: Xavier Malisse
- Final score: 6-3 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Jiri Novak d. Xavier Malisse 6-3 6-3

### SF
- Xavier Malisse d. Francisco Clavet 6-2 6-2
- Jiri Novak d. Mariano Puerta 6-3 6-7(1) 6-3

### QF
- Francisco Clavet d. Davide Sanguinetti 7-6(1) 7-5
- Jiri Novak d. Jordi Burillo 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Xavier Malisse d. Juan Antonio Marin 6-3 7-5
- Mariano Puerta d. Alejandro Hernandez 5-7 6-1 6-4

### R16
- Mariano Puerta d. Lucas Arnold Ker 6-1 6-2
- Juan Antonio Marin d. Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-4 4-6 7-6(1)
- Francisco Clavet d. Younes El Aynaoui 3-6 6-0 6-4
- Xavier Malisse d. Felix Mantilla 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
- Davide Sanguinetti d. Dominik Hrbaty 6-3 6-3
- Jordi Burillo d. Fernando Meligeni 7-6(3) 6-3
- Jiri Novak d. Leonardo Lavalle 6-3 7-6(1)
- Alejandro Hernandez d. Guillermo Canas 6-2 6-3

### R32
- Juan Antonio Marin d. Sargis Sargsian 7-6(7) 2-6 6-0
- Alejandro Hernandez d. Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 7-5
- Felix Mantilla d. Fernando Vicente 6-4 6-3
- Guillermo Canas d. Julian Alonso 7-6(1) 6-4
- Dominik Hrbaty d. Christian Ruud 6-4 6-3
- Younes El Aynaoui d. Mariano Zabaleta 6-3 6-4
- Xavier Malisse d. Alex Calatrava 6-4 6-2
- Leonardo Lavalle d. Alberto Berasategui 6-3 7-6(3)
- Davide Sanguinetti d. Jim Courier 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
- Jordi Burillo d. Nicolas Lapentti 6-1 6-4
- Lucas Arnold Ker d. Steve Campbell 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
- Jiri Novak d. Ramon Delgado 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
- Juan Albert Viloca Puig d. Franco Squillari 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
- Francisco Clavet d. Martin Rodriguez 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Mariano Puerta d. Karim Alami 6-4 6-4
- Fernando Meligeni d. Mariano Hood 6-3 6-4

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

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/234/mexican-open?season=1998
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)