# Italian Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1998
Tour: ATP

Marcelo Rios won the 1998 Italian Open, defeating Albert Costa W/O in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 11 to May 18, 1998. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1998-05-11
- End date: 1998-05-18

## Champion
- Winner: Marcelo Rios
- Runner-up: Albert Costa
- Final score: W/O

## Knockout results
### F
- Marcelo Rios d. Albert Costa W/O

### SF
- Albert Costa d. Alberto Berasategui 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Marcelo Rios d. Gustavo Kuerten 6-0 7-5

### QF
- Albert Costa d. Michael Chang 6-2 6-1
- Alberto Berasategui d. Brett Steven 6-4 6-2
- Gustavo Kuerten d. Fernando Vicente 6-3 6-4
- Marcelo Rios d. Richard Krajicek 7-6(9) 6-3

### R16
- Alberto Berasategui d. Bohdan Ulihrach 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
- Gustavo Kuerten d. Tommy Haas 6-4 6-2
- Michael Chang d. Pete Sampras 6-2 7-6(6)
- Fernando Vicente d. Davide Sanguinetti 6-2 7-5
- Richard Krajicek d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 3-6 7-6(6)
- Albert Costa d. Karim Alami 6-2 7-6(7)
- Brett Steven d. Carlos Moya 7-5 6-0
- Marcelo Rios d. Thomas Muster 6-3 6-1

### R32
- Marcelo Rios d. Tim Henman 6-3 6-1
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov d. Todd Martin 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
- Fernando Vicente d. Hicham Arazi 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Tommy Haas d. Vincenzo Santopadre 6-2 6-1
- Albert Costa d. Filip Dewulf 6-1 6-4
- Thomas Muster d. Felix Mantilla 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Pete Sampras d. Magnus Norman 7-6(8) 6-4
- Bohdan Ulihrach d. Jerome Golmard 6-2 6-2
- Gustavo Kuerten d. Nicolas Lapentti 6-0 7-5
- Carlos Moya d. Francisco Clavet 6-3 7-6(4)
- Alberto Berasategui d. Wayne Ferreira 6-3 7-6(1)
- Michael Chang d. Arnaud Clement 7-5 6-1
- Richard Krajicek d. Nicolas Escude 6-3 6-3
- Brett Steven d. Sjeng Schalken 2-6 6-3 6-1
- Karim Alami d. Alex Corretja 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
- Davide Sanguinetti d. Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-2

### R64
- Thomas Muster d. Marcelo Filippini 6-1 6-0
- Marcelo Rios d. Marzio Martelli 6-3 6-0
- Richard Krajicek d. Mark Philippoussis 5-7 7-6(4) 6-1
- Carlos Moya d. Galo Blanco 6-4 2-6 6-2
- Wayne Ferreira d. Lucas Arnold Ker 6-1 6-1
- Sjeng Schalken d. Patrick Rafter 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
- Karim Alami d. Andrea Gaudenzi 6-3 3-6 7-5
- Tommy Haas d. Diego Nargiso 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Alberto Berasategui d. Giorgio Galimberti 6-4 6-2
- Brett Steven d. Guillaume Raoux 7-5 6-2
- Magnus Norman d. Sergi Bruguera 6-3 1-0 RET
- Filip Dewulf d. Jonas Bjorkman 6-2 6-3
- Albert Costa d. Hernan Gumy 6-3 6-1
- Nicolas Lapentti d. Gianluca Pozzi 7-6(1) 6-4
- Gustavo Kuerten d. Carlos Costa 1-6 6-4 6-2
- Fernando Vicente d. Marc Kevin Goellner 2-6 6-3 6-1
- Vincenzo Santopadre d. Karol Kucera 6-4 6-3
- Francisco Clavet d. Dusan Vemic 6-2 6-4
- Tim Henman d. Fabrice Santoro 6-1 6-0
- Felix Mantilla d. Jim Courier 6-2 6-3
- Bohdan Ulihrach d. Greg Rusedski 7-5 7-6(8)
- Arnaud Clement d. Jan Siemerink 6-1 6-4
- Davide Sanguinetti d. Julian Alonso 6-1 6-0
- Jerome Golmard d. Jeff Tarango 6-4 6-1
- Michael Chang d. Andrei Medvedev 6-2 4-6 6-3
- Pete Sampras d. Thomas Enqvist 7-6(3) 6-4
- Alex Corretja d. Mark Woodforde 7-6(1) 6-4
- Todd Martin d. Albert Portas 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4
- Cedric Pioline d. Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 6-4
- Nicolas Escude d. Richard Fromberg 3-6 7-5 6-3
- Hicham Arazi d. Petr Korda 6-2 6-4
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov d. Thomas Johansson 7-6(5) 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 63
- Players: 64

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