ATP Italian Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
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.
Full tournament history →Dates
May 11 — May 18
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Marcelo Rios | (w/o) | Albert Costa | H2H | Match data | May 18, 1998* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Albert Costa | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | Alberto Berasategui | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | SF |
| Marcelo Rios | 6-0 7-5 | Gustavo Kuerten | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Albert Costa | 6-2 6-1 | Michael Chang | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | QF |
| Alberto Berasategui | 6-4 6-2 | Brett Steven | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | QF |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 6-4 | Fernando Vicente | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | QF |
| Marcelo Rios | 7-6(9) 6-3 | Richard Krajicek | H2H | Match data | May 17, 1998* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Alberto Berasategui | 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-2 | Tommy Haas | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| Michael Chang | 6-2 7-6(6) | Pete Sampras | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Fernando Vicente | 6-2 7-5 | Davide Sanguinetti | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| Richard Krajicek | 6-2 3-6 7-6(6) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| Albert Costa | 6-2 7-6(7) | Karim Alami | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| Brett Steven | 7-5 6-0 | Carlos Moya | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-1 | Thomas Muster | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1998* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-1 | Tim Henman | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 | Todd Martin | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Fernando Vicente | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | Hicham Arazi | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Tommy Haas | 6-2 6-1 | Vincenzo Santopadre | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Albert Costa | 6-1 6-4 | Filip Dewulf | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Thomas Muster | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | Felix Mantilla | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Pete Sampras | 7-6(8) 6-4 | Magnus Norman | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Bohdan Ulihrach | 6-2 6-2 | Jerome Golmard | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 6-0 7-5 | Nicolas Lapentti | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Carlos Moya | 6-3 7-6(4) | Francisco Clavet | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Alberto Berasategui | 6-3 7-6(1) | Wayne Ferreira | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Michael Chang | 7-5 6-1 | Arnaud Clement | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Richard Krajicek | 6-3 6-3 | Nicolas Escude | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Brett Steven | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | Sjeng Schalken | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Karim Alami | 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 | Alex Corretja | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 |
| Davide Sanguinetti | 6-4 6-2 | Cedric Pioline | H2H | Match data | May 14, 1998* | R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| R64 (32) | ||||||
| Thomas Muster | 6-1 6-0 | Marcelo Filippini | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-0 | Marzio Martelli | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Richard Krajicek | 5-7 7-6(4) 6-1 | Mark Philippoussis | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Carlos Moya | 6-4 2-6 6-2 | Galo Blanco | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Wayne Ferreira | 6-1 6-1 | Lucas Arnold Ker | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Sjeng Schalken | 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 | Patrick Rafter | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Karim Alami | 6-3 3-6 7-5 | Andrea Gaudenzi | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Tommy Haas | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | Diego Nargiso | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Alberto Berasategui | 6-4 6-2 | Giorgio Galimberti | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Brett Steven | 7-5 6-2 | Guillaume Raoux | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Magnus Norman | 6-3 1-0 (ret.) | Sergi Bruguera | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Filip Dewulf | 6-2 6-3 | Jonas Bjorkman | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Albert Costa | 6-3 6-1 | Hernan Gumy | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Nicolas Lapentti | 7-6(1) 6-4 | Gianluca Pozzi | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 1-6 6-4 6-2 | Carlos Costa | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Fernando Vicente | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | Marc Kevin Goellner | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Vincenzo Santopadre | 6-4 6-3 | Karol Kucera | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Francisco Clavet | 6-2 6-4 | Dusan Vemic | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Tim Henman | 6-1 6-0 | Fabrice Santoro | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Felix Mantilla | 6-2 6-3 | Jim Courier | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Bohdan Ulihrach | 7-5 7-6(8) | Greg Rusedski | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Arnaud Clement | 6-1 6-4 | Jan Siemerink | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Davide Sanguinetti | 6-1 6-0 | Julian Alonso | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Jerome Golmard | 6-4 6-1 | Jeff Tarango | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Michael Chang | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | Andrei Medvedev | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Pete Sampras | 7-6(3) 6-4 | Thomas Enqvist | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Alex Corretja | 7-6(1) 6-4 | Mark Woodforde | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Todd Martin | 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 | Albert Portas | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Cedric Pioline | 6-4 6-4 | Goran Ivanisevic | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Nicolas Escude | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | Richard Fromberg | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
| Hicham Arazi | 6-2 6-4 | Petr Korda | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(5) 6-2 | Thomas Johansson | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1998* | R64 |
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 10 |
| Novak Djokovic | 6 |
| Thomas Muster | 3 |
| Alexander Zverev | 2 |
| Andres Gomez | 2 |
| Bjorn Borg | 2 |
| Ilie Nastase | 2 |
| Ivan Lendl | 2 |
| Jim Courier | 2 |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | 6-4 6-4 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 7-6(5) 6-1 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Alexander Zverev | 6-4 7-5 | Nicolas Jarry | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Daniil Medvedev | 7-5 7-5 | Holger Rune | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Novak Djokovic | 6-0 7-6(5) | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Italian Open held?
- Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
- Who won the most recent Italian Open?
- The 2026 Italian Open was won by Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4.
- Who has won the most Italian Open titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 10 Italian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Italian Open played?
- The first edition of Italian Open was held in 1930.
- What surface is Italian Open played on?
- Italian Open is played on clay courts.