# Rome Masters 1998

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

## Tournament info
- 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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