ATP Rome Masters 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Marcelo Rios won the 1998 Rome Masters, 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.

Champion
Marcelo Rios
def. Albert Costa , (w/o)
Dates
May 11 — May 18
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 18, 1998* F Marcelo Rios #3 (w/o) Albert Costa #13 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 17, 1998* SF Albert Costa #20 6-3 4-6 6-3 Alberto Berasategui #13 H2H Match data
May 17, 1998* SF Marcelo Rios #3 6-0 7-5 Gustavo Kuerten #9 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 17, 1998* QF Albert Costa #20 6-2 6-1 Michael Chang #14 H2H Match data
May 17, 1998* QF Alberto Berasategui #13 6-4 6-2 Brett Steven #59 H2H Match data
May 17, 1998* QF Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-3 6-4 Fernando Vicente #120 H2H Match data
May 17, 1998* QF Marcelo Rios #3 7-6(9) 6-3 Richard Krajicek #11 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 16, 1998* R16 Alberto Berasategui #13 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 Bohdan Ulihrach #60 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-4 6-2 Tommy Haas #45 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Michael Chang #14 6-2 7-6(6) Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Fernando Vicente #120 6-2 7-5 Davide Sanguinetti #69 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Richard Krajicek #11 6-2 3-6 7-6(6) Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Albert Costa #20 6-2 7-6(7) Karim Alami #50 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Brett Steven #59 7-5 6-0 Carlos Moya #12 H2H Match data
May 16, 1998* R16 Marcelo Rios #3 6-3 6-1 Thomas Muster #24 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 14, 1998* R32 Marcelo Rios #3 6-3 6-1 Tim Henman #17 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Todd Martin #33 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Fernando Vicente #120 3-6 6-3 6-2 Hicham Arazi #54 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Tommy Haas #45 6-2 6-1 Vincenzo Santopadre #124 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Albert Costa #20 6-1 6-4 Filip Dewulf #43 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Thomas Muster #24 6-4 3-6 6-4 Felix Mantilla #15 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Pete Sampras #1 7-6(8) 6-4 Magnus Norman #26 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Bohdan Ulihrach #60 6-2 6-2 Jerome Golmard #84 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-0 7-5 Nicolas Lapentti #55 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Carlos Moya #12 6-3 7-6(4) Francisco Clavet #40 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Alberto Berasategui #13 6-3 7-6(1) Wayne Ferreira #30 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Michael Chang #14 7-5 6-1 Arnaud Clement #89 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Richard Krajicek #11 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Escude #32 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Brett Steven #59 2-6 6-3 6-1 Sjeng Schalken #57 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Karim Alami #50 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Alex Corretja #8 H2H Match data
May 14, 1998* R32 Davide Sanguinetti #69 6-4 6-2 Cedric Pioline #16 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 13, 1998* R64 Thomas Muster #24 6-1 6-0 Marcelo Filippini #79 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Marcelo Rios #3 6-3 6-0 Marzio Martelli #140 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Richard Krajicek #11 5-7 7-6(4) 6-1 Mark Philippoussis #22 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Carlos Moya #12 6-4 2-6 6-2 Galo Blanco #41 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Wayne Ferreira #30 6-1 6-1 Lucas Arnold Ker #97 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Sjeng Schalken #57 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 Patrick Rafter #4 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Karim Alami #50 6-3 3-6 7-5 Andrea Gaudenzi #35 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Tommy Haas #45 4-6 6-3 6-3 Diego Nargiso #117 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Alberto Berasategui #13 6-4 6-2 Giorgio Galimberti #291 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Brett Steven #59 7-5 6-2 Guillaume Raoux #38 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Magnus Norman #26 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Sergi Bruguera #23 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Filip Dewulf #43 6-2 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #7 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Albert Costa #20 6-3 6-1 Hernan Gumy #88 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Nicolas Lapentti #55 7-6(1) 6-4 Gianluca Pozzi #70 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Gustavo Kuerten #9 1-6 6-4 6-2 Carlos Costa #56 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Fernando Vicente #120 2-6 6-3 6-1 Marc Kevin Goellner #67 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Vincenzo Santopadre #124 6-4 6-3 Karol Kucera #10 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Francisco Clavet #40 6-2 6-4 Dusan Vemic #188 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Tim Henman #17 6-1 6-0 Fabrice Santoro #27 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Felix Mantilla #15 6-2 6-3 Jim Courier #37 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Bohdan Ulihrach #60 7-5 7-6(8) Greg Rusedski #5 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Arnaud Clement #89 6-1 6-4 Jan Siemerink #29 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Davide Sanguinetti #69 6-1 6-0 Julian Alonso #39 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Jerome Golmard #84 6-4 6-1 Jeff Tarango #47 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Michael Chang #14 6-2 4-6 6-3 Andrei Medvedev #68 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Pete Sampras #1 7-6(3) 6-4 Thomas Enqvist #18 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Alex Corretja #8 7-6(1) 6-4 Mark Woodforde #49 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Todd Martin #33 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 Albert Portas #62 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Cedric Pioline #16 6-4 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #21 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Nicolas Escude #32 3-6 7-5 6-3 Richard Fromberg #44 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Hicham Arazi #54 6-2 6-4 Petr Korda #2 H2H Match data
May 13, 1998* R64 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-6(5) 6-2 Thomas Johansson #48 H2H Match data

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