# Japan Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1998
Tour: ATP

Andrei Pavel won the 1998 Japan Open, defeating Byron Black 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 13 to April 19, 1998. The match log contains 53 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Open, Rakuten Japan Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Start date: 1998-04-13
- End date: 1998-04-19

## Champion
- Winner: Andrei Pavel
- Runner-up: Byron Black
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Andrei Pavel d. Byron Black 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Andrei Pavel d. Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4 6-3
- Byron Black d. Daniel Vacek 6-3 7-5

### QF
- Byron Black d. Hendrik Dreekmann 6-2 6-3
- Jan-Michael Gambill d. Tim Henman 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Daniel Vacek d. David Prinosil 6-4 6-1
- Andrei Pavel d. David Dilucia 6-3 7-6(4)

### R16
- Byron Black d. Cristiano Caratti 6-3 6-4
- Jan-Michael Gambill d. Rainer Schuettler 6-0 6-0
- Daniel Vacek d. Sandon Stolle 7-5 6-3
- David Prinosil d. Mikael Tillstrom 6-4 7-6(5)
- David Dilucia d. Ivo Heuberger 6-3 0-6 6-3
- Andrei Pavel d. Brian Macphie 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Tim Henman d. Jerome Golmard 6-4 6-1
- Hendrik Dreekmann d. Michael Chang 6-2 5-7 6-4

### R32
- Tim Henman d. Daniel Nestor 6-2 7-5
- Jan-Michael Gambill d. Kotaro Miyachi 6-0 6-3
- Rainer Schuettler d. Martin Damm Sr 6-2 6-4
- David Dilucia d. Kenneth Carlsen 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Byron Black d. Lars Burgsmuller 6-4 6-2
- David Prinosil d. Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-3
- Michael Chang d. John Van Lottum 6-4 6-1
- Cristiano Caratti d. Gianluca Pozzi 6-3 7-6(4)
- Sandon Stolle d. Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-0
- Mikael Tillstrom d. Alex Obrien 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Brian Macphie d. Patrick Rafter 6-3 7-6(4)
- Daniel Vacek d. Gouichi Motomura 6-2 6-2
- Ivo Heuberger d. Steve Campbell 6-3 7-6(4)
- Jerome Golmard d. Satoshi Iwabuchi 6-4 6-4
- Andrei Pavel d. Radomir Vasek 5-7 6-0 7-5
- Hendrik Dreekmann d. Tuomas Ketola 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

### R64
- Jan-Michael Gambill d. Stefano Pescosolido 6-3 6-2
- Radomir Vasek d. Sebastien Lareau 6-4 4-6 7-6(5)
- Tuomas Ketola d. Michael Tebbutt 6-4 6-4
- Byron Black d. Jonathan Stark 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4
- Rainer Schuettler d. Christian Vinck 6-4 3-6 6-3
- David Dilucia d. David Wheaton 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Gouichi Motomura d. Chris Wilkinson 4-6 6-4 7-5
- David Prinosil d. Michael Sell 6-2 6-1
- Daniel Nestor d. Neville Godwin 6-2 6-2
- Cristiano Caratti d. Ben Ellwood 6-0 7-6(3)
- Sandon Stolle d. Takao Suzuki 6-2 6-3
- Mikael Tillstrom d. Kentaro Masuda 4-6 6-3 6-0
- Lars Burgsmuller d. Stefan Koubek 6-4 6-1
- Hendrik Dreekmann d. Arnaud Clement 6-3 6-4
- Andrei Pavel d. Olivier Delaitre 6-3 6-0
- Satoshi Iwabuchi d. Danny Sapsford 7-5 0-1 RET
- Kotaro Miyachi d. Allen Belobrajdic 6-2 6-1
- Daniel Vacek d. Vincenzo Santopadre 6-1 6-4
- Brian Macphie d. Kalle Flygt 7-6(2) 6-4
- Jerome Golmard d. Tetsuya Chaen 6-2 3-6 6-1
- Ivo Heuberger d. Shuzo Matsuoka 6-3 6-3
- Steve Campbell d. Andrew Richardson 6-1 7-6(6)

## Stats
- Total matches: 53
- Players: 54

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