1998 Italian Open (tennis)

1998 Italian Open
Date	4–10 May (women) 11–17 May (men)
Edition	55th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Marcelo Ríos[1][2]
Women's singles
Martina Hingis[3]
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes[4][2]
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez[3]
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The 1998 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 4 May until 10 May 1998, the men's tournament was played from 11 May to 17 May 1998. Marcelo Ríos and Martina Hingis won the singles titles.^[5]

Marcelo Ríos defeated Albert Costa by walkover

• It was Ríos' 4th singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

• It was Hingis' 4th singles title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

• It was Bhupathi's 4th title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Paes' 4th title of the year and the 10th of his career.

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Amanda Coetzer / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, 7–6^(7–1), 6–4

• It was Ruano Pascual's 4th title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Suárez's 5th title of the year and the 6th of her career.

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