1998 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament

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]
Women's singles
Martina Hingis[2]
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes[1]
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez[2]
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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 in Italy. The women's tournament was played from 4 to 10 May 1998; the men's tournament was played from 11 to 17 May 1998.

## Contents

* 1 Finals
* 1.1 Men's singles
* 1.2 Women's singles
* 1.3 Men's doubles
* 1.4 Women's doubles
* 2 References

## Finals[edit]

### Men's singles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Italian Open – Men's singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated  Albert Costa by walkover.[1]

* It was Ríos' 4th title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was his 3rd Super 9 title and his 4th overall.

### Women's singles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Italian Open – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated  Venus Williams, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]

* It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 5th overall.

### Men's doubles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6.[1]

* 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.

### Women's doubles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, 7–6(7–1), 6–4.[2]

* 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
2. ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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1998 ATP Tour

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1999 »

Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
* US Open (S, D, X)

Mercedes Super 9|

* Indian Wells (S, D)
* Key Biscayne (S, D)
* Monte Carlo (S, D)
* Rome (S, D)
* Hamburg (S, D)
* Toronto (S, D)
* Cincinnati (S, D)
* Stuttgart (S, D)
* Paris (S, D)

ATP Championship Series|

* Antwerp (S, D)
* Memphis (S, D)
* Philadelphia (S, D)
* London (S, D)
* Barcelona (S, D)
* Tokyo (S, D)
* Stuttgart (S, D)
* Washington (S, D)
* Indianapolis (S, D)
* New Haven (S, D)
* Singapore (S, D)
* Vienna (S, D)

ATP World Series|

* Adelaide (S, D)
* Doha (S, D)
* Sydney (S, D)
* Auckland (S, D)
* Marseille (S, D)
* Split (S, D)
* Dubai (S, D)
* St. Petersburg (S, D)
* San Jose (S, D)
* Rotterdam (S, D)
* Scottsdale (S, D)
* Copenhagen (S, D)
* Casablanca (S, D)
* Hong Kong (S, D)
* Estoril (S, D)
* Chennai (S, D)
* Orlando (S, D)
* Prague (S, D)
* Atlanta (S, D)
* Munich (S, D)
* Coral Springs (S, D)
* St. Pölten (S, D)
* Halle (S, D)
* London/Queen's Club (S, D)
* Bologna (S, D)
* 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D)
* Nottingham (S, D)
* Gstaad (S, D)
* Newport (S, D)
* Båstad (S, D)
* Los Angeles (S, D)
* Umag (S, D)
* Kitzbühel (S, D)
* Amsterdam (S, D)
* San Marino (S, D)
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* Tashkent (S, D)
* Bucharest (S, D)
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* Majorca (S, D)
* Basel (S, D)
* Palermo (S, D)
* Shanghai (S, D)
* Ostrava (S, D)
* Lyon (S, D)
* Mexico City (S, D)
* Bogotá (S, D)
* Santiago (S, D)
* Moscow (S, D)
* Stockholm (S, D)

Team events|

* Davis Cup
* World Group
* Qualifying Round
* World Team Cup

* ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D)
* Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich (S)

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1998 Corel WTA Tour

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Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
* US Open (S, D, X)

Tier I tournaments|

* Tokyo Indoor (S, D)
* Indian Wells (S, D)
* Miami (S, D)
* Hilton Head (S, D)
* Berlin (S, D)
* Rome (S, D)
* Montreal (S, D)
* Munich (S)
* Zürich (S, D)
* Moscow (S, D)

Tier II tournaments|

* Sydney (S, D)
* Paris (S, D)
* Hanover (S, D)
* Linz (S, D)
* Amelia Island (S, D)
* Hamburg (S, D)
* Eastbourne (S, D)
* Stanford (S, D)
* San Diego (S, D)
* Los Angeles (S, D)
* New Haven (S, D)
* Tokyo (S, D)
* Filderstadt (S, D)
* Leipzig (S, D)
* Philadelphia (S, D)

Tier III tournaments|

* Gold Coast (S, D)
* Oklahoma City (S, D)
* Tokyo Outdoor (S, D)
* Strasbourg (S, D)
* Madrid (S, D)
* Birmingham (S, D)
* Rosmalen (S, D)
* Prague (S, D)
* Warsaw (S, D)
* Boston (S, D)
* Quebec City (S, D)
* Luxembourg (S, D)

Tier IV tournaments|

* Auckland (S, D)
* Hobart (S, D)
* Bogotá (S, D)
* Makarska (S, D)
* Budapest (S, D)
* Bol (S, D)
* Maria Lankowitz (S, D)
* Palermo (S, D)
* Sopot (S, D)
* Istanbul (S, D)
* Pattaya City (S, D)

Team events|

* Fed Cup

Chase Championships, New York (S, D)
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