1998 Italian Open (tennis)
1998 Italian Open | |
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Date | 4–10 May (women) 11–17 May (men) |
Edition | 55th |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Venue | Foro Italico |
Champions | |
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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.
Finals[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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- 1998 Italian Open (tennis)
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- 1998 WTA Tour
- May 1993 sports events in Europe
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