1998 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1998 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Álbert Costa
Score	W/O
Details
Draw	69
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Marcelo Ríos won the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Italian Open after Álbert Costa withdrew from the final.^[1]

Álex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karim Alami.

	Semifinals							Final
		Álbert Costa	6	4	6
	12	Alberto Berasategui	3	6	3
									Álbert Costa
								3	Marcelo Ríos	w/o
	3	Marcelo Ríos	6	7
	8	Gustavo Kuerten	0	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Sampras	77	6
		T Enqvist	63	4				1	P Sampras	710	6
		M Norman	6	1					M Norman	68	4
		S Bruguera	3	0r											1	P Sampras	2	66
		J Siemerink	1	4											15	M Chang	6	78
	Q	A Clément	6	6				Q	A Clément	5	1
		A Medvedev	2	6	3			15	M Chang	7	6
	15	M Chang	6	4	6																	15	M Chang	2	1
	9	Á Corretja	77	6																			Á Costa	6	6
		M Woodforde	61	4				9	Á Corretja	6	65	4
		K Alami	6	3	7				K Alami	3	77	6
		A Gaudenzi	3	6	5											K Alami	2	67
	Q	H Gumy	3	1												Á Costa	6	79
		Á Costa	6	6					Á Costa	6	6
		F Dewulf	6	6					F Dewulf	1	4
	7	J Björkman	2	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Rafter	3	77	4
	LL	S Schalken	6	64	6			LL	S Schalken	6	3	1
		B Steven	7	6					B Steven	2	6	6
		G Raoux	5	2												B Steven	7	6
	Q	D Vemić	2	4											14	C Moyà	5	0
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	3	64
		G Blanco	4	6	2			14	C Moyà	6	77
	14	C Moyà	6	2	6																		B Steven	4	2
	12	A Berasategui	6	6																		12	A Berasategui	6	6
	Q	G Galimberti	4	2				12	A Berasategui	6	77
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	3	61
	Q	L Arnold Ker	1	1											12	A Berasategui	77	4	6
		J Tarango	4	1												B Ulihrach	63	6	3
	Q	J Golmard	6	6				Q	J Golmard	2	2
		B Ulihrach	7	710					B Ulihrach	6	6
	5	G Rusedski	5	68

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	Y Kafelnikov	77	6
		T Johansson	65	2				6	Y Kafelnikov	1	77	6
		A Portas	7	62	4				T Martin	6	64	3
		T Martin	5	77	6										6	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	66
		R Fromberg	6	5	3										11	R Krajicek	6	3	78
		N Escudé	3	7	6				N Escudé	3	3
		M Philippoussis	7	64	1			11	R Krajicek	6	6
	11	R Krajicek	5	77	6																	11	R Krajicek	69	3
	13	F Mantilla	6	6																		3	M Ríos	711	6
		J Courier	2	3				13	F Mantilla	4	6	4
		T Muster	6	6					T Muster	6	3	6
		M Filippini	1	0												T Muster	3	1
		F Santoro	1	0											3	M Ríos	6	6
		T Henman	6	6					T Henman	3	1
	WC	M Martelli	3	0				3	M Ríos	6	6
	3	M Ríos	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	G Kuerten	1	6	6
		C Costa	6	4	2			8	G Kuerten	6	7
	Q	N Lapentti	77	6				Q	N Lapentti	0	5
	WC	G Pozzi	61	4											8	G Kuerten	6	6
		T Haas	4	6	6											T Haas	4	2
	WC	D Nargiso	6	3	3				T Haas	6	6
	WC	V Santopadre	6	6				WC	V Santopadre	2	1
	10	K Kučera	4	3																		8	G Kuerten	6	6
	16	C Pioline	6	6																		Q	F Vicente	3	4
		G Ivanišević	4	4				16	C Pioline	4	2
		J Alonso	1	0				WC	D Sanguinetti	6	6
	WC	D Sanguinetti	6	6											WC	D Sanguinetti	2	5
	Q	F Vicente	2	6	6										Q	F Vicente	6	7
		M-K Goellner	6	3	1			Q	F Vicente	3	6	6
		H Arazi	6	6					H Arazi	6	3	2
	2	P Korda	2	4

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