1998 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Álex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Men's Singles
1998 Italian Open
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Álbert Costa
Final score	W/O
Seeds	16

Marcelo Ríos won the title when Álbert Costa withdrew from the final.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (Third Round)
2. Petr Korda (First Round)
3. Marcelo Ríos (Champion)
4. Patrick Rafter (First Round)
5. Greg Rusedski (First Round)
6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
7. Jonas Björkman (First Round)
8. Gustavo Kuerten (Semifinals)
9. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
10. Karol Kučera (First Round)
11. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
12. Alberto Berasategui (Semifinals)
13. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
14. Carlos Moyà (Third Round)
15. Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
16. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	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

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Sampras	7^7	6
		T Enqvist	6^3	4				1	P Sampras	7^10	6
		M Norman	6	1					M Norman	6^8	4
		S Bruguera	3	0^r											1	P Sampras	2	6^6
		J Siemerink	1	4											15	M Chang	6	7^8
	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	7^7	6																			Á Costa	6	6
		M Woodforde	6^1	4				9	Á Corretja	6	6^5	4
		K Alami	6	3	7				K Alami	3	7^7	6
		A Gaudenzi	3	6	5											K Alami	2	6^7
	Q	H Gumy	3	1												Á Costa	6	7^9
		Á Costa	6	6					Á Costa	6	6
		F Dewulf	6	6					F Dewulf	1	4
	7	J Björkman	2	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Rafter	3	7^7	4
	LL	S Schalken	6	6^4	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	6^4
		G Blanco	4	6	2			14	C Moyà	6	7^7
	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	7^7
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	3	6^1
	Q	L Arnold Ker	1	1											12	A Berasategui	7^7	4	6
		J Tarango	4	1												B Ulihrach	6^3	6	3
	Q	J Golmard	6	6				Q	J Golmard	2	2
		B Ulihrach	7	7^10					B Ulihrach	6	6
	5	G Rusedski	5	6^8

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	6
		T Johansson	6^5	2				6	Y Kafelnikov	1	7^7	6
		A Portas	7	6^2	4				T Martin	6	6^4	3
		T Martin	5	7^7	6										6	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6^6
		R Fromberg	6	5	3										11	R Krajicek	6	3	7^8
		N Escudé	3	7	6				N Escudé	3	3
		M Philippoussis	7	6^4	1			11	R Krajicek	6	6
	11	R Krajicek	5	7^7	6																	11	R Krajicek	6^9	3
	13	F Mantilla	6	6																		3	M Ríos	7^11	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

Section 4

	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	7^7	6				Q	N Lapentti	0	5
	WC	G Pozzi	6^1	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

External links

• ATP Singles draw