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1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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Date
  
March 2 – March 8

Surface
  
Hardcourt / Indoor

Venue
  
Ahoy Rotterdam

Edition
  
26th

Location
  
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Category
  
ATP International Series

The 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from March 2 through March 18, 1998.

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The singles field was led by ATP No. 3, US Open champion and Grand Slam Cup finalist Patrick Rafter, US Open semifinalist and Australian Open quarterfinalist Jonas Björkman, and US Open runner-up, Split finalist, Antwerp winner Greg Rusedski. Other seeds competing were recent London titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, St. Petersburg winner and Rotterdam defending champion Richard Krajicek, Sergi Bruguera and Goran Ivanišević.

Singles

Jan Siemerink defeated Thomas Johansson, 7–6(7–2), 6–2

  • It was Jan Siemerink's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall.
  • Doubles

    Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Neil Broad / Piet Norval 7–6, 6–3

    References

    1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Wikipedia