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1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

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Date
  
August 10 – August 17

Category
  
ATP Super 9

Edition
  
97th

Surface
  
Clay / Outdoor

Location
  
Cincinnati, United States

Venue
  
Lindner Family Tennis Center

The 1998 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Great American Insurance ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 95th edition of the tournament previously known as the Thriftway ATP Championships, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place in Cincinnati, United States, from August 10 through August 17, 1998.

Contents

The tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003.

Singles

Patrick Rafter def. Pete Sampras, 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.

  • It was Patrick Rafter's 4th title of the year and his 6th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and overall.
  • Doubles

    Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor def. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro, 6–1, 2–1, ret.

    References

    1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships Wikipedia