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1998 Italian Open (tennis)

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Edition
  
55th

Location
  
Rome, Italy

Surface
  
Clay / Outdoor

Venue
  
Foro Italico

Date
  
May 4 – May 10 (women) May 11 – May 17 (men)

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 May 4 through May 10, 1998, and the men's tournament was played from May 11 through May 17, 1998.

Contents

Men's Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Albert Costa by Walkover.

  • 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.

  • It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 33rd 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

    1998 Italian Open (tennis) Wikipedia
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