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1998 Stella Artois Championships

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Date
  
June 8 – June 15

Category
  
World Series

Prize money
  
$725,000

Edition
  
96th

Draw
  
64S/32D

Surface
  
Grass / Outdoor

The 1998 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 96 edition of the tournament and was held from June 8 through June 15, 1998. Scott Draper won the singles title.

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Men's Singles

Scott Draper defeated Laurence Tieleman 7–6(7–5), 6–4

  • It was Draper's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. He was the lowest ranked player ever to win the tournament, while Tieleman was the lowest ranked finalist.

    • Men's Doubles

    Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde vs. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter

  • The doubles final was cancelled due to bad weather. This was the second time in the Open Era that a final at the Championships had been cancelled, the first being the washout of both the singles and doubles finals in 1968.

    • References

    1998 Stella Artois Championships Wikipedia
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