The 1998 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 4 May through 11 May 1998.[3]

1998 ATP German Open
Date4–11 May
Edition92nd
CategoryATP Super 9
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$2,200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHamburg, Germany
VenueRothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain Albert Costa[1]
Doubles
United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana[2]
← 1997 · ATP German Open · 1999 →

The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 1, Indian Wells, Miami, Auckland titlist, Australian Open finalist Marcelo Ríos, Antwerp winner, Indian Wells and 1997 U.S. Open runner-up Greg Rusedski and Marseille runner-up, 1994 Hamburg winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Dubai titlist Àlex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, Karol Kučera, Richard Krajicek and Alberto Berasategui.

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Albert Costa defeated   Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–0, 1–0, retired.

  • It was Albert Costa's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles edit

  Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana defeated   David Adams /   Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4

References edit

  1. ^ "1998 Hamburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 Hamburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "1998 Hamburg". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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