1998 Italian Open (tennis) explained

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, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 4 May until 10 May 1998, the men's tournament was played from 11 May to 17 May 1998. Marcelo Ríos and Martina Hingis won the singles titles.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1998 Italian Open – Men's singles. Marcelo Ríos defeated Albert Costa by walkover

• It was Ríos' 4th singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's singles

See main article: 1998 Italian Open – Women's singles. Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

• It was Hingis' 4th singles title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1998 Italian Open – 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

See main article: 1998 Italian Open – 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.

External links

• • ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. 1999. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002188623. John Barrett. 148–149, 182.