1998 Italian Open (tennis)
| 1998 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–10 May (women) 11–17 May (men) |
| Edition | 55th |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Marcelo Ríos[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Martina Hingis[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes[1] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez[2] | |
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 4 to 10 May 1998; the men's tournament was played from 11 to 17 May 1998.
Finals[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
Marcelo Ríos defeated Albert Costa by walkover.[1]
- 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[edit]
Martina Hingis defeated 
Venus Williams, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
- It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 5th overall.
Men's doubles[edit]
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated 
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6.[1]
- 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[edit]
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Amanda Coetzer / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, 7–6(7–1), 6–4.[2]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.