1998 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Álex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Men's Singles
1998 Italian Open
Champion Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Álbert Costa
Final scoreW/O
Seeds16

Marcelo Ríos won the title when Álbert Costa withdrew from the final.

Seeds
  1. Pete Sampras (Third Round)
  2. Petr Korda (First Round)
  3. Marcelo Ríos (Champion)
  4. Patrick Rafter (First Round)
  5. Greg Rusedski (First Round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
  7. Jonas Björkman (First Round)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (Semifinals)
  9. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  10. Karol Kučera (First Round)
  11. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (Semifinals)
  13. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  14. Carlos Moyà (Third Round)
  15. Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  16. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
            
  Álbert Costa 6 4 6
12 Alberto Berasategui 3 6 3
  Álbert Costa          
3 Marcelo Ríos w/o        
3 Marcelo Ríos 6 7  
8 Gustavo Kuerten 0 5  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 77 6  
  T Enqvist 63 4   1 P Sampras 710 6  
  M Norman 6 1     M Norman 68 4  
  S Bruguera 3 0r 1 P Sampras 2 66  
  J Siemerink 1 4   15 M Chang 6 78  
Q A Clément 6 6   Q A Clément 5 1  
  A Medvedev 2 6 3 15 M Chang 7 6  
15 M Chang 6 4 6 15 M Chang 2 1  
9 Á Corretja 77 6     Á Costa 6 6  
  M Woodforde 61 4   9 Á Corretja 6 65 4
  K Alami 6 3 7   K Alami 3 77 6
  A Gaudenzi 3 6 5   K Alami 2 67  
Q H Gumy 3 1     Á Costa 6 79  
  Á Costa 6 6     Á Costa 6 6  
  F Dewulf 6 6     F Dewulf 1 4  
7 J Björkman 2 3  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 P Rafter 3 77 4
LL S Schalken 6 64 6 LL S Schalken 6 3 1
  B Steven 7 6     B Steven 2 6 6
  G Raoux 5 2     B Steven 7 6  
Q D Vemić 2 4   14 C Moyà 5 0  
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 3 64  
  G Blanco 4 6 2 14 C Moyà 6 77  
14 C Moyà 6 2 6   B Steven 4 2  
12 A Berasategui 6 6   12 A Berasategui 6 6  
Q G Galimberti 4 2   12 A Berasategui 6 77  
  W Ferreira 6 6     W Ferreira 3 61  
Q L Arnold Ker 1 1   12 A Berasategui 77 4 6
  J Tarango 4 1     B Ulihrach 63 6 3
Q J Golmard 6 6   Q J Golmard 2 2  
  B Ulihrach 7 710     B Ulihrach 6 6  
5 G Rusedski 5 68  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 Y Kafelnikov 77 6  
  T Johansson 65 2   6 Y Kafelnikov 1 77 6
  A Portas 7 62 4   T Martin 6 64 3
  T Martin 5 77 6 6 Y Kafelnikov 2 6 66
  R Fromberg 6 5 3 11 R Krajicek 6 3 78
  N Escudé 3 7 6   N Escudé 3 3  
  M Philippoussis 7 64 1 11 R Krajicek 6 6  
11 R Krajicek 5 77 6 11 R Krajicek 69 3  
13 F Mantilla 6 6   3 M Ríos 711 6  
  J Courier 2 3   13 F Mantilla 4 6 4
  T Muster 6 6     T Muster 6 3 6
  M Filippini 1 0     T Muster 3 1  
  F Santoro 1 0   3 M Ríos 6 6  
  T Henman 6 6     T Henman 3 1  
WC M Martelli 3 0   3 M Ríos 6 6  
3 M Ríos 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 G Kuerten 1 6 6
  C Costa 6 4 2 8 G Kuerten 6 7  
Q N Lapentti 77 6   Q N Lapentti 0 5  
WC G Pozzi 61 4   8 G Kuerten 6 6  
  T Haas 4 6 6   T Haas 4 2  
WC D Nargiso 6 3 3   T Haas 6 6  
WC V Santopadre 6 6   WC V Santopadre 2 1  
10 K Kučera 4 3   8 G Kuerten 6 6  
16 C Pioline 6 6   Q F Vicente 3 4  
  G Ivanišević 4 4   16 C Pioline 4 2  
  J Alonso 1 0   WC D Sanguinetti 6 6  
WC D Sanguinetti 6 6   WC D Sanguinetti 2 5  
Q F Vicente 2 6 6 Q F Vicente 6 7  
  M-K Goellner 6 3 1 Q F Vicente 3 6 6
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 6 3 2
2 P Korda 2 4  
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