1998 Heineken Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Heineken Open
Final
ChampionChile Marcelo Ríos
Runner-upAustralia Richard Fromberg
Score4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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First-seeded Marcelo Ríos defeated Richard Fromberg 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the 1998 Heineken Open singles competition. Jonas Björkman was the champion but did not defend his title.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Chile Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  2. Spain Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
  3. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  4. Uruguay Marcelo Filippini (first round)
  5. United States Jeff Tarango (second round)
  6. New Zealand Brett Steven (second round)
  7. Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (first round)
  8. Spain Javier Sánchez (second round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Chile M Ríos 6 6  
  Ecuador N Lapentti 3 3   1 Chile M Ríos 7 6  
  Brazil F Meligeni 4 6 66 WC New Zealand M Nielsen 5 1  
WC New Zealand M Nielsen 6 1 78 1 Chile M Ríos 5 6 6
  Denmark K Carlsen 6 6     Denmark K Carlsen 7 4 1
  Spain J Viloca 2 3     Denmark K Carlsen 6 6  
WC New Zealand A Hunt 6 77   WC New Zealand A Hunt 1 3  
7 Czech Republic D Vacek 4 60   1 Chile M Ríos 6 6  
4 Uruguay M Filippini 77 3 2   Zimbabwe B Black 1 3  
  United States M Washington 61 6 6   United States M Washington 0 4  
  Zimbabwe B Black 6 6     Zimbabwe B Black 6 6  
  Italy A Gaudenzi 1 3     Zimbabwe B Black 6 2 7
Q Germany C Vinck 6 77   Q Germany C Vinck 4 6 5
Q United States G Weiner 1 63   Q Germany C Vinck 4 6 6
Q United States B MacPhie 6 3 2 5 United States J Tarango 6 1 1
5 United States J Tarango 3 6 6 1 Chile Marcelo Ríos 4 6 77
6 New Zealand B Steven 6 6     Australia Richard Fromberg 6 4 63
WC New Zealand T Susnjak 1 2   6 New Zealand B Steven 64 3  
  Australia R Fromberg 3       Australia R Fromberg 77 6  
  Morocco K Alami 0 R     Australia R Fromberg 6 78  
  Czech Republic M Damm 77 6   3 Slovakia D Hrbatý 2 66  
  Norway C Ruud 65 3     Czech Republic M Damm 3 4  
  United States R Reneberg 2 4   3 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6  
3 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6     Australia R Fromberg 6 710  
8 Spain J Sánchez 6 7   2 Spain F Mantilla 3 68  
  South Africa G Stafford 4 5   8 Spain J Sánchez 0 1  
  France L Roux 6 2 3   Spain C Costa 6 6  
  Spain C Costa 1 6 6   Spain C Costa 2 3  
Q United States M Sell 6 2 7 2 Spain F Mantilla 6 6  
  Sweden M Tillström 3 6 5 Q United States M Sell 3 67  
  Belgium J van Herck 63 3   2 Spain F Mantilla 6 79  
2 Spain F Mantilla 77 6