1998 Romanian Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Romanian Open
Final
ChampionSpain Francisco Clavet[1]
Runner-upFrance Arnaud Di Pasquale
Score6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1998 Romanian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bucharest, Romania that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September – 21 September.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Spain Francisco Clavet (champion)
  2. Australia Richard Fromberg (second round)
  3. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  4. Spain Carlos Costa (second round)
  5. Australia Andrew Ilie (first round)
  6. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  7. Argentina Mariano Puerta (first round)
  8. Spain Julián Alonso (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 Spain Francisco Clavet 3 6 6
  Spain Albert Portas 6 0 2
1 Spain Francisco Clavet 6 4 7
  France Arnaud Di Pasquale 2 6 5
  France Arnaud Di Pasquale 6 2 7
  Romania Adrian Voinea 3 6 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain F Clavet 6 7
Germany C Vinck 2 62 1 Spain F Clavet 3 7 6
Romania D Pescariu 6 6 Romania D Pescariu 6 5 2
Norway C Ruud 3 4 1 Spain F Clavet 7 6
Spain Á Calatrava 6 3 1 8 Spain J Alonso 5 0
Germany O Gross 3 6 1r Spain Á Calatrava 2 7 4
8 Spain J Alonso 1 8 Spain J Alonso 6 64 6
Czech Republic T Zíb 0r 1 Spain F Clavet 3 6 6
4 Spain C Costa 6 7 Spain A Portas 6 0 2
France S Grosjean 2 5 4 Spain C Costa 7 3 1
Romania A Pavel 6 6 Romania A Pavel 66 6 6
Italy F Maggi 0 3 Romania A Pavel 6 3 5
Spain A Portas 6 6 Spain A Portas 2 6 7
Spain J Sánchez 3 3 Spain A Portas 4 7 6
Hungary A Sávolt 6 6 Hungary A Sávolt 6 63 2
5 Australia A Ilie 0 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6
Sweden J Apell 3 4 6 Ecuador N Lapentti 2 7 1
France A Di Pasquale 7 7 France A Di Pasquale 6 67 6
Romania G Trifu 61 65 France A Di Pasquale 7 2 6
Spain J Díaz 6 6 Spain G Blanco 62 6 2
Germany B Karbacher 1 3 Spain J Díaz 4 2
Spain G Blanco 7 7 Spain G Blanco 6 6
3 Slovakia D Hrbatý 66 5 France A Di Pasquale 6 2 7
Romania I Moldovan 6 6 Romania A Voinea 3 6 5
7 Argentina M Puerta 4 4 Romania I Moldovan 3 4
Romania A Voinea 6 6 Romania A Voinea 6 6
Costa Rica JA Marín 4 3 Romania A Voinea 6 6
Spain E Benfele Álvarez 6 6 Spain E Benfele Álvarez 4 1
Greece N Rovas 3 2 Spain E Benfele Álvarez 7 3 7
2 Australia R Fromberg 64 6 6 2 Australia R Fromberg 64 6 5
Romania R Sabău 7 1 3

References

  1. ^ a b "1998 Bucharest". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2015.