1998 Italian Open (tennis)
| 1998 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 4 – May 10 (women) May 11 – May 17 (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 May 4 through May 10, 1998 and the men's tournament was played from May 11 through May 17, 1998.
Champions
Men's Singles
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
Martina Hingis defeated 
Venus Williams, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
- It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 33rd of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 5th overall.
Men's Doubles
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
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
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.