1998 Generali Open – Singles

The 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Kitzbühel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the forty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998.

Singles
1998 Generali Open
Champion	Albert Costa
Runner-up	Andrea Gaudenzi
Score	6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
2. Albert Costa (champions)
3. Alberto Berasategui (second round)
4. Thomas Muster (third round)
5. Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)
6. Andrea Gaudenzi (final)
7. Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
8. Ctislav Doseděl (second round)
9. Julián Alonso (third round)
10. Hicham Arazi (second round)
11. Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
12. Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
13. Carlos Costa (second round)
14. Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
15. Franco Squillari (semifinals)
16. Marat Safin (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	16	Franco Squillari	5	6	3
	3	Albert Costa	7	1	6
								3	Albert Costa	6	1	6	3	6
								7	Andrea Gaudenzi	2	6	2	6	2
	6	Francisco Clavet	2	6	2
	7	Andrea Gaudenzi	6	2	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								17	M Safin	6	4
		W Arthurs	6	6	6				W Arthurs	7	6
		M Meneschincheri	4	7	2											W Arthurs	6	7	4
		C Ruud	6	6											16	F Squillari	7	6	6
		Á López Morón	1	4					C Ruud	4	3
								16	F Squillari	6	6
																						16	F Squillari	6	4	6
																						8	R Fromberg	4	6	4
								9	C Doseděl	2	2
		L Arnold	3	6	6				L Arnold	6	6
		O Gross	6	4	3											L Arnold	6	2	4
		T Schiessling	6	6											8	R Fromberg	3	6	6
		G Mandl	4	2					T Schiessling	7	3	3
								8	R Fromberg	5	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									R Schüttler	1	3
		R Schüttler	6	7				3	A Costa	6	6
		B Bachert	4	6											3	A Costa	6	3	6
		S Huet	1	6	6											S Huet	4	6	3
		Á Calatrava	6	3	4				S Huet	4	5
								14	C Costa	6	0r
																						3	A Costa	2	6	6
																						12	F Dewulf	6	3	4
									S Grosjean	7	3	3
		S Grosjean	6	7				12	F Dewulf	6	6	6
		P Tramacchi	4	6											12	F Dewulf	6	6
		J Krošlák	2	7	7										5	T Muster	2	4
		M Filippini	6	6	6				J Krošlák	2	6	2
								5	T Muster	6	4	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									C Vinck	3	3
		C Vinck	6	7				6	F Clavet	6	6
		M Craca	1	5											6	F Clavet	6	6
		M Hipfl	4	6	7											M Hipfl	4	1
		G Blanco	6	3	6				M Hipfl	6	6
								11	H Arazi	2	1
																						6	F Clavet	6	6
																						13	F Meligeni	3	1
									W Schranz	4	5
		W Schranz	6	6	6			13	F Meligeni	6	7
		JA Viloca	7	1	1										13	F Meligeni	7	6
		B Karbacher	7	6												B Karbacher	6	3
		S Koubek	6	3					B Karbacher	4	6	7
								4	A Berasategui	6	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									L Rehmann	6	2
		L Rehmann	6	6				7	A Gaudenzi	7	6
		A Schneiter	0	2											7	A Gaudenzi	5	6	6
		H Dreekmann	6	6											10	J Alonso	7	2	4
		E Benfele Álvarez	4	3					H Dreekmann	6	2	3
								10	J Alonso	4	6	6
																						7	A Gaudenzi	6	7
																						15	N Lapentti	3	6
									F Vicente	4	1
		F Vicente	6	7				15	N Lapentti	6	6
		M Sinner	1	5											15	N Lapentti	6	6
		R Vašek	7	1	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	4	1
		A Portas	5	6	2				R Vašek	7	3	6
								2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7