The 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. Third-seeded Àlex Corretja won the singles title.

1998 Rado Open
Date6–12 July
Edition31st
CategoryInternational Series
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationGstaad, Switzerland
Champions
Singles
Spain Àlex Corretja[1]
Doubles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten / Brazil Fernando Meligeni[2]
← 1997 · Swiss Open · 1999 →

This tournament is also notably the first one of its kind to feature 20-time major winner and arguably the greatest to ever do it, Roger Federer. The 16-year old, who had just come of a title in the Boys Singles of Wimbledon, was knocked out in the first round.

Finals

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Singles

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  Àlex Corretja defeated   Boris Becker, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

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  Gustavo Kuerten /   Fernando Meligeni defeated   Daniel Orsanic /   Cyril Suk, 6–4, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Gstaad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 Gstaad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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