title: 1998 Generali Open – Singles
text: # 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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  * Albert Costa (champions)
  * Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  * Thomas Muster (third round)
  * Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)
  * Andrea Gaudenzi (final)
  * Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
  * Ctislav Doseděl (second round)
  * Julián Alonso (third round)
  * Hicham Arazi (second round)
  * Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
  * Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
  * Carlos Costa (second round)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  * Franco Squillari (semifinals)
  * 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 | Franco Squillari | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Albert Costa | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | 7 | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  