Singles | |
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1998 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Àlex Corretja |
Runner-up | Félix Mantilla |
Score | 7–6(7–0), 6–1 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Thomas Muster was the defending champion, [1] but lost in the second round to Nicolas Kiefer.
Àlex Corretja won the title, defeating Félix Mantilla 7–6(7–0), 6–1 in the final. [2]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Àlex Corretja | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
6 | Félix Mantilla | 60 | 1 | ||||||||||
6 | Félix Mantilla | 712 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
Wayne Ferreira | 610 | 6 | 4 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Nainkin | 1 | 3 | 1 | J Björkman | 710 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Portas | 2 | 6 | 3 | M Norman | 68 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Norman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | J Björkman | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Costa | 6 | 6 | C Moyá | 63 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Ó Burrieza López | 3 | 4 | A Costa | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Moyá | 6 | 6 | C Moyá | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 3 | 1 | J Björkman | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Alonso | 1 | 2 | 4 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE | M Sinner | 7 | 6 | SE | M Sinner | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P Norval | 5 | 3 | 4 | À Corretja | 77 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
B Ulihrach | 67 | 3 | WC | C Costa | 61 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Costa | 79 | 6 | WC | C Costa | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Tarango | 6 | 6 | J Tarango | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | S Bruguera | 3 | 3 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K Alami | 4 | 2 | 6 | F Mantilla | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Henman | 5 | 0 | WC | B Becker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Becker | 7 | 6 | 6 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Kitinov | 1 | 3 | A Berasategui | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | A Berasategui | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Arazi | 6 | 6 | H Arazi | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 1 | 6 | F Mantilla | 712 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | T Muster | 6 | 64 | 6 | W Ferreira | 610 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Stolle | 3 | 77 | 4 | 7 | T Muster | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Kiefer | 6 | 1 | 6 | N Kiefer | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Novák | 1 | 6 | 3 | N Kiefer | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Ferreira | 63 | 6 | 7 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Sánchez | 77 | 3 | 5 | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Steven | 6 | 6 | B Steven | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Ríos | 3 | 3 |
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