1998 Generali Open – Singles
# 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 | | | | | | | | | |
