1998 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles
# 1998 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles

The 1998 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bologna, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 8–14 June 1998.

## Seeds

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

* Alberto Berasategui (first round, retired)
* Francisco Clavet (first round)
* Julián Alonso (champion)
* Galo Blanco (first round)
* Carlos Costa (quarterfinals)
* Karim Alami (final)
* Fernando Meligeni (first round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Juan Antonio Marín | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Julián Alonso | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Julián Alonso | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Julián Alonso | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Karim Alami | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Karim Alami | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Karim Alami | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | H Gumy | 7 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | A Berasategui | 5 | 7 | 0R | | H Gumy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Marín | 6 | 7 | | | JA Marín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ketola | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | JA Marín | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Puerta | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Van Herck | 3 | 2 | | | M Puerta | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 6 | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 7 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Meligeni | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | JA Marín | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Alonso | 7 | 6 |
| | P Imaz | 4 | 4 | | 3 | J Alonso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava | 6 | 7 | | | Á Calatrava | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Couto | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | J Alonso | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Costa | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 4 | 3 | | | O Gross | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | 5 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Craca | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sánchez | 4 | 2 | | 6 | K Alami | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 7 | 6 | | | D Sanguinetti | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | $6^8$ | 2 | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | JA Viloca-Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Martelli | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ó Serrano | 3 | 2 | | | JA Viloca-Puig | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Martelli | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | M Martelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Blanco | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Hrbatý | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | D Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Diaz | 6 | 6 | | | J Diaz | $6^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | D Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Scala | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Squillari | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 3 | 1 | | | D Scala | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
