Connex Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
September 14-20, 1998
32 Draw - $340,000
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Francisco Clavet
2. Richard Fromberg
3. Dominik Hrbaty
4. Carlos Costa
5. Andrew Ilie
6. Nicolas Lapentti
7. Mariano Puerta
8. Julian Alonso

First Round
(1)Francisco Clavet d. Christian Vinck 6-2 7-6(2)
Dinu Pescariu d. Christian Ruud 6-3 6-4
Alex Calatrava d. Oliver Gross 6-3 3-6 1-1 ret.
(8)Julian Alonso d. Tomas Zib 1-0 ret.
(4)Carlos Costa d. Sebastien Grosjean 6-2 7-5
Andrei Pavel d. (LL)Fabio Maggi 6-0 6-3   [Maggi replaces (q)Ota Fukarek]
Albert Portas d. Javier Sanchez 6-3 6-3
Attila Savolt d. (5)Andrew Ilie 6-0 6-2
(6)Nicolas Lapentti d. Jan Apell 6-3 6-4
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (WC)Gabriel Trifu 7-6(1) 7-6(5)
Jacobo Diaz d. (q)Bernd Karbacher 6-1 6-3
Galo Blanco d. (3)Dominik Hrbaty 7-6(6) 7-5
(WC)Ion Moldovan d. (7)Mariano Puerta 6-4 6-4
Adrian Voinea d. Juan Antonio Marin 6-4 6-3
Emilio Alvarez d. (q)Nikos Rovas 6-3 6-2
(2)Richard Fromberg d. (WC)Razvan Sabau 6-7(4) 6-1 6-3

Second Round
(1)Francisco Clavet d. Dinu Pescariu 3-6 7-5 6-2
(8)Julian Alonso d. Alex Calatrava 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4
Andrei Pavel d. (4)Carlos Costa 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1
Albert Portas d. Attila Savolt 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. (6)Nicolas Lapentti 6-2 6-7(7) 6-1
Galo Blanco d. Jacobo Diaz 6-4 6-2
Adrian Voinea d. (WC)Ion Moldovan 6-3 6-4
Emilio Alvarez d. (2)Richard Fromberg 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5

Quarterfinals
(1)Francisco Clavet d. (8)Julian Alonso 7-5 6-0
Albert Portas d. Andrei Pavel 2-6 6-3 7-5
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Galo Blanco 7-6(2) 2-6 6-2
Adrian Voinea d. Emilio Alvarez 6-4 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Francisco Clavet d. Albert Portas 3-6 6-0 6-2
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Adrian Voinea 6-3 2-6 7-5

Finals
(1)Francisco Clavet d. (q)Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-2 2-6 7-5


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Julien Alonso/Javier Sanchez
2. Tom Kempes/Menno Oosting
3. Kent Kinnear/Aleksandar Kitinov
4. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Libor Pimek

First Round
Alex Calatrava/Albert Portas d. (1)Julien Alonso/Javier Sanchez 7-6(4) 6-2
Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu d. (q)Gabrio Castrichella/Fabio Maggi 6-1 6-2
(4)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Libor Pimek d. Dominik Hrbaty/Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 6-4
Emilio Alvarez/Mariano Puerta d. Andrew Ilie/Razvan Sabau 6-2 6-4
Attlia Savolt/Thomas Shimada d. Jan Apell/Bernd Karbacher 6-3 6-0
George Cosac/Dinu Pescariu d. (3)Kent Kinnear/Aleksandar Kitinov 6-1 6-3
Ion Moldovan/Adrian Voinea d. Lan Bale/Myles Wakefield 6-4 6-3
(2)Tom Kempers/Menno Oosting d. Tom Vanhoudt/Fernon Wibier 6-1 7-6(1)

Quarterfinals
Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu d. Alex Calatrava/Albert Portas 6-3 6-4
(4)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Libor Pimek d. Emilio Alvarez/Mariano Puerta 5-7 6-4 6-1
George Cosac/Dinu Pescariu d. Attlia Savolt/Thomas Shimada 6-3 7-5
(2)Tom Kempers/Menno Oosting d. Ion Moldovan/Adrian Voinea 6-1 4-6 6-2

Semifinals
Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu d. (4)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Libor Pimek 6-2 6-3
George Cosac/Dinu Pescariu d. (2)Tom Kempers/Menno Oosting 5-7 6-2 6-3

Finals
Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu d. George Cosac/Dinu Pescariu 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(4)