Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Sicily
October 5-11, 1998
32 Draw - $340,000
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Alex Corretja
2. Alberto Berasategui
3. Felix Mantilla
4. Gustavo Kuerten
5. Francisco Clavet
6. Dominik Hrbaty
7. Davide Sanguinetti
8. Carlos Costa

First Round
(1)(WC)Alex Corretja d. Sergi Bruguera 6-0 2-6 6-0
Albert Portas d. Adrian Voinea 6-3 7-5
Nicolas Lapentti d. Jiri Novak 6-3 7-5
(q)Massimo Valeri d. (8)Carlos Costa 7-6(2) 6-4
(4)Gustavo Kuerten d. Guillermo Canas 6-3 4-6 6-2
Fernando Vicente d. Dinu Pescariu 7-6(4) 6-4
Marino Puerta d. Juan Antonio Marin 7-6(8) 6-1
(5)Francisco Clavet d. Andrei Medvedev 6-2 6-2
(6)Dominik Hrbaty d. Oliver Gross 6-4 6-2
Franco Squillari d. (WC)Federico Luzzi 6-2 6-3
Mariano Zabaleta d. (q)Oscar Serrano 6-2 4-6 7-6(3)
(WC)Marzio Martelli d. (3)Felix Mantilla 7-6(5) 6-3
Galo Blanco d. (7)Davide Sanguinetti 6-3 6-2
(q)Jean Baptiste Perlant d. Alex Calatrava 6-2 6-2
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Lucas Arnold 6-3 3-1 ret.
Javier Sanchez d. (2)Alberto Berasategui 6-4 6-1

Second Round
(1)(WC)Alex Corretja d. Albert Portas 6-1 6-2
Nicolas Lapentti d. (q)Massimo Valeri 7-6(2) 7-5
Fernando Vicente d. (4)Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 6-3
Marino Puerta d. (5)Francisco Clavet 6-4 4-6 6-3
Franco Squillari d. (6)Dominik Hrbaty 6-4 2-6 6-4
Mariano Zabaleta d. (WC)Marzio Martelli 6-4 6-2
Galo Blanco d. (q)Jean Baptiste Perlant 6-3 6-4
(q)Arnaud Di Pasquale d. Javier Sanchez 6-0 7-6(3)

Quarterfinals
(1)(WC)Alex Corretja d. Nicolas Lapentti 7-5 6-2
Mariano Puerta d. Fernando Vicente 6-4 6-4
Franco Squillari d. Mariano Zabaleta 5-7 6-4 6-3
Galo Blanco d. (q)Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6(7) 6-2

Semifinals
Mariano Puerta d. (1)(WC)Alex Corretja 7-5 6-2
Franco Squillari d. Galo Blanco 6-1 3-6 7-6(2)

Finals
Mariano Puerta d. Franco Squillari 6-3 6-2


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana
2. Jiri Novak/David Rikl
3. Pablo Albano/Daniel Orsanic
4. Lucas Arnold/Andrew Kratzmann

First Round
(1)Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana d. Libor Pimek/Paul Rosner 5-7 6-4 7-5
Nebojsa Djordjevic/Tomas Zdrazila d. Brandon Coupe/Jack Waite 2-6 6-4 7-6(9)
(4)Lucas Arnold/Andrew Kratzmann d. Marius Barnard/Andrei Olhovskiy 6-3 6-4
Luis Lobo/Mariano Puerta d. (q)Francesco Aldi/Federico Luzzi 6-3 6-2
(WC)Dinu Pescariu/Davide Sanguinetti d. Paul Kilderry/Gabor Koves 3-6 7-6(6) 6-1
(3)Pablo Albano/Daniel Orsanic d. (WC)Giovanni Lapentti/Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 6-4
Tom Vanhoudt/Fernon Wibier d. (WC)Christian Brandi/Filipp Messori 0-6 6-3 6-2
(2)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. Devin Bowen/Eric Taino 6-1 5-7 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana d. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Tomas Zdrazila 6-4 6-4
Luis Lobo/Mariano Puerta d. (4)Lucas Arnold/Andrew Kratzmann 7-5 6-3
(3)Pablo Albano/Daniel Orsanic d. (WC)Dinu Pescariu/Davide Sanguinetti 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3
(2)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. Tom Vanhoudt/Fernon Wibier 6-0 6-1

Semifinals
(1)Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana d. Luis Lobo/Mariano Puerta 6-4 6-4
(3)Pablo Albano/Daniel Orsanic d. (2)Jiri Novak/David Rikl w/o

Finals
(1)Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana d. (3)Pablo Albano/Daniel Orsanic 6-4 7-6(4)