Salem Open Hong Kong, China April 6-12, 1998 Surface: Hard Prize Money: $340,000 Seeds: 1. Michael Chang 2. Tommy Haas 3. Thomas Johansson 4. Brett Steven 5. Vince Spadea 6. Martin Damm 7. Gianluca Pozzi 8. Kenneth Carlsen First Round Christian Vinck d. (1)Michael Chang 6-4 3-6 6-1 Byron Black d. Hendrik Dreekmann 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 David Prinosil d. (q)Stefano Pescosolido 6-7(6) 6-0 6-1 (7)Gianluca Pozzi d. Tuomas Ketola 7-5 7-5 Sebastien Lareau d. (4)Brett Steven 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Daniel Nestor d. Brian MacPhie 6-4 7-5 Oscar Burrieza d. Michael Tebbutt 6-3 7-6(3) (6)Martin Damm d. Daniel Vacek 6-4 7-6(4) Sandon Stolle d. (5)Vince Spadea 6-1 6-3 (q)Ben Ellwood d. (WC)Wayne Wong 6-1 6-2 (WC)David Wheaton d. Arnaud Boetsch 7-5 3-1 ret. (3)Thomas Johansson d. Steve Campbell 6-7(2) 6-0 6-3 (8)Kenneth Carlsen d. (q)Peter Nyborg 7-5 6-3 Geoff Grant d. Alex O'Brien 7-5 6-1 (WC)Goichi Motomura d. Radomir Vasek 7-6(2) 0-6 7-6(1) (q)Neville Godwin d. (2)Tommy Haas 6-3 6-4 Second Round Byron Black d. Christian Vinck 6-1 6-2 (7)Gianluca Pozzi d. David Prinosil 6-4 7-6(4) Sebastien Lareau d. Daniel Nestor 7-6(5) 6-3 Oscar Burrieza d. (6)Martin Damm 6-4 6-4 Sandon Stolle d. (q)Ben Ellwood 7-6(5) 6-4 (3)Thomas Johansson d. (WC)David Wheaton 6-3 3-6 6-1 (8)Kenneth Carlsen d. Geoff Grant 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 (q)Neville Godwin d. (WC)Goichi Motomura 6-3 4-6 6-0 Quarterfinals Byron Black d. (7)Gianluca Pozzi 6-4 6-0 Sebastien Lareau d. Oscar Burrieza 6-1 7-6(4) (3)Thomas Johansson d. Sandon Stolle 7-6(6) 7-5 (8)Kenneth Carlsen d. (q)Neville Godwin 7-5 6-1 Semifinals Byron Black d. Sebastien Lareau 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4) (8)Kenneth Carlsen d. (3)Thomas Johansson 6-2 6-2 Finals (8)Kenneth Carlsen d. Byron Black 6-2 6-0 Doubles Seeds: 1. Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek 2. Sebastien Lareau/Daniel Nestor 3. Byron Black/Alex O'Brien 4. Brian MacPhie/Sandon Stolle First Round (1)Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek d. Scott Davis/Michael Tebbutt 6-4 4-6 6-2 Mitsuru Takada/Ryuso Tsujino d. Geoff Grant/Kent Kinnear 6-1 6-2 (WC)Jamie Holmes/Andrew Town d. (4)Brian MacPhie/Sandon Stolle 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 Neville Godwin/Tuomas Ketola d. Danny Sapsford/Chris Wilkinson 6-3 7-5 Chris Haggard/Paul Rosner d. Peter Nyborg/David Prinosil 7-6(2) 6-4 (3)Byron Black/Alex O'Brien d. Mark Keil/T.J. Middleton 6-1 6-4 (q)Ben Ellwood/Kalle Flygt d. Bernardo Martinez/Vince Spadea 6-3 7-6(3) (2)Sebastien Lareau/Daniel Nestor 6-3 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek d. Mitsuru Takada/Ryuso Tsujino 6-3 6-1 Neville Godwin/Tuomas Ketola d. (WC)Jamie Holmes/Andrew Town 6-2 6-1 (3)Byron Black/Alex O'Brien d. Chris Haggard/Paul Rosner 6-4 6-4 (WC)Frederik Bergh/Thomas Johansson d. (q)Ben Ellwood/Kalle Flygt 6-2 6-2 Semifinals Neville Godwin/Tuomas Ketola d. (1)Martin Damm/Daniel Vacek 6-4 0-6 7-6(5) (3)Byron Black/Alex O'Brien d. (WC)Frederik Bergh/Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-0 Finals (3)Byron Black/Alex O'Brien d. Neville Godwin/Tuomas Ketola 7-5 6-1