Cairo Challenger
Cairo, Egypt
October 19-25, 1998
32 Draw - $100,000
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Oliver Gross
2. Albert Portas
3. Jens Knippschild
4. Stefan Koubek
5. Vincenzo Santopadre
6. Oscar Serrano
7. Jacobo Diaz
8. Renzo Furlan

First Round
(1)Oliver Gross d. Alex Lopez-Moron 7-6(4) 5-7 6-2
Jean-Baptiste Perlant d. Iztok Bozic 6-2 6-4
Javier Sanchez d. Jordi Mas 7-6(4) 7-5
Daniele Musa d. (8)Renzo Furlan 6-2 6-2
Markus Hantschk d. (4)Stefan Koubek 1-6 6-4 6-3
Alberto Martin d. (WC)Gehad El Deeb 6-3 6-2
Marco Meneschincheri d. Christophe Rochus 6-3 6-2
(5)Vincenzo Santopadre d. Gerard Solves 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2
(6)Oscar Serrano d. (q)Frederic Fontang 6-2 2-6 6-3
Salvador Navarro d. Harel Levy 6-1 6-1
Andrei Cherkasov d. (q)Thomas Schiessling 6-2 6-4
(3)Jens Knippschild d. Jan Frode Andersen 4-6 6-1 6-0
(7)Jacobo Diaz d. (q)Gilbert Schaller 6-4 6-4
Tomas Zib d. (WC)Karim Maamoun 6-3 3-6 6-1
(q)Quino Munoz d. (WC)Mohamed Wafa 6-2 6-0
(2)Albert Portas d. (WC)Amr Ghoneim 6-4 7-6(4)

Second Round
(1)Oliver Gross d. Jean-Baptiste Perlant 6-2 7-5
Javier Sanchez d. Daniele Musa 6-2 6-1
Alberto Martin d. Markus Hantschk 7-5 7-6(5)
Marco Meneschincheri d. (5)Vincenzo Santopadre 7-6(6) 6-3
Salvador Navarro d. (6)Oscar Serrano 6-3 6-2
(3)Jens Knippschild d. Andrei Cherkasov 6-4 6-1
(7)Jacobo Diaz d. Tomas Zib 6-2 6-2
(2)Albert Portas d. (q)Quino Munoz 6-3 6-0

Quarterfinals
(1)Oliver Gross d. Javier Sanchez 6-4 6-3
Alberto Martin d. Marco Meneschincheri 6-1 7-6(2)
(3)Jens Knippschild d. Salvador Navarro 6-4 6-0
(2)Albert Portas d. (7)Jacobo Diaz 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
Alberto Martin d. (1)Oliver Gross 6-3 7-6(5)
(2)Albert Portas d. (3)Jens Knippschild 6-3 7-6(2)

Finals
(2)Albert Portas d. Alberto Martin 6-2 1-6 6-3


Doubles
Seeds:

First Round
(1)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom d. (WC)Karim Maamoun/Jordi Mas 6-3 6-4
Georg Blumauer/Thomas Buchmayer d. Christophe Rochus/Tomas Zib 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2
(4)Lan Bale/Byron Talbot d. Daniele Musa/Harel Levy 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4
Alberto Martin/Salvador Navarro d. Juan Antonio "Pepe" Conde/Javier Sanchez 6-2 1-6 6-1
Andrei Cherkasov/Udo Plamberger d. (WC)Amr Ghoneim/Oscar Serrano 6-0 6-1
(3)Gabor Koves/Thomas Strengberger d. (WC)Gehad El Deeb/Marwan Zewar 6-3 6-0
(q)Boris Borgula/Zeljko Krajan d. Ali Hamadeh/Johan Landsberg 3-6 6-4 6-2
Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (2)Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
Georg Blumauer/Thomas Buchmayer d. (1)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
Alberto Martin/Salvador Navarro d. (4)Lan Bale/Byron Talbot 7-6(7) 4-6 7-5
Andrei Cherkasov/Udo Plamberger d. (3)Gabor Koves/Thomas Strengberger 6-2 6-4
Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. (q)Boris Borgula/Zeljko Krajan 6-3 6-3

Semifinals
Alberto Martin/Salvador Navarro d. Georg Blumauer/Thomas Buchmayer 6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(5)
Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Andrei Cherkasov/Udo Plamberger 6-2 6-2

Finals
Alex Lopez-Moron/Albert Portas d. Alberto Martin/Salvador Navarro 4-6 6-3 6-2