Fifth-Third Bank Tennis Championships
Lexington, KY, USA
August 3-9, 1998
32 Draw - $50,000+H
Surface - Hard

Seeds:
1. Cristiano Caratti
2. Michael Sell
3. Takao Suzuki
4. Vladimir Voltchkov
5. Mark Draper
6. David Caldwell
7. Gabriel Trifu
8. Anthony Dupuis

First Round
(1)Cristiano Caratti d. Toby Mitchell 6-4 6-2
Yong-Il Yoon d. Jiri Vanek 6-3 6-2
Paul Goldstein d. Mose Navarra 6-4 5-7 6-4
Mark Merklein d. (7)Gabriel Trifu 3-6 6-4 6-3
(3)Takao Suzuki d. Justin Bower 6-1 6-1
Michael Joyce d. Tomas Catar 6-1 6-3
David Dilucia d. (WC)Matt Pinell 6-1 6-1
(5)Mark Draper d. (WC)Sean Collins 6-0 6-0
(6)David Caldwell d. Julien Boutter 7-5 6-2
(q)Louis Vosloo d. (q)Teo Susnjak 6-4 4-6 6-0
Wade McGuire d. (q)Mashiska Washington 6-4 6-4
(WC)Cedric Kauffmann d. (4)Vladimir Voltchkov 6-4 1-6 6-3
(8)Anthony Dupuis d. Jonathan Erlich 6-3 6-3
Oren Motevassel d. (WC)Keith Brill 3-6 6-4 6-3
Hyung-Taik Lee d. Jim Thomas 4-6 6-4 6-1
Ben Ellwood d. (2)Michael Sell 6-3 7-6(5)

Second Round
(1)Cristiano Caratti d. Yong-Il Yoon 7-6(7) 7-6(6)
Paul Goldstein d. Mark Merklein 7-6(10) 6-2
Michael Joyce d. (3)Takao Suzuki 6-4 6-1
David Dilucia d. (5)Mark Draper 6-4 7-6(4)
(6)David Caldwell d. (q)Louis Vosloo 6-2 6-4
(WC)Cedric Kauffmann d. Wade McGuire 6-4 6-2
Oren Motevassel d. (8)Anthony Dupuis 6-4 7-5
Hyung-Taik Lee d. Ben Ellwood 7-6(5) 6-2

Quarterfinals
Paul Goldstein d. (1)Cristiano Caratti 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1
David Dilucia d. Michael Joyce 3-6 6-3 7-6(6)
(6)David Caldwell d. (WC)Cedric Kauffmann 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
Hyung-Taik Lee d. Oren Motevassel 6-3 2-6 6-1

Semifinals
Paul Goldstein d. David Dilucia 5-7 6-2 7-6(7)
Hyung-Taik Lee d. (6)David Caldwell 6-3 1-6 6-1

Finals
Paul Goldstein d. Hyung-Taik Lee 6-1 6-3


Doubles
Seeds
1. Geoff Grant/Mark Merklein
2. Byron Talbot/Greg van Emburgh  WD
3. Andrew Painter/Grant Silcock
4. Diego Nargiso/Takao Suzuki

First Round
(1)Geoff Grant/Mark Merklein d. (WC)Sean Collins/Mark Pinell 6-0 6-3
Ben Ellwood/Lleyton Hewitt d. (q)Chris Groer/Andrew Rueb 6-1 7-5
(4)Diego Nargiso/Takao Suzuki d. Miles Wakefield/Wesley Whitehouse 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jaymon Crabb/Vladimir Voltchkov d. (WC)John Falbo/Cedric Kauffmann 6-2 6-4
Paul Goldstein/Jay Thomas d. (WC)Richard Benson/Marcus Fluitt 6-2 6-3
(3)Andrew Painter/Grant Silcock d. Michael Joyce/Gabriel Trifu 7-6(1) 7-6(1)
Justin Bower/Troy Budgen d. (LL)Keith Brill/Jared Palmer 6-2 6-1   [Brill/Palmer replace Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan]
Mark Draper/Toby Mitchell d. (q)Oren Motevassel/Mitsuru Takada 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
Ben Ellwood/Lleyton Hewitt d. (1)Geoff Grant/Mark Merklein 7-5 7-5
(4)Diego Nargiso/Takao Suzuki d. Jaymon Crabb/Vladimir Voltchkov 7-6(2) 6-4
Paul Goldstein/Jay Thomas d. (3)Andrew Painter/Grant Silcock 6-3 6-4
Justin Bower/Troy Budgen d. Mark Draper/Toby Mitchell 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
Ben Ellwood/Lleyton Hewitt d. (4)Diego Nargiso/Takao Suzuki 6-4 6-2
Paul Goldstein/Jay Thomas d. Justin Bower/Troy Budgen 7-6(6) 6-4

Finals
Ben Ellwood/Lleyton Hewitt d. Paul Goldstein/Jay Thomas 5-7 6-3 6-2