Merano Open Sparkassen Trophy Cassa di Risparmio
Merano, Italy
July 13-19, 1998
32 Draw - $120,000+H
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Richard Fromberg
2. Slava Dosedel
3. Fernando Meligeni
4. Franco Squillari
5. Nicolas Lapentti
6. Albert Portas
7. Sebastien Grosjean
8. Juan Alberto Viloca

First Round
(1)(WC)Richard Fromberg d. Agustin Garizzio 6-4 6-2
Christian Ruud d. Emilio Alvarez 6-4 6-3
Jan Kroslak d. Radomir Vasek 6-4 6-4
(q)Donald Johnson d. (7)Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 6-3 6-4
Jacobo Diaz d. (3)Fernando Meligeni 6-4 6-4
Dirk Dier d. Vincenzo Santopadre 6-3 6-3
(LL)Oscar Serrano d. (WC)Ivan Ljubicic 6-1 3-6 7-6(5)    (Serrano replaces Mariano Zabaleta)
(5)Nicolas Lapentti d. Jan Frode Andersen 7-5 6-4
Marcello Craca d. (6)Albert Portas 6-4 3-6 6-1
(SE)Wolfgang Schranz d. (WC)Giorgio Galimberti 5-7 6-2 7-6(3)
Oliver Gross d. (q)Tomas Catar 7-5 4-6 6-4
(4)Franco Squillari d. Alberto Martin 6-3 6-3
Adrian Voinea d. (8)Juan Albert Viloca 6-2 6-3
(q)David Sanchez d. Petr Luxa 6-1 6-1
Tomas Carbonell d. (q)Rainer Falenti 6-4 6-0
(2)(WC)Slava Dosedel d. Renzo Furlan 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

Second Round
Christian Ruud d. (1)(WC)Richard Fromberg 6-4 6-3
(q)Donald Johnson d. Jan Kroslak 6-3 6-2
Dirk Dier d. Jacobo Diaz 6-1 6-2
(5)Nicolas Lapentti d. (LL)Oscar Serrano 7-6 4-6 6-2
Marcello Craca d. (SE)Wolfgang Schranz 4-6 6-4 6-1
Oliver Gross d. (4)Franco Squillari 6-4 6-2
(q)David Sanchez d. Adrian Voinea 4-6 6-7 3-1 ret.
(2)(WC)Slava Dosedel d. Tomas Carbonell 7-5 5-7 7-5

Quarterfinals
Christian Ruud d. (q)Donald Johnson 7-5 3-2 ret.
(5)Nicolas Lapentti d. Dirk Dier 7-6(2) 6-2
Oliver Gross d. Marcello Craca 4-6 6-3 6-4
(2)(WC)Slava Dosedel d. (q)David Sanchez 7-6(8) 6-2

Semifinals
Christian Ruud d. (5)Nicolas Lapentti 7-6(4) 6-0
(2)(WC)Slava Dosedel d. Oliver Gross 6-3 6-1

Finals
(2)(WC)Slava Dosedel d. Christian Ruud 7-6(3) 7-6(4)


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana
2. Tom Kempers/Daniel Orsanic
3. Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite
4. Pablo Albano/Nicolas Lapentti

First Round
(WC)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri d. (1)Donald Johnson/Francisco Montana 7-5 2-6 6-4
Juan Balcells/Tomas Carbonell d. (WC)Richard Fromberg/Sander Groen 4-6 6-3 7-5
(3)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite d. Mariano Hood/Fernando Meligeni 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1
Massimo Bertolini/Devin Bowen d. Libor Pimek/Tomas Zdrazila 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(7)
(WC)Slava Dosedel/Petr Luxa d. Brandon Coupe/Paul Rosner 6-4 7-5
(4)Pablo Albano/Nicolas Lapentti d. Cristian Brandi/Filippo Messori 6-2 7-5
Alberto Martin/Eduardo Nicolas d. (q)Marcello Craca/Dirk Dier 6-2 6-3
Lan Bale/Chris Haggard d. (2)Tom Kempers/Daniel Orsanic 6-3 7-6(3)

Quarterfinals
(WC)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri d. Juan Balcells/Tomas Carbonell w/o
Massimo Bertolini/Devin Bowen d. (3)Aleksandar Kitinov/Jack Waite 2-6 6-4 6-4
(4)Pablo Albano/Nicolas Lapentti d. (WC)Slava Dosedel/Petr Luxa 6-3 6-2
Lan Bale/Chris Haggard d. Alberto Martin/Eduardo Nicolas 6-7(1) 7-5 6-4

Semifinals
(WC)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri d. Massimo Bertolini/Devin Bowen 6-3 6-2
(4)Pablo Albano/Nicolas Lapentti d. Lan Bale/Chris Haggard 6-3 6-1

Finals
(4)Pablo Albano/Nicolas Lapentti d. (WC)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri 6-1 6-1