Sports Expert Open
Nettingsdorf, Austria
August 10-16, 1998
32 Draw - $25,000+H
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Jan Kroslak
2. Marcelo Filippini
3. Michal Tabara
4. Attila Savolt
5. Markus Hantschk
6. Salvador Navarro
7. Jan Frode Andersen
8. Oscar Serrano

First Round
Emanuel Couto d. (1)Jan Kroslak 6-2 6-4
Razvan Sabau d. (q)David Skoch 6-4 3-6 6-3
Agustin Garizzio d. (WC)Johannes Unterberger 7-6(6) 6-3
(7)Jan Frode Andersen d. Federico Browne 3-6 6-4 6-3
(WC)Ingo Neumuller d. (3)Michael Tabara 7-6(1) 6-7(4) 7-5
Joao Cunha-Silva d. (q)Georg Blumauer 6-3 7-5
(WC)Clemens Trimmel d. (WC)Zbynek Mlynarik 6-3 6-2
Radek Stepanek d. (5)Salvador Navarro 6-2 6-2
Diego Moyano d. (6)Markus Hantschk 6-2 6-3
Iztok Bozic d. Gerald Mandl 6-4 6-4
Markus Hipfl d. Christophe Rochus 6-3 6-0
(SE)Igor Gaudi d. (4)Attila Savolt 4-6 6-2 6-3
(8)Oscar Serrano d. (q)Konstantin Gruber 6-2 6-3
(q)Borut Urh d. Filippo Veglio 6-1 6-1
Rainer Falenti d. Charles Auffray 6-4 5-7 6-1
(2)Marcelo Filippini d. Jordi Mas 6-4 4-6 7-6(9)

Second Round
Emanuel Couto d. Razvan Sabau 6-3 3-6 6-4
(7)Jan Frode Andersen d. Agustin Garizzio 6-3 6-3
(WC)Ingo Neumuller d. Joao Cunha-Silva 6-4 7-6(2)
(WC)Clemens Trimmel d. Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-1
Diego Moyano d. Iztok Bozic 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3
Markus Hipfl d. (SE)Igor Gaudi 6-4 6-1
(8)Oscar Serrano d. (q)Borut Urh 6-2 3-6 7-5
(2)Marcelo Filippini d. Rainer Falenti 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5

Quarterfinals
Emanuel Couto d. (7)Jan Frode Andersen 6-2 3-6 6-3
(WC)Clemens Trimmel d. (WC)Ingo Neumuller 7-6(7) 6-4
Markus Hipfl d. Diego Moyano 5-7 6-4 6-3
(2)Marcelo Filippini d. (8)Oscar Serrano 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
(WC)Clemens Trimmel d. Emanuel Couto 6-2 6-4
Markus Hipfl d. (2)Marcelo Filippini 6-1 6-4

Final
Markus Hipfl d. (WC)Clemens Trimmel 6-2 6-0


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Joao Cunha-Silva/Oscar Ortiz
2. Tomas Krupa/Borut Urh
3. Thomas Strengberger/Filippo Veglio
4. Georg Blumauer/Thomas Buchmayer

First Round
(1)Joao Cunha-Silva/Oscar Ortiz d. (WC)Ingo Neumuller/Lars Rehmann 6-3 5-7 6-2
Markus Hantschk/Patrick Sommer d. Federico Browne/Diego Moyano 6-4 6-3
Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl d. (4)Georg Blumauer/Thomas Buchmayer 6-4 7-6(4)
Udo Plamberger/Lars Wahlgren d. Marcus Hilpert/David Skoch 6-3 7-6(3)
Federik Bergh/Attila Savolt d. Jordi Mas/Emilio Viuda 6-2 4-6 6-4
(3)Thomas Strengberger/Filippo Veglio d. (WC)Bernd Christandl/Johannes Unterberger 5-7 6-4 6-3
(WC)Markus Hipfl/Clemens Trimmel d. Petr Kovacka/Radek Stepanek 3-1 ret.
(2)Tomas Krupa/Borut Urh d. (q)Gorka Fraile/Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
Markus Hantschk/Patrick Sommer d. (1)Joao Cunha-Silva/Oscar Ortiz
Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl d. Udo Plamberger/Lars Wahlgren 6-4 6-3
Federik Bergh/Attila Savolt d. (3)Thomas Strengberger/Filippo Veglio w/o
(2)Tomas Krupa/Borut Urh d. (WC)Markus Hipfl/Clemens Trimmel 4-6 6-2 6-4

Semifinals
Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl d. Markus Hantschk/Patrick Sommer 6-0 6-0
(2)Tomas Krupa/Borut Urh d. Federik Bergh/Attila Savolt 6-2 7-6(0)

Finals
(2)Tomas Krupa/Borut Urh d. Tomas Cibulec/Leos Friedl 6-1 6-4