Northern Electric International Tennis Open
Newcastle, Great Britain
July 20-26, 1998
32 Draw - $50,000+H
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Mariano Puerta
2. Mariano Zabaleta
3. Marzio Martelli
4. Martin Rodriguez
5. Jean-Baptiste Perlant
6. Aranud Boetsch
7. Edwin Kempes
8. Andrei Cherkasov

First Round
(1)Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. Iztok Bozic (SVK) 6-2 6-1
(q)Olivier Malcor (FRA) d. Agustin Garizzio (ARG) 1-6 6-4 7-5
Rodolphe Gilbert (FRA) d. Oscar Serrano (ESP) 6-0 7-5
(8)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Mark Petchey (GBR) 6-2 6-2
Petr Luxa (CZE) d. (3)Marzio Martelli (ITA) 6-3 1-6 6-3
(WC)Luke Milligan (GBR) d. (SE)Adriano Ferreira (BRA) 7-6(4) 6-1
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-4 7-6(8)
(6)Arnaud Boetsch (FRA) d. Ota Fukarek (CZE) 6-3 6-2
Gaston Etlis (ARG) d. (5)Jean Baptiste Perlant (FRA) 6-4 6-3
(q)Eduardo Medica (ARG) d. (WC)Danny Sapsford (GBR) 6-4 7-5
(SE)Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) d. Todd Larkham (AUS) 6-3 7-6(5)
(q)Luis Adrian Morejon (ECU) d. (4)Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 6-2 7-5
(7)Edwin Kempes (NED) d. (WC)Nick Gould (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Salvador Navarro (ESP) d. (q)Roberto Carretero (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Dusan Vemic (YUG) d. Davide Scala (ITA) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
(2)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. Charles Auffray (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2

Second Round
(q)Olivier Malcor (FRA) d. (1)Mariano Puerta (ARG) 7-5 6-4
(8)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Rodolphe Gilbert (FRA) 7-6(5) 7-5
Petr Luxa (CZE) d. (WC)Luke Milligan (GBR) 7-6(5) 6-1
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. (6)Arnaud Boetsch (FRA) 6-3 6-1
(q)Eduardo Medica (ARG) d. Gaston Etlis (ARG) 6-2 6-4
(SE)Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) d. (q)Luis Adrian Morejon (ECU) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Salvador Navarro (ESP) d. (7)Edwin Kempes (NED) 7-6(2) 6-3
Dusan Vemic (YUG) d. (2)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
(8)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. (q)Olivier Malcor (FRA) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. Petr Luxa (CZE) 5-7 6-1 6-4
(SE)Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) d. (q)Eduardo Medica (ARG) 2-6 6-1 6-2
Salvador Navarro (ESP) d. Dusan Vemic (YUG) 4-6 6-4 6-4

Semifinals
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. (8)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) 6-3 6-4
Salvador Navarro (ESP) d. (SE)Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) 6-2 6-4

Finals
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. Salvador Navarro (ESP) 6-3 6-4


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Dusan Vemic
2. Jeff Coetzee/Edwin Kempers
3. Jamie Holmes/Todd Larkham
4. Eduardo Medica/Mariano Puerta

First Round
(1)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Dusan Vemic d. (WC)Arnaud Di Pascuale/Mariano Zabaleta 6-3 7-5
Chris Mahony/Jason Weir-Smith d. Salvador Navarro/Marcos Roy 5-7 6-3 6-4
(3)Jamie Holmes/Todd Larkham d. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
(WC)Tom Spinks/David Sherwood d. Massimo Ardinghi/Massimo Valeri 2-6 7-5 7-5
Mark Draper/Toby Mitchell d. Adriano Ferreira/Jose Frontera 7-6(14) 6-4
(WC)Arnaud Boetsch/Rodolphe Gilbert d. (4)Eduardo Medica/Mariano Puerta 6-2 6-3
Mark Petchey/Danny Sapsford d. Ota Fukarek/Petr Luxa 2-6 7-5 6-3
(2)Jeff Coetzee/Edwin Kempers d. Jordan Kerr/Charlie Singer 6-3 7-6(5)

Quarterfinals
(1)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Dusan Vemic d. Chris Mahony/Jason Weir-Smith 6-3 6-4
(WC)Tom Spinks/David Sherwood d. (3)Jamie Holmes/Todd Larkham 6-2 1-6 6-1
(WC)Arnaud Boetsch/Rodolphe Gilbert d. Mark Draper/Toby Mitchell w/o
(2)Jeff Coetzee/Edwin Kempers d. Mark Petchey/Danny Sapsford 7-5 7-5

Semifinals
(1)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Dusan Vemic d. (WC)Tom Spinks/David Sherwood 6-1 7-5
(2)Jeff Coetzee/Edwin Kempers d. (WC)Arnaud Boetsch/Rodolphe Gilbert 3-6 6-3 6-4

Finals
(2)Jeff Coetzee/Edwin Kempers d. (1)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Dusan Vemic 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2