La Gran Copa Ericsson*
Porto Alegre, Brazil
December 7-13, 1998
32 Draw - $100,000
Surface - Clay

Singles
                     Matches  Sets
Tomaz Koch Group
1. Younes El Aynaoui   2-1    5-2
3. Franco Squillari    1-2    2-5
6. Marcio Carlsson     2-1    4-3
8. Juan Ignacio Chela  1-2    4-5

Edson Mandarino Group
2. Fernando Meligeni   1-2    2-5
4. Jim Courier         3-0    6-1
5. Eduardo Medica      1-2    2-4
7. Sebastian Prieto    1-2    4-4

Day One
(7)Sebastian Prieto d. (5)Eduardo Medica 7-6(6) 3-0 ret.
(1)Younes El Aynaoui d. (6)Marcio Carlsson 6-3 6-3
(3)Franco Squillari d. (8)Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2

Day Two
(4)Jim Courier d. (2)Fernando Meligeni 6-3 7-6(4)
(1)Younes El Aynaoui d. (3)Franco Squillari 6-4 6-2
(6)Marcio Carlsson d. (8)Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4 5-7 7-5

Day Three
(5)Eduardo Medica d. (2)Fernando Meligeni 7-5 7-6(7)
(4)Jim Courier d. (7)Sebastian Prieto 4-6 6-1 6-2
(6)Marcio Carlsson d. (3)Franco Squillari 6-2 4-1 ret.

Day Four
(8)Juan Ignacio Chela d. (1)Younes El Aynaoui 3-6 6-3 5-7
(2)Fernando Meligeni d. (7)Sebastian Prieto 7-6(7) 1-6 6-3
(4)Jim Courier d. (5)Eduardo Medica 6-4 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Younes El Aynaoui d. (7)Sebastian Prieto 6-1 6-2
(4)Jim Courier d. Marcio Carlsson 6-1 2-6 6-4

Finals
(1)Younes El Aynaoui d. (4)Jim Courier 3-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2 7-6(6)


*prize money offered but no ATP points