Copa Ericsson Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 12-18, 1998
32 Draw - $100,000
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Fernando Meligeni
2. Franco Squillari
3. Nicolas Lapentti
4. Mariano Zabaleta
5. Guillermo Canas
6. Martin Rodriguez
7. Tomas Nydahl
8. Christian Ruud

First Round
(1)(WC)Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Francisco Cabello (ARG) 6-1 6-2
Tomas Behrend (GER) d. (q)Diego Moyano (ARG) 6-4 6-4
Eduardo Medica (ARG) d. Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 6-1 7-5
Marcio Carlsson (BRA) d. (7)Tomas Nydahl (SWE) 4-6 6-4 6-2
(3)Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Hernan Gumy (ARG) 6-3 4-1 ret.
Gaston Etlis (ARG) d. Thomas Larsen (DEN) 6-4 6-2
(q)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. Edwin Kempes (NED) 6-3 7-5
(6)Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. (WC)Adriano Ferreira (BRA) 6-4 6-3
Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. (5)Guillermo Canas (ARG) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3
(SE)Peter Wessels (NED) d. Luis Adrian Morejon (ECU) 7-5 6-4
Attila Savolt (HUN) d. Emilio Alvarez (ESP) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
(4)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. (SE)Agustin Calleri (ARG) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
(8)Christian Ruud (NOR) d. Andre Sa (BRA) 6-4 6-4
(q)Jiri Vanek (CZE) d. (WC)Eduardo Bergmann (BRA) 6-4 7-5
(WC)Jaime Oncins (BRA) d. Markus Hipfl (AUT) 6-3 6-1
(q)Andres Zingman (ARG) d. (2)Franco Squillari (ARG) 7-6(1) 7-6(3)

Second Round
(1)(WC)Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Tomas Behrend (GER) 6-2 6-3
Marcio Carlsson (BRA) d. Eduardo Medica (ARG) 7-5 6-1
(3)Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Gaston Etlis (ARG) 6-4 5-7 6-3
(q)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. (6)Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-1
Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. (SE)Peter Wessels (NED) 7-6(1) 6-4
(4)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. Attila Savolt (HUN) 6-3 6-4
(8)Christian Ruud (NOR) d. (q)Jiri Vanek (CZE) 7-5 6-2
(WC)Jaime Oncins (BRA) d. (q)Andres Zingman (ARG) 7-5 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)(WC)Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Marcio Carlsson (BRA) 6-3 3-6 6-1
(q)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. (3)Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-4 6-1
Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. (4)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3
(WC)Jaime Oncins (BRA) d. (8)Christian Ruud (NOR) 7-6(6) 6-2

Semifinals
(1)(WC)Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. (q)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-4
Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. (WC)Jaime Oncins (BRA) 6-1 6-3

Finals
(1)(WC)Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Marcelo Filippini (URU) 6-1 6-4

Doubles
Seeds:
1. Edwin Kempes/Peter Wessels (NED)
2. Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez (ARG)
3. Jaime Oncins/Andre Sa (BRA)
4. Gaston Etlis/Sebastian Prieto (ARG)


courtesy Sebastian A. Deuser

First Round
(1)Edwin Kempes/Peter Wessels (NED) d. (WC)Fernando Meligeni/Flavio Saretti (BRA) 6-3 6-2
Ota Fukarek (CZK)/Damian Furmanski (ARG) d. Tomas Nydahl (SWE)/Attila Savolt (HUN) 2-6 6-4 6-4
(3)Jaime Oncins/Andre Sa (BRA) d. Marcio Carlsson/Antonio Prieto (BRA) 6-1 7-5
Jeff Coetzee/Myles Wakefield (RSA) d. Nelson Aerts/Cristiano Testa (BRA) 6-3 6-2
Francisco Cabello/Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. Enzo Artoni/Jose Frontera (ARG) 6-1 6-3
(4)Gaston Etlis/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) d. Emilio Alvarez (ESP)/Bernardo Martinez (MEX) 6-4 6-4
Adriano Ferreira (BRA)/Oscar Ortiz (MEX) d. (WC)Alexandre Simoni/Paulo Taicher (BRA) 6-4 7-6(2)
(2)Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. (WC)Guillermo Canas/Martin Garcia (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Edwin Kempes/Peter Wessels (NED) d. Ota Fukarek (CZK)/Damian Furmanski (ARG) 6-2 6-4
Jeff Coetzee/Myles Wakefield (RSA) d. (3)Jaime Oncins/Andre Sa (BRA) 7-5 6-4
(4)Gaston Etlis/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) d. Francisco Cabello/Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-3 ret.
(2)Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. Adriano Ferreira (BRA)/Oscar Ortiz (MEX) 3-6 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Edwin Kempes/Peter Wessels (NED) d. Jeff Coetzee/Myles Wakefield (RSA) 7-6(5) 6-3
(2)Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. (4)Gaston Etlis/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 3-6 6-4 6-3

Finals
(2)Diego Del Rio/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. (1)Edwin Kempes/Peter Wessels (NED) 7-6(5) 6-3