Espinho, Portugal April 20-26, 1998 32 Draw $125,000 Surface: Clay Singles Seeds: 1. Fernando Meligeni 2. Andre Sa 3. Jacobo Diaz 4. Rainer Schuttler 5. Alberto Martin 6. Oliver Gross 7. Jens Knippschild 8. Guillermo Canas First Round (1)Fernando Meligeni d. Ion Moldovan 6-3 7-6(5) Tamer El Sawy d. (WC)Joao Cunha-Silva 6-4 3-6 6-1 Alex Lopez-Moron d. Marco Meneschincheri 6-4 6-4 (8)Guillermo Canas d. Vincenzo Santopadre 7-6(6) 0-6 6-3 (3)Jacobo Diaz d. (q)Jan Weinzierl 6-1 6-3 Dirk Dier d. Michael Sell 6-1 6-3 (WC)Bernardo Mota d. (q)Jordi Mas 6-1 6-4 (6)Oliver Gross d. (q)Olivier Mutis 6-2 6-4 (LL)Nicolas Thomann d. (5)Alberto Martin 6-2 6-1 (SE)Martin Rodriguez d. Davide Scala 1-6 6-1 6-2 Sebastian Prieto d. (WC)Nuno Marques 4-6 6-4 7-6 Stefan Koubek d. (4)Rainer Schuttler 4-6 6-2 6-3 Mariano Puerta d. (7)Jens Knippschild 6-2 6-3 (WC)Markus Hipfl d. (q)Jose "Pepe" Imaz 2-6 6-3 6-3 Oscar Burrieza d. (SE)Regis Lavergne 6-2 7-6(1) (2)Andre Sa d. Andrei Chesnokov 6-1 6-2 Second Round (1)Fernando Meligeni d. Tamer El Sawy 1-6 7-6(5) 6-1 (8)Guillermo Canas d. Alex Lopez-Moron 6-4 7-6(2) (3)Jacobo Diaz d. Dirk Dier 5-7 6-1 6-2 (WC)Bernardo Mota d. (6)Oliver Gross 6-3 6-2 (SE)Martin Rodriguez d. (LL)Nicolas Thomann 7-6(3) 6-3 Stefan Koubek d. Sebastian Prieto 5-7 6-4 6-2 Mariano Puerta d. (WC)Markus Hipfl 6-3 6-0 (2)Andre Sa d. Oscar Burrieza 6-4 6-7(5) 7-5 Quarterfinals (8)Guillermo Canas d. (1)Fernando Meligeni 6-3 6-4 (3)Jacobo Diaz d. (WC)Bernardo Mota 6-7(7) 6-4 6-2 Stefan Koubek d. (SE)Martin Rodriguez 6-1 6-2 Mariano Puerta d. (2)Andre Sa 6-3 6-2 Semifinals (8)Guillermo Canas d. (3)Jacobo Diaz 1-6 6-3 7-6(0) Mariano Puerta d. Stefan Koubek 6-2 3-6 6-1 Finals (8)Guillermo Canas d. Mariano Puerta 6-1 2-6 6-2 Doubles Seeds: 1. Andrew Kratzmann/Paul Kilderry 2. Fernando Meligeni/Andre Sa 3. Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto 4. Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom First Round (1)Andrew Kratzmann/Paul Kilderry d. Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi 7-6(5) 7-5 Deigo Del Rio/Oscar Ortiz d. Devin Bowen/Tamer El Sawy 7-5 6-2 (4)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom d. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Bernardo Martinez 6-1 7-6 Marius Barnard/Brent Haygarth d. (WC)Vasco Goncalves/Helder Lopes 7-5 6-2 Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques d. (WC)Emmanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota 6-3 6-2 (3)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. (WC)Israel Montero/Tiego Sousa 6-2 6-3 Alberto Martin/Tomas Zdrazila d. David Dilucia/Michael Sell 6-4 6-2 (2)Fernando Meligeni/Andre Sa d. Grant Silcock/Thomas Strengberger 7-6(6) 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Andrew Kratzmann/Paul Kilderry d. Deigo Del Rio/Oscar Ortiz 6-3 6-1 (4)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom d. Marius Barnard/Brent Haygarth 7-6(4) 6-3 (3)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto d. Joao Cunha-Silva/Nuno Marques 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4 Alberto Martin/Tomas Zdrazila d. (2)Fernando Meligeni/Andre Sa 4-6 6-4 6-3 Semifinals (4)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom d. (1)Andrew Kratzmann/Paul Kilderry 6-4 7-6(0) Alberto Martin/Tomas Zdrazila d. (3)Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto 7-5 6-4 Finals (4)Jens Knippschild/Stephen Noteboom d. Alberto Martin/Tomas Zdrazila 7-6(6) 7-5