Warsteiner Challenger Series
LIPPSTADT, GERMANY
February  2-8, 1998
32 Draw $25,000+H
Surface: Carpet

Singles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . D.NORMAN 
2 . A.PAVEL
3 . C.VINCK 
4 . S.KOUBEK 
5 . M.MARTELLI
6 . C.CARATTI 
7 . WD
8 . M.PUERTA

First Round
W.SCHRANZ d. D.NORMAN  6-4  7-6(2)
(WC)T.MESSMER d. (WC)B.OSTERBRINK  6-3  7-5
D.DIER d. (WC)U.TIPPENHAUER  6-2  7-6(3)
M.PUERTA d. P.LUXA  1-6  7-5  6-4
C.VINCK d. (WC)J.BRANDT  6-2  6-3
M.SAFIN d. (Q)P.WESSELS  6-4  6-3
I.HEUBERGER d. D.SCALA  6-4  6-1
C.CARATTI d. (Q)D.ELSNER  6-2  6-2
M.MARTELLI d. (LL)O.CAMPORESE  6-3  6-4
O.STANOYTCHEV d. M.KOHLMANN  7-6(5)  6-7(8)  6-2
(Q)V.VOLTCHKOV  d. G.MANDL  6-4  6-2
A.RICHARDSON d. S.KOUBEK  5-7  7-6(4)  6-1
(LL)J.KNOWLE  d. T.KETOLA  7-6(5)  7-6(6)
S.PESCOSOLIDO d. R.FALENTI  6-1  6-4
M.PETCHEY d. D.VEMIC  6-4  7-6(4)
A.PAVEL d. (Q)N.TIMFJORD  6-4  4-6  7-6(5)
Second Round
W.SCHRANZ d. (WC)T.MESSMER  6-4  3-6  6-3
D.DIER d. M.PUERTA  7-6(3)  6-3
M.SAFIN d. C.VINCK  6-3  3-6  6-1
C.CARATTI d. I.HEUBERGER  7-6(5)  7-5
M.MARTELLI d. O.STANOYTCHEV  3-6  6-3  6-3
A.RICHARDSON d. (Q)V.VOLTCHKOV  7-6(2)  7-6(5)
S.PESCOSOLIDO d. (LL)J.KNOWLE  6-4  6-2
A.PAVEL d. M.PETCHEY  6-4  6-2
Quarterfinals
D.DIER d. W.SCHRANZ  7-6(5)  6-3
C.CARATTI d. M.SAFIN  6-0  6-4
M.MARTELLI d. A.RICHARDSON  7-6(7)  4-6  6-3
A.PAVEL d. S.PESCOSOLIDO  6-4  6-7(2)  6-4
Semifinals
D.DIER d. C.CARATTI  6-2  6-4
M.MARTELLI d. A.PAVEL  6-4  4-6  6-2
Final
D.DIER d. M.MARTELLI  7-6(4)  4-3 Ret.

Doubles Main Draw
Seeded Players: 
1 . GRANT-MERKLEIN (W/D) 
2 . DEL RIO-PUERTA 
3 . KETOLA-KOHLMANN 
4 . LUXA-SKOCH

First Round
FUKAREK-VOLTCHKOV d. DJORDJEVIC-VEMIC  7-5  6-2
ARDINGHI-BERTOLINI d. PAVEL-PETCHEY  6-7(6)  6-3  6-4
STAUDER-VINCK d. KETOLA-KOHLMANN  6-2  3-6  6-3
SLUITER-WESSELS d. CAMPORESE-MANDL  7-6(2)  6-2
BANDERMANN-HEUBERGER d. HUNING-JACOB  6-3  6-4
LUXA-SKOCH d. DIER-ELSNER  3-6  6-1  7-6(5)
BUCHMAYER-PLAMBERGER d. BRANDT-MESSMER  6-2  6-3
RICHARDSON-WAKEFIELD d. DEL RIO-PUERTA  4-6  6-3  6-4
Quarterfinals
ARDINGHI-BERTOLINI d. FUKAREK-VOLTCHKOV  6-3  6-3
SLUITER-WESSELS d. STAUDER-VINCK  4-6  6-2  6-4
LUXA-SKOCH d. BANDERMANN-HEUBERGER  6-4  1-6  6-3
RICHARDSON-WAKEFIELD d. BUCHMAYER-PLAMBERGER  6-3  7-6
Semifinals
SLUITER-WESSELS d. ARDINGHI-BERTOLINI  7-6(3)  3-6  7-6(7)
RICHARDSON-WAKEFIELD d. LUXA-SKOCH  4-6  6-3  6-2
Final
RICHARDSON-WAKEFIELD d. SLUITER-WESSELS  4-6  7-6(5)  6-4

Singles         Prize   ATP Tour
                Money   Pts.
Winner         $3,600   60
Finalist        2,120   43
Semifinalist    1,255   25
Quarterfinalist 730     13
Second round    430     7
First round     260     1

Doubles     Prize Money ATP Tour
            (per team)  Pts.
Winner       $1,550     60
Finalist        900     43
Semifinalist    540     25
Quarterfinalist 320     13
First round     180     1