Ostend Challenger Tennis Cup of Flanders
Ostend, Belgium
July 6-12, 1998
32 Draw - $75,000+H
Surface - Clay

Seeds:
1. Andrew Ilie
2. Mariano Puerta
3. Vincenzo Santopadre
4. Dennis van Scheppingen
5. Razvan Sabau
6. Marcos Ondruska
7. Marcello Craca
8. Orlin Stanoytchev

First Round
(1)Andrew Ilie d. Marco Meneschincheri 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5
Alberto Martin d. Marzio Martelli 6-3 5-7 6-4
(q)Gaston Etlis d. Dirk Dier 6-3 6-7(8) 6-3
(8)Orlin Stanoytchev d. (WC)Wim Neefs 7-6(8) 6-0
(4)Dennis van Scheppingen d. Francisco Cabello 6-3 6-4
(q)Eduardo Medica d. Marcio Carlsson 6-1 6-0
Marcelo Filippini d. Christian Ruud 6-4 6-4
Jose "Pepe" Imaz d. (5)Razvan Sabau 6-1 6-2
Jan Kroslak d. (6)Marcos Ondruska 5-7 7-5 6-4
(WC)Kris Goossens d. (WC)Christophe Rochus 6-4 4-6 6-2
Renzo Furlan d. (WC)Gilles Elseneer 6-3 6-0
Martin Rodriguez d. (3)Vincenzo Santopadre 7-5 6-2
(7)Marcello Craca d. Tuomas Ketola 6-4 7-5
(q)Filippo Messori d. Younes El Aynaoui 6-4 6-4
Sebastien Prieto d. Emilio Alvarez 6-3 6-1
(2)Mariano Puerta d. (q)Mark Nielsen 6-1 6-2

Second Round
(1)Andrew Ilie d. Alberto Martin 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(7)
(q)Gaston Etlis d. (8)Orlin Stanoytchev 7-6(7) 7-5
(q)Eduardo Medica d. (4)Dennis van Scheppingen 7-6(6) 6-1
Jose "Pepe" Imaz d. Marcelo Filippini 6-0 7-5
(WC)Kris Goossens d. Jan Kroslak 6-4 6-4
Martin Rodriguez d. Renzo Furlan 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
(q)Filippo Messori d. (7)Marcello Craca 6-3 6-3
Sebastien Prieto d. (2)Mariano Puerta 6-3 4-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Andrew Ilie d. (q)Gaston Etlis 7-5 4-6 7-6(8)
Jose "Pepe" Imaz d. (q)Eduardo Medica 3-6 7-5 6-2
Martin Rodriguez d. (WC)Kris Goossens 3-6 6-1 7-5
Sebastien Prieto d. (q)Filippo Messori 3-6 7-5 6-3

Semifinals
(1)Andrew Ilie d. Jose "Pepe" Imaz 6-0 6-4
Martin Rodriguez d. Sebastien Prieto 6-3 6-3

Finals
(1)Andrew Ilie d. Martin Rodriguez 6-2 6-2


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Tom Kempers/Tuomas Ketola
2. Christian Brandi/Filippo Messori
3. Nebojsa Djordjevic/Marcos Ondruska
4. Diego Del Rio/Vincenzo Santopadre

First Round
(1)Tom Kempers/Tuomas Ketola d. (WC)Wim Fisette/Bert van Driessen 6-3 6-2
Gregory Carraz/Gaston Etlis d. Daniel Fiala/Tomas Krupa 7-5 6-1
(4)Diego Del Rio/Vincenzo Santopadre d. Sebastien Prieto/Martin Rodriguez 6-3 6-2
Francisco Cabello/Juan Ignacio Carrasco d. (q)Marcelo Filippini/Gonzalo Rodriguez 6-3 6-2
Tamer El Sawy/Kris Goossens d. Eduardo Medica/Mariano Puerta 6-3 6-2
(3)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Marcos Ondruska d. Georg Blumauer/James Greenhalgh 6-4 7-5
(WC)Christophe Rochus/Oliver Rochus d. Marcio Carlsson/Alberto Martin  1-6 6-4 6-4
(2)Christian Brandi/Filippo Messori d. (WC)Gilles Elseneer/Wim Neefs 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Tom Kempers/Tuomas Ketola d. Gregory Carraz/Gaston Etlis 6-4 6-3
(4)Diego Del Rio/Vincenzo Santopadre d. Francisco Cabello/Juan Ignacio Carrasco 2-6 6-1 6-4
(3)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Marcos Ondruska d. Tamer El Sawy/Kris Goossens w/o
(2)Christian Brandi/Filippo Messori d. (WC)Christophe Rochus/Oliver Rochus 7-5 6-3

Semifinals
(4)Diego Del Rio/Vincenzo Santopadre d. (1)Tom Kempers/Tuomas Ketola 6-4 7-6(6)
(2)Christian Brandi/Filippo Messori d. (3)Nebojsa Djordjevic/Marcos Ondruska 6-1 6-2

Finals
(2)Christian Brandi/Filippo Messori d. (4)Diego Del Rio/Vincenzo Santopadre 4-6 6-2 6-3