Italy F1
Cagliari, Sardina, Italy
March 16-22, 1998
Surface: Clay
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$15,000


Singles 
Seeds:
1. Rainer Falenti
2. Agustin Calleri
3. Michal Tabara
4. Andrei Stoliarov
5. Tomas Behrend
6. Elia Grossi
7. Radek Stepanek
8. Markus Hantschk

First Round
(q)Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. (1)Rainer Falenti (AUT) 6-1 6-2
(q)Nicolas Coutelot (FRA) d. Stefano Cobolli (ITA) 6-3 6-4
David Caballero (ESP) d. (q)Guillaume Marx (FRA) 6-4 4-6 6-3
(7)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Massimo Valeri (ITA) 5-7 6-2 6-4
Daniele Balducci (ITA) d. (3)Michal Tabara (CZE) 7-5 6-4
(WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) d. (WC)Stefano Mocci (ITA) 6-4 2-6 6-3
(q)Guiseppe Montenet (ITA) d. (q)Pietro Angelini (ITA) 7-5 6-0
(6)Elia Grossi (ITA) d. (WC)Francesco Aldi (ITA) 6-3 6-4
(5)Tomas Behrend (GER) d. (q)Joan Jimenez-Guerra (AND) 6-1 6-1
Silvio Scaiola (ITA) d. (WC)Florian Allgauer (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Diego Moyano (ARG) d. Alejandro Aramburu (PER) 6-3 6-4
(4)Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) d. (q)Agustin Banos-Flores (ESP) 6-4 4-6 7-6
(8)Markus Hantschk (GER) d. (LL)Charles Auffray 6-2 6-4   [replaced Wayne Arthurs]
Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Omar Camporese (ITA) 6-1 6-2
Carlos Gomez-Diaz (ARG) d. (q)Diego Veronelli (ARG) 6-0 6-3
Anthony Dupuis (FRA) d. (2)Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-4 6-4

Second Round
(q)Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) d. (q)Nicolas Coutelot (FRA) 7-6 7-5
David Caballero (ESP) d. (7)Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-3 6-4
Daniele Balducci (ITA) d. (WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-2 6-4
(q)Guiseppe Montenet (ITA) d. (6)Elia Grossi (ITA) 7-6(8) 6-2
(5)Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Silvio Scaiola (ITA) 6-4 6-3
Diego Moyano (ARG) d. (4)Andrei Stoliarov (RUS) 6-2 6-1
(8)Markus Hantschk (GER) d. Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 1-6 7-5 6-3
Carlos Gomez-Diaz (ARG) d. Anthony Dupuis (FRA) 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
David Caballero (ESP) d. (q)Kim Tiilikainen (FIN) 7-5 6-2
Daniele Balducci (ITA) d. (q)Guiseppe Montenet (ITA) 7-5 2-6 6-4
(5)Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Diego Moyano (ARG) 1-6 6-3 6-2
(8)Markus Hantschk (GER) d. Carlos Gomez-Diaz (ARG) 6-3 7-6

Semifinals
David Caballero (ESP) d. Daniele Balducci (ITA) 6-4 6-4
(8)Markus Hantschk (GER) d. (5)Tomas Behrend (GER) 6-1 3-6 6-2

Finals
David Caballero (ESP) d. (8)Markus Hantschk (GER) 6-1 1-6 7-6


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri
2. Nicolas Coutelot/Guillaume Marx
3. Alejandro Aramburu/Markus Hantschk
4. Stefano Cobolli/Grant Silcock

First Round
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri (ITA) d. Carlos Gomez-Diaz/Diego Moyano (ARG) 6-4 7-5
Agustin Banos-Flores/Joan Jimenez-Guerra (ESP/AND) d. Florian Allgauer/Giuseppe Montenet (ITA) 6-4 7-6
Elia Grossi/Silvio Scaiola (ITA) d. (4)Steffano Cobolli/Grant Silcock (ITA/AUS) 6-2 6-2
Andrei Rybalko/Andrei Stoliarov (UKR/RUS) d. Benoit Carelli/Anthony Dupuis (FRA) 4-6 7-6 6-4
Agustin Calleri/Francisco Ruiz (ARG/CHI) d. (WC)Francesco Aldi/Diego De Vecchis (ITA) 7-6 6-2
David Caballero/Ruben Fernandez (ESP) d. (3)Alejandro Aramburu/Markus Hantschk (PER/GER) 6-4 6-2
(WC)Omar Camporese/Stefano Mocci (ITA) d. (WC)Paola Tronci/Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-7 6-3 6-1
Radek Stepanek/Michal Tabara (CZE) d. (2)Nicolas Coutelot/Guillaume Marx (FRA) 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri (ITA) d. Agustin Banos-Flores/Joan Jimenez-Guerra (ESP/AND) 6-3 1-6 6-4
Elia Grossi/Silvio Scaiola (ITA) d. Andrei Rybalko/Andrei Stoliarov (UKR/RUS) 6-2 6-4
Agustin Calleri/Francisco Ruiz (ARG/CHI) d. David Caballero/Ruben Fernandez (ESP) 6-3 6-2
Radek Stepanek/Michal Tabara (CZE) d. (WC)Omar Camporese/Stefano Mocci (ITA) 6-1 6-4

Semifinals
(1)Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri (ITA) d. Elia Grossi/Silvio Scaiola (ITA) 6-3 6-7 6-1
Radek Stepanek/Michal Tabara (CZE) d. Agustin Calleri/Francisco Ruiz (ARG/CHI) 6-3 6-2

Final
Giorgio Galimberti/Massimo Valeri (ITA) d. Radek Stepanek/Michal Tabara (CZE) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4


courtesy David Donlon