Italy F8
Bressanone, Bolzano, Italy
June 1-7, 1998
Surface: Clay
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$10,000

Singles
Seeds:
1. Giorgio Galimberti
2. Stefano Cobolli
3. Silvio Scaiola
4. Kentaro Masuda
5. Danielle Balducci
6. Radovan Svetlik
7. Kotaro Miyachi
8. Filippo Messori

First Round
(1)(WC)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Christian Dillscneider (SUI) 6-2 6-3
(WC)Stefan Pircher (ITA) d. Fabio Beraldo (ITA) 7-6 6-2
(q)Potito Starace (ITA) d. (WC)Andrea Stoppini (ITA) 7-5 6-1
Alexandre Simoni (BRA) d. (7)Kotaro Miyachi (JPN) 6-4 6-2
(q)Matteo Gotti (ITA) d. (4)Kentaro Masuda (JPN) 6-2 6-4
Johan Hede (SWE) d. Florian Allgauer (ITA) 6-3 6-4
Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (q)Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(5)Danielle Balducci (ITA) d. Stefano Tarallo (ITA) 6-4 3-6 7-6
(6)Radovan Svetlik (CZE) d. Borut Urh (SLO) 7-6 6-3
Giuseppe Montenet (ITA) d. (WC)Fedrico Luzzi (ITA) 6-4 6-4
(q)Olivier Tauma (FRA) d. (q)Alberto Albertini (ITA) 6-4 6-4
(3)Silvio Scaiola (ITA) d. (q)Aeron Martinovic (AUS) 6-2 6-0
(8)Filippo Messori (ITA) d. Sandro Della Piana (SUI) 6-3 6-2
(q)Zoltan Boroczky (HUN) d. (LL)Giovanni Picco (ITA) 6-4 7-5
Lazaro Navarro (CUB) d. (q)Gregory Girault (FRA) 7-6 4-6 6-2
(2)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) d. (LL)Armando Brunold (SUI) 0-6 6-4 6-2

Second Round
(1)(WC)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. (WC)Stefan Pircher (ITA) 6-4 6-2
Alexandre Simoni (BRA) d. (q)Potito Starace (ITA) 6-2 6-2
Johan Hede (SWE) d. (q)Matteo Gotti (ITA) 6-2 6-4
Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. (5)Danielle Balducci (ITA) 7-5 6-0
(6)Radovan Svetlik (CZH) d. Giuseppe Montenet (ITA) 6-2 6-1
(3)Silvio Scaiola (ITA) d. (q)Olivier Tauma (FRA) 6-7 6-4 7-6
(8)Filippo Messori (ITA) d. (q)Zoltan Boroczky (HUN) 1-6 6-2 6-1
(2)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) d.Lazaro Navarro (CUB) 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
(1)(WC)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Alexandre Simoni (BRA) 6-2 6-3
Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) d. Johan Hede (SWE) 6-4 6-1
(6)Radovan Svetlik (CZE)) d. (3)Silvio Scaiola (ITA) 7-5 6-3
(8)Filippo Messori (ITA) d. (2)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
(1)(WC)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 7-6 1-6 6-3
(6)Radovan Svetlik (CZE) d. Filippo Messori (8) 6-2 6-7 6-4

Finals
(6)Radovan Svetlik (CZE) d. (1)(WC)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 6-1 w/o


Doubles
Seeds:
1. Radovan Svetlik/Borut Urh
2. Lazaro Navarro/Alexandre Simoni
3. Stefano Cobolli/Sandro Della Pianna
4. Florian Allgauer/Federico Luzzi

First Round
(1)Radovan Svetlik/Borut Urh (CZE/SLO) bye
(WC)Craig Campbell/Mirko Pehar (RSA/CRO) d. Leonardo Azzaro/Fabio Beraldo (ITA) 6-1 4-6 6-3
(3)Stefano Cobolli/Sandro Della Pianna (ITA) d. (WC)Mohammad Khaliq/Asim Shafik (PAK) 6-4 6-3
Zoltan Boroczy/Christian Dillschneider (HUN/SUI) d. Anton Klaric/Aeron Martinovic (AUS) 6-3 2-6 7-5
Massimo Dell'acqua/Stefano Tarallo (ITA) d. Gregory Girault/Olivier Tauma (FRA) 7-6 7-6
(4)Florian Allgauer/Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Johan Hede/Frederik Samuelsson (SWE) 6-2 6-2
(WC)Renato Ercolani/Christian Larcher (ITA) d. (WC)Kamran Khalil/A. Khan (PAK) 3-6 7-6 6-2
(2)Lazaro Navarro/Alexandre Simoni (CUB/BRA) d. Alberto Albertini/Giovanni Picco (ITA) 6-2 6-1

Quarterfinals
(1)Radovan Svetlik/Borut Urh (CZE/SLO) d. (WC)Craig Campbell/Mirko Pehar (RSA/CRO) 6-3 6-4
(3)Stefano Cobolli/Sandro Della Pianna (ITA) d. Zoltan Boroczy/Christian Dillschneider (HUN/SUI) 6-4 6-3
(4)Florian Allgauer/Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Massimo Dell'acqua/Stefano Tarallo (ITA) 6-3 6-4
(2)Lazaro Navarro/Alexandre Simoni (CUB/BRA) d. (WC)Renato Ercolani/Christian Larcher (ITA) 6-1 7-5

Semifinals
(1)Radovan Svetlik/Borut Urh (CZE/SLO) d. (3)Stefano Cobolli/Sandro Della Pianna (ITA) 6-2 6-2
(4)Florian Allgauer/Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. (2)Lazaro Navarro/Alexandre Simoni (CUB/BRA) w/o

Final
(1)Radovan Svetlik /Borut Urh (CZE/SLO) d. (4)Florian Allgauer/Federico Luzzi (ITA) 6-4 3-6 6-4


courtesy Rudy Selva and David K. Donlon