Italy F9
Valdengo, Vercelli
June 8-14, 1998
Surface: Clay
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 32
$10,000

Singles
Seeds:
1. Andres Schneiter
2. Elia Grossi
3. Stefano Cobolli
4. Kentaro Masuda
5. Nicolas Kischkewitz
6. Kotaro Miyachi
7. Borut Urh
8. Olivier Malcor

First Round
(1)Andres Schneiter (ARG d. Carlo Santoro (ITA) 3-6 6-4 2-0 w/o
(q)Diego Bracco (ARG) d. (WC)Massimo Boscatto (ITA) 6-3 2-6 7-6
Florian Allgauer (ITA) d. Fabio Beraldo (ITA) 6-3 6-4
(7)Borut Urh (SLO) d. (q)Andrea Ciceroni (ITA) 7-5 6-2
(WC)Fabio Massetta (SUI) d. (4)Kentaro Masuda (JPN) 7-6 7-5
Gianluca Luddi (ITA) d. Christian Dillschneider (SUI) 6-3 6-2
Leonardo.Azzaro (ITA) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 7-6 6-3
Lazaro Navarro (CUB) d. (6)Kotaro Miyachi (JPN) 6-4 2-6 7-6
(5)Nicolas Kischkewitz (FRA) d. Alexey Gavrilov (RUS) 7-6 6-2
Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) d. (WC)Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3 7-6
(q)Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) d. (q)Francesco Zugarelli (ITA) 6-1 6-4
(3)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) d. (WC)Francesco Aldi (ITA) 3-6 7-6 7-5
(8)Olivier Malcor (FRA) d. Guillaume Marx (FRA) 6-3 6-2
Stefano Tarallo (ITA) d. (q)Mario Radic (CRO) 2-6 6-3 6-3
(q)Olivier Tauma (FRA) d. (q)Anders Pahlsson (SWE) 6-3 7-6
(2)Elia Grossi (ITA) d. (q)Asim Shafik (PAK) 6-2 6-0

Second Round
(1)Andres Schneiter (ARG) d. (q)Diego Bracco (ARG) 6-4 6-2
(7)Borut Urh (SLO) d. Florian Allgauer (ITA) 6-3 6-3
Gianluca Luddi (ITA) d. (WC)Fabio Massetta (SUI) 6-4 6-4
Lazaro Navarro (CUB) d. Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 6-4 2-6 7-6
(5)Nicolas Kischkewitz (FRA) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) 6-1 6-1
(3)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) d. (q)Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 7-6 6-1
Stefano Tarallo (ITA) d. (8)Olivier Malcor (FRA) 6-3 6-3
(2)Elia Grossi (ITA) d. (q)Olivier Tauma (FRA) 6-1 7-5

Quarterfinals
(7)Borut Urh (SLO) d. (1)Andres Schneiter (ARG) 6-2 6-0
Gianluca Luddi (ITA) d. Lazaro Navarro (CUB) 4-6 7-5 6-2
(5)Nicolas Kischkewitz (FRA) d. (3)Stefano Cobolli (ITA) 6-0 6-2
(2)Elia Grossi (ITA) d. Stefano Tarallo (ITA) 7-5 6-2

Semifinals
(7)Borut Urh (SLO) d. Gianluca Luddi (ITA) 6-4 4-6 6-2
(5)Nicolas Kischkewitz (FRA) d. (2)Elia Grossi (ITA) 6-2 6-2

Finals
(7)Borut Uhr (SLO) d. (5)Nicolas Kischkewitz (FRA) 6-2 6-1
 

Doubles
Seeds:
1. Nicolas Kischkewitz/Guillaume Marx
2. Fabio Beraldo/Elia Grossi
3. Florian Allgauer/Stefano Cobolli
4. Jean-Rene Lisnard/Oliver Tauma

First Round
(1)Nicolas Kischkewitz/Guillaume Marx (FRA) d. Christian Gambato/Fredrik Samuelsson (ITA/SWE) w/o
Andrea Ciceroni/Francesco Zugarelli (ITA) d. Kamran Khalil/Aurangzeb or Aqeel Khan (PAK) 6-1 6-2
(4) Jean-Rene Lisnard/Oliver Tauma (FRA) d. (WC)Francesco Aldi/Filippo Volandro (ITA) 6-2 6-2
Diego Bracco/Anders Pahlsson (ARG/SWE) d. Alejandro Correa/Giorgio Prouse (ARG/ITA) 6-3 6-2
(WC)Fabio Massetta/Andres Schneiter (SUI/ARG) d. Leonadro Azzaro/Gianluca Luddi (ITA) 6-1 7-5
(3)Florian Allgauer/Stefano Cobolli (ITA) d. (WC)Massimo Dell'Acqua/Stefano Tarallo (ITA) 6-3 6-4
Mohammad Khaliq/Asim Shafik (PAK) d. Marko Budic/Christian Dilschneider (SUI) w/o
(2)Fabio Beraldo/Elia Grossi (ITA) d. Massimo Boscatto/Carlo Santoro (ITA) 7-5 7-6

Quarterfinals
(1)Nicolas Kischkewitz/Guillaume Marx (FRA) d. Andrea Ciceroni/Francesco Zugarelli (ITA) 6-1 6-2
(4) Jean-Rene Lisnard/Oliver Tauma (FRA) d. Diego Bracco/Anders Pahlsson (ARG/SWE) 7-5 6-4
(WC)Fabio Massetta/Andres Schneiter (SUI/ARG) d. (3)Florian Allgauer/Stefano Cobolli (ITA) 6-2 6-3
(2)Fabio Beraldo/Elia Grossi (ITA) d. Mohammad Khaliq/Asim Shafik (PAK) 5-7 6-4 6-2

Semifinals
(1)Nicolas Kischkewitz/Guillaume Marx (FRA) d. (4) Jean-Rene Lisnard/Oliver Tauma (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(WC)Fabio Massetta/Andres Schneiter (SUI/ARG) d. (2)Fabio Beraldo/Elia Grossi (ITA) 7-5 6-1

Final
(1)Nicolas Kischkewitz/Guillaume Marx (FRA) d. (WC)Fabio Massetta/Andres Schneiter (SUI/ARG) 6-1 6-2


courtesy Rudy Selva and David K. Donlon