Japan F1
Ishiwa Machi, Japan
March 16-22, 1998
Surface: Clay
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 64
$15,000

Seeds:
1. Yong-Il Yoon     206
2. Goichi Motomura  212
3. Ota Fukarek      251
4. Mark Nielsen     273
5. Vadim Kutsenko   287
6. Federico Dondo   307
7. Jimy Szymanski   318
8. Hidenki Kaneko   328

First Round
Keppler Orellana (VEN) d. (1)Yong-Il Yoon (KOR) 7-6 6-4
David Caldwell (USA)  d. Kotoro Miyachi (JPN) 7-5 7-6
Ricardo Schlachter (BRA)d. (q)Andy Stewart (USA) 6-4 6-0
Kentaro Masuda (JPN) d. (7)Jimy Szymanski (VEN) 6-3 6-2
(3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) d. (q)Akira Matsushita (JPN) 7-5 6-2
Andrew Rueb (USA) d. Yasufumi Yamamoto (JPN) 6-3 6-3
(q)Patrick Langvardt (DEN) d. (q)Takahiro Terachi (JPN) 6-4 3-6 6-0
(5)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. Dejan Petrovic (AUS) 5-7 6-2 6-3
(q)Tobias Hildebrand (SWE) d. (6)Federico Dondo (URU) 6-4 6-1
Teo Susnjak (NZL) d. (WC)Tatsuya Hideshima (JPN) 6-4 6-4
Yaoki Ishii (JPN) d. (WC)Hiroki Ishii (JPN) 6-0 6-4
(4)Mark Nielsen (NZL) d. (q)Hiroya Umakoshi (JPN) 6-2 5-7 6-0
(8)Hideki Kaneko (JPN) d. (WC)Wei-Ju Chen (TPE) 6-3 6-2
Tetsuya Chaen (JPN) d. (LL)Tasuka Iwami (JPN) 6-3 6-0
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. (WC)Ryo Oki (JPN) 6-2 6-2
(2)Goichi Motomura (JPN) d. (q)Cristiano Testa (BRA) 6-3 6-4

Second Round
David Caldwell (USA) d. Keppler Orellana (VEN) 6-1 6-1
Ricardo Schlachter (BRA) d. Kentaro Masuda (JPN) 7-5 6-4
Andrew Rueb (USA) d. (3)Ota Fukarek (CZE) 6-4 7-5
(5)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. (q)Patrick Langvardt (DEN) 7-6 6-4
Teo Susnjak (NZL) d. (q)Tobias Hildebrand (SWE) 5-7 7-5 6-2
(4)Mark Nielsen (NZL) d. Yaoki Ishii (JPN) 6-2 6-3
Tetsuya Chaen (JPN) d. (8)Hideki Kaneko (JPN) 6-2 6-4
(2)Goichi Motomura (JPN) d. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 7-5 6-0

Quarterfinals
Ricardo Schlachter (BRA) d. David Caldwell (USA) 6-4 6-3
(5)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. Andrew Rueb (USA) 6-7 6-4 6-1
Teo Susnjak (NZL) d. (4)Mark Nielsen (NZL) 6-4 6-2
(2)Goichi Motomura (JPN) d. Tetsuya Chaen (JPN) 6-0 7-5

Semifinals
(5)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) d. Ricardo Schlachter (BRA) 6-2 5-7 6-3
(2)Goichi Motomura (JPN) d. Teo Susnjak (NZL) 6-2 6-3

Finals
(5)Vadim Kutsenko (UZB)d. (2)Goichi Motomura (JPN) 6-4 6-3


Doubles
Seeds:
1. James Greenhalgh/Andrew Painter
2. Mark Nielsen/Dejan Petrovic
3. Keppler Orellana/Jimy Szymanski
4. Ricardo Schalchter/Cristiano Testa

First Round
(1)James Greenhalgh/Andrew Painter (NZL/AUS) d. (ALT)Kenji Fujiwara/Masafumi Komada (JPN) 6-1 6-2 
(WC)Wei-Ju Chen/Toshiaru Kato (TPE/JPN) d. (WC)Hitoshi Kikuchi/Isao Miyoshi (JPN) 6-1 6-1
(4)Ricardo Schalchter/Cristiano Testa (BRA) d. Akira Matsushita/Norikazu Sugiyama (JPN) 7-5 7-5
Tobias Hildebrand/Patrick Langvardt (Swe/Den) d. Hyung-Taik Lee/Yong-Il Yoon (KOR) 3-6 6-2 6-1
Oto Fukarek/Vadim Kutsenko (CZE/UZB) d. Yaoki Ishii/Mitsuru Takada (JPN) 6-2 6-1
(WC)Hiroki Ishii/Hideki Kaneko (JPN) d. (3)Keppler Orellana/Jimy Szymanski (VEN) 2-6 6-2 6-0
Todd Meringoff /Andrew Rueb (USA) d. Mishihisa Onoda/Hiroyasu Sato (JPN) 6-4 7-6
(2)Mark Nielsen/Dejan Petrovic (NZL/AUS) d. Tetsuya Chaen/Yasufumi Yamamoto (JPN) 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)James Greenhalgh/Andrew Painter (NZL/AUS) d. (WC)Wei-Ju Chen/Toshiaru Kato (TPE/JPN) 6-3 6-2
(4)Ricardo Schalchter/Cristiano Testa (BRA) d. Tobias Hildebrand/Patrick Langvardt (Swe/Den) 6-4 6-2
Oto Fukarek/Vadim Kutsenko (CZE/UZB) d. (WC)Hiroki Ishii/Hideki Kaneko (JPN) 6-3 6-1
Todd Meringoff /Andrew Rueb (USA) d. (2)Mark Nielsen/Dejan Petrovic (NZL/AUS) 6-2 6-7 6-3

Semifinals
(1)James Greenhalgh/Andrew Painter (NZL/AUS) d. (4)Ricardo Schalchter/Cristiano Testa (BRA) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Todd Meringoff /Andrew Rueb (USA) d. Oto Fukarek/Vadim Kutsenko (CZE/UZB) 7-6 6-1

Final
(1)James Greenhalgh/Andrew Painter (NZL/AUS) d. (4)Ricardo Schalchter/Cristiano Testa (BRA) 4-6 7-5 6-3


courtesy David K. Donlon