1998 Heineken Open – Singles

1998 Heineken Open 1998 Heineken Open CHI Marcelo Ríos AUS Richard Fromberg 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) singles doubles 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 BellSouth Open – Singles ATP Auckland Open First-seeded Marcelo Ríos defeated Richard Fromberg 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the 1998 Heineken Open singles competition. Jonas Björkman was the champion but did not defend his title. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. CHI Marcelo Ríos (champion) ESP Félix Mantilla (semifinals) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals) URU Marcelo Filippini (first round) USA Jeff Tarango (second round) NZL Brett Steven (second round) CZE Daniel Vacek (first round) ESP Javier Sánchez (second round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CHI M Ríos 6 6     ECU N Lapentti 3 3     BRA F Meligeni 4 6 66 WC NZL M Nielsen 6 1 78   DEN K Carlsen 6 6     ESP J Viloca 2 3   WC NZL A Hunt 6 77   7 CZE D Vacek 4 60   4 URU M Filippini 77 3 2   USA M Washington 61 6 6   ZIM B Black 6 6     ITA A Gaudenzi 1 3   Q DEU C Vinck 6 77   Q USA G Weiner 1 63   Q USA B MacPhie 6 3 2 5 USA J Tarango 3 6 6 6 NZL B Steven 6 6   WC NZL T Susnjak 1 2     AUS R Fromberg 3       MAR K Alami 0 R     CZE M Damm 77 6     NOR C Ruud 65 3     USA R Reneberg 2 4   3 SVK D Hrbatý 6 6   8 ESP J Sánchez 6 7     RSA G Stafford 4 5     FRA L Roux 6 2 3   ESP C Costa 1 6 6 Q USA M Sell 6 2 7   SWE M Tillström 3 6 5   BEL J van Herck 63 3   2 ESP F Mantilla 77 6   1 CHI M Ríos 7 6   WC NZL M Nielsen 5 1     DEN K Carlsen 6 6   WC NZL A Hunt 1 3     USA M Washington 0 4     ZIM B Black 6 6   Q DEU C Vinck 4 6 6 5 USA J Tarango 6 1 1 6 NZL B Steven 64 3     AUS R Fromberg 77 6     CZE M Damm 3 4   3 SVK D Hrbatý 6 6   8 ESP J Sánchez 0 1     ESP C Costa 6 6   Q USA M Sell 3 67   2 ESP F Mantilla 6 79   1 CHI M Ríos 5 6 6   DEN K Carlsen 7 4 1   ZIM B Black 6 2 7 Q DEU C Vinck 4 6 5   AUS R Fromberg 6 78   3 SVK D Hrbatý 2 66     ESP C Costa 2 3   2 ESP F Mantilla 6 6   1 CHI M Ríos 6 6     ZIM B Black 1 3     AUS R Fromberg 6 710   2 ESP F Mantilla 3 68   1 CHI Marcelo Ríos 4 6 77   AUS Richard Fromberg 6 4 63 External links ATP Singles draw ATP Singles Qualifying draw Singles Category:ATP Auckland Open