1998 ATP German Open

For WTA tour event, see 1998 WTA German Open.

The 1998 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 4 May through 11 May 1998.^[3]

1998 ATP German Open
Date	4–11 May
Edition	92nd
Category	ATP Super 9
Draw	56S / 28D
Prize money	$2,200,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Venue	Rothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Albert Costa[1]
Doubles
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana[2]

The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 1, Indian Wells, Miami, Auckland titlist, Australian Open finalist Marcelo Ríos, Antwerp winner, Indian Wells and 1997 U.S. Open runner-up Greg Rusedski and Marseille runner-up, 1994 Hamburg winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Dubai titlist Àlex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, Karol Kučera, Richard Krajicek and Alberto Berasategui.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Albert Costa defeated Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–0, 1–0, retired.

• It was Albert Costa's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

Main article: 1998 ATP German Open – Doubles

Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana defeated David Adams / Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4