1998 Stella Artois Championships

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1998 Stella Artois Championships
Date June 8 – June 15
Edition 96th
Category World Series
Draw 64S/32D
Prize money $725,000
Surface Grass / Outdoor
Location London, England
Venue Queen's Club
Champions
Singles
Australia Scott Draper
Doubles
N/A
  • The doubles final was cancelled due to rain.

The 1998 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 96 edition of the tournament and was held from June 8 through June 15, 1998. Scott Draper won the singles title.[1]

Champions

Men's Singles

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Australia Scott Draper defeated Italy Laurence Tieleman 7–6(7–5), 6–4

  • It was Draper's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. He was the lowest ranked player ever to win the tournament, while Tieleman was the lowest ranked finalist.

Men's Doubles

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Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde vs. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Patrick Rafter

  • The doubles final was cancelled due to bad weather. This was the second time in the Open Era that a final at the Championships had been cancelled, the first being the washout of both the singles and doubles finals in 1968.

References

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