1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date March 2 – March 8
Edition 26th
Category ATP International Series
Surface Hardcourt / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Ahoy Rotterdam
Champions
Singles
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis

The 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from March 2 through March 18, 1998.

The singles field was led by ATP No. 3, US Open champion and Grand Slam Cup finalist Patrick Rafter, US Open semifinalist and Australian Open quarterfinalist Jonas Björkman, and US Open runner-up, Split finalist, Antwerp winner Greg Rusedski. Other seeds competing were recent London titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, St. Petersburg winner and Rotterdam defending champion Richard Krajicek, Sergi Bruguera and Goran Ivanišević.

Champions

Singles

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Netherlands Jan Siemerink defeated Sweden Thomas Johansson, 7–6(7–2), 6–2

  • It was Jan Siemerink's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall.


Doubles

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Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval 7–6, 6–3


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