1998 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Singles

Singles
1998 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Champion	Jiří Novák[1]
Runner-up	Xavier Malisse
Final score	6–3, 6–3

The 1998 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Mexico City, Mexico that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October – 1 November.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
2. Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
3. Gustavo Kuerten (First Round)
4. Francisco Clavet (Semifinals)
5. Dominik Hrbatý (Second Round)
6. Mariano Puerta (Semifinals)
7. Fernando Meligeni (Second Round)
8. Franco Squillari (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Xavier Malisse	6	6
	4	Francisco Clavet	2	2
									Xavier Malisse	3	3
									Jiří Novák	6	6
	6	Mariano Puerta	3	7	3
		Jiří Novák	6	6^1	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	F Mantilla	6	6
	F Vicente	4	3				1	F Mantilla	6^4	6	6
	X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	7	3	3
	Á Calatrava	4	2												X Malisse	6	7
	JA Marín	7	2	6											JA Marín	3	5
	S Sargsian	6^7	6	0				JA Marín	6	4	7
	JA Viloca	4	7	6				JA Viloca	4	6	6^1
8	F Squillari	6	6^2	4																		X Malisse	6	6
4	F Clavet	4	6	6																	4	F Clavet	2	2
	M Rodriguez	6	3	2			4	F Clavet	3	6	6
	Y El Aynaoui	6	6					Y El Aynaoui	6	0	4
	M Zabaleta	3	4											4	F Clavet	7	7
	D Sanguinetti	6^3	6	7											D Sanguinetti	6^1	5
	J Courier	7	3	5				D Sanguinetti	6	6
5	D Hrbatý	6	6				5	D Hrbatý	3	3
	C Ruud	4	3

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	M Puerta	6	6
	K Alami	4	4				6	M Puerta	6	6
	L Arnold	6	6^3	6				L Arnold	1	2
	S Campbell	4	7	3										6	M Puerta	5	6	6
	G Cañas	7	6												A Hernández	7	1	4
	J Alonso	6^1	4					G Cañas	2	3
	A Hernández	6	7					A Hernández	6	6
3	G Kuerten	3	5																		6	M Puerta	3	7	3
7	F Meligeni	6	6																			J Novák	6	6^1	6
	M Hood	3	4				7	F Meligeni	6^3	3
	J Burillo	6	6					J Burillo	7	6
	N Lapentti	1	4												J Burillo	3	6	3
	J Novák	6	6^5	7											J Novák	6	3	6
	R Delgado	4	7	6^4				J Novák	6	7
	L Lavalle	6	7					L Lavalle	3	6^1
2	A Berasategui	3	6^3

References

1. "1998 Mexico City". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2015.