1998 Salem Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Salem Open
Champion Denmark Kenneth Carlsen[1]
Runner-up Zimbabwe Byron Black
Final score 6–2, 6–0

The 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6 April – 12 April, 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Michael Chang (First Round)
  2. Germany Tommy Haas (First Round)
  3. Sweden Thomas Johansson (Semifinals)
  4. New Zealand Brett Steven (First Round)
  5. United States Vince Spadea (Second Round)
  6. Czech Republic Martin Damm (Second Round)
  7. Italy Gianluca Pozzi (Quarterfinals)
  8. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (Champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final[1]
                         
     Zimbabwe Byron Black 65 7 7  
   Canada Sébastien Lareau 7 5 64  
  8  Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 6 6  
     Zimbabwe Byron Black 2 0  
3  Sweden Thomas Johansson 2 2  
  8  Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 6 6    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 Germany C Vinck 6 3 6  
1  United States M Chang 4 6 1      Germany C Vinck 1 2  
 Zimbabwe B Black 63 7 6      Zimbabwe B Black 6 6  
 Germany H Dreekmann 7 5 2        Zimbabwe B Black 6 6  
 Germany D Prinosil 67 6 6       7  Italy G Pozzi 4 0  
 Italy S Pescosolido 7 0 1      Germany D Prinosil 4 64
7  Italy G Pozzi 7 7     7  Italy G Pozzi 6 7  
 Finland T Ketola 5 5        Zimbabwe B Black 65 7 7
 Canada S Lareau 6 65 6        Canada S Lareau 7 5 64
4  New Zealand B Steven 4 7 3      Canada S Lareau 7 6  
 Canada D Nestor 6 7      Canada D Nestor 65 3  
 United States B MacPhie 4 5        Canada S Lareau 6 7
 Spain Ó Burrieza 6 7        Spain Ó Burrieza 1 64  
 Australia M Tebbutt 3 63      Spain Ó Burrieza 6 6
6  Czech Republic M Damm 6 7     6  Czech Republic M Damm 4 4  
 Czech Republic D Vacek 4 67  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 Australia S Stolle 6 6  
5  United States V Spadea 1 3      Australia S Stolle 7 6  
 Australia B Ellwood 6 6      Australia B Ellwood 65 4  
 Hong Kong W Wong 1 2        Australia S Stolle 66 5  
 United States D Wheaton 7 3       3  Sweden T Johansson 7 7  
 France A Boetsch 5 1 R      United States D Wheaton 3 6 1
3  Sweden T Johansson 62 6 6     3  Sweden T Johansson 6 3 6  
 United States S Campbell 7 0 3       3  Sweden T Johansson 2 2
8  Denmark K Carlsen 7 6       8  Denmark K Carlsen 6 6
 Sweden P Nyborg 5 3     8  Denmark K Carlsen 3 7 6  
 United States G Grant 7 6      United States G Grant 6 '63 4  
 United States A O'Brien 5 1       8  Denmark K Carlsen 7 6
 Japan G Motomura 7 0 7        South Africa N Godwin 5 1  
 Czech Republic R Vašek 62 6 61      Japan G Motomura 3 6 0
 South Africa N Godwin 6 6      South Africa N Godwin 6 4 6  
2  Germany T Haas 3 4  

References

  1. 1 2 "1998 Hong Kong". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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