1998 ATP 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, and was part of the ATP [Masters Series|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.
The men's field was headlined by List of [ATP number 1 ranked players|ATP No. 1], Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells], Miami, Auckland titlist, Australian Open finalist Marcelo Ríos, 1998 [ECC Antwerp|Antwerp] winner, 1998 [Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells] and 1997 U.S. Open runner-up Greg Rusedski and Marseille runner-up, 1994 [German Open (tennis)|1994 Hamburg] winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai] titlist Àlex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, Karol Kučera, Richard Krajicek and Alberto Berasategui.
Finals
Singles
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.