1998 Majorca Open
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The 1998 Majorca Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Majorca, Spain
. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 5.
Gustavo Kuerten
defeated
Carlos Moyà
6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3
Pablo Albano
/ Daniel Orsanic
defeated
Jiří Novák
/ David Rikl
7-6, 6-3
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was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
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tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Majorca, Spain
Spain
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. The tournament was held from September 28 to October 5.
Men's Singles
Gustavo KuertenGustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
defeated
Carlos MoyàCarlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3
- It was Kuerten's 3rd title of the year and the 8th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Pablo AlbanoPablo Albano
Pablo Albano , is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Albano enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 25 in 1997.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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Daniel OrsanicDaniel Orsanic
Daniel Orsanic is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.-Playing career:Orsanic was a left-hander and a double handed backhand...
defeated
Jiří NovákJirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
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David RiklDavid Rikl
David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles...
7-6, 6-3
- It was Albano's only title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Orsanic's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.