The 1998 Open 13 was a men's

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tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Palais des Sports de Marseille in

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, France, that was part of the

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of the

1998 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series a ...

. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February to 9 February 1998. Sixth-seeded Thomas Enqvist won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Thomas Enqvist defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–1 * It was Enqvist's first title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

Donald Johnson /

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defeated

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/ T. J. Middleton 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Johnson's first title of the year and the fourth of his career. It was Montana's first title of the year and the seventh of his career.

References

External links

Official website

ATP tournament profile

ITF tournament edition details
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Open 13 The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February. The number 13 is the INSEE co ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...