1998 Tennis Channel Open
Encyclopedia
The 1998 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona
in the United States
that was part of the International Series
of the 1998 ATP Tour
. The tournament was held from March 2 through March 9, 1998.
Andre Agassi
defeated
Jason Stoltenberg
6–4, 7–6 (7–3)
Cyril Suk
/ Michael Tebbutt
defeated Kent Kinnear
/ David Wheaton
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
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 played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
in the United States
United States
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that was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 1998 ATP Tour
1998 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP Super 9, the International Series Gold and the International Series Tournaments tournaments....
. The tournament was held from March 2 through March 9, 1998.
Men's Singles
Andre AgassiAndre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
defeated
Jason StoltenbergJason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No...
6–4, 7–6 (7–3)
- It was Agassi's 2nd title of the year and the 37th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Cyril SukCyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
/
Michael TebbuttMichael Tebbutt
Michael Tebbutt was an Australian tennis player.He was educated at St Johns Park High School and Northern Arizona University before starting his career as a professional tennis player....
defeated
Kent KinnearKent Kinnear
Kent Kinnear , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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David WheatonDavid Wheaton
David Wheaton is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Born in Minneapolis, Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1...
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
- It was Suk's 1st title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was Tebbutt's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.