The 1998 BMW Open was an

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men's

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tournament held in

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, Germany. The

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was held from 27 April to 4 May 1998. Seventh-seeded

Thomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles. He has a career high ATP world ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–3 * It was Enqvist's 2nd title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Doubles

Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM (born 2 April 1971) is an Australian former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster with the Nine Network. Woodbridge is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde (n ...

Mark Woodforde Mark Raymond Woodforde, OAM (born 23 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of " The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge. Woodforde was born in Adelaide, and joined ...

defeated

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6–0, 6–3 * It was Woodbridge's 4th title of the year and the 57th of his career. It was Woodforde's 4th title of the year and the 60th of his career.

References

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – tournament profile
{{1998 ATP Tour

BMW Open The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (german: Internationale Tennis-Meisterschaften von Bayern, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. Held since 190 ...

Bavarian International Tennis Championships