The 1998 Open 13 was a men's

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tournament played on indoor hard courts at the

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, France, that was part of the

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of the

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. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February to 9 February 1998. Sixth-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...

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

Doubles

Donald Johnson Donald James Johnson (born September 9, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the ...

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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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