The 1998 Paegas Czech Open, also known as the Prague Open, was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
clay court
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s in
Prague
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, Czech Republic that was part of the
World Series
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of the
1998 ATP Tour
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. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April until 3 May 1998. Unseeded
Fernando Meligeni
Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born 12 April 1971), nicknamed ''Fininho'' (diminutive form in Portuguese for ''thin''), is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He won three singles (and 7 doubles) titles and reached the semifinals of both t ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Fernando Meligeni
Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born 12 April 1971), nicknamed ''Fininho'' (diminutive form in Portuguese for ''thin''), is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He won three singles (and 7 doubles) titles and reached the semifinals of both t ...
defeated
Ctislav Doseděl
Ctislav Doseděl (; born 10 August 1970), also known as Sláva Doseděl, is a Czech former tennis player. He turned professional in 1989.
Career
Doseděl won three singles titles and one doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached ...
, 6–1, 6–4.
* It was Meligeni's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd and last of his career.
Doubles
Wayne Arthurs /
Andrew Kratzmann
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Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering with his broth ...
defeated
Fredrik Bergh Fredrik Bergh may refer to:
* Fredrik Bergh (tennis)
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Bergh, a doubles specialist, appeared in five Grand Slam tournaments. He partnered Peter Nyborg in fou ...
/
Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He was born in Stockholm.
Tennis career
Juniors
Kulti was ranked No. 1 in the junior world singles rankings in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wi ...
, 6–1, 6–1.
See also
*
1998 Skoda Czech Open – women's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1998 ATP Tour
Prague Open In tennis, Prague Open may refer to:
* Prague Open (1987–1999)
* 1992 HTC Prague Open, HTC Prague Open, held only in 1992
* BVV Prague Open (1993–1994)
* I.ČLTK Prague Open, Advantage Cars Prague Open
* WTA Prague Open, Livesport Prague Open
* ...
Prague Open (1987–1999)
1998 in Czech tennis