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1998 WTA Tier I Series
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2 – October 25 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis (2) |
| Most tournament finals | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis Venus Williams (3) |
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Tournaments edit
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Feb 2 – 8 | $926,250 |
| State Farm Evert Cup | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 2 – 15 | $1,250,000 |
| Lipton Championships | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 16 – 29 | $1,900,000 |
| Family Circle Magazine Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay (green) | Mar 30 – Apr 5 | $926,250 |
| Campionati Internazionali d’Italia[3] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 4 – 10 | $926,250 |
| German Open[4] | Germany | Berlin | Clay (red) | May 11 – 17 | $926,250 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 17 – 23 | $926,250 |
| European Championships | Switzerland | Zürich | Hard | Oct 12 – 18 | $926,250 |
| MGTS Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 19 – 25 | $1,000,000 |
Results edit
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Mirjana Lučić* | ||||||
| Indian Wells | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–4 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Miami | Venus Williams | Anna Kournikova | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Hilton Head | Amanda Coetzer | Irina Spîrlea | 6–3, 6–4 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Rome | Martina Hingis | Venus Williams | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Berlin | Conchita Martínez | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–4s | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Montréal | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–2 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Zürich | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams | 6–3, 6–4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Moscow | Mary Pierce | Monica Seles | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Mary Pierce* | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Natasha Zvereva |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1998 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "1998 German Open Draws" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2017.
External links edit
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website