1998 WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

1998 WTA Tour

Lindsay Davenport finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open. She also won two Tier I events.
Details
Duration	January 5 – November 23, 1998
Edition	28th
Tournaments	52
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (11)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Lindsay Davenport (6)
Most tournament finals	Lindsay Davenport (10)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis (US$3,375,989)
Points leader	Lindsay Davenport (5,654)
Awards
Player of the year	Lindsay Davenport
Doubles team of the year	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Most improved player of the year	Patty Schnyder
Newcomer of the year	Serena Williams
Comeback player of the year	Monica Seles
← 1997 1999 →

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.

Key

Grand Slam events

Year-end championships

WTA Tier I tournaments

WTA Tier II events

WTA Tier III events

WTA Tier IV events

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	Slovakia 2–1	France	Round robin (Group A)   Australia   Sweden   Spain	Round robin (Group B)   South Africa   United States   Germany
	Thalgo Hardcourt Championships Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 6–0	María Vento	Sylvia Plischke   Wang Shi-ting	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy   Mariaan de Swardt   Sarah Pitkowski   Ruxandra Dragomir
		Elena Likhovtseva   Ai Sugiyama 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Park Sung-hee   Wang Shi-ting
	ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Dominique Van Roost 4–6, 7–6^(11–9), 7–5	Silvia Farina	Sandrine Testud   Anne Miller	Sandra Cacic   Julie Halard-Decugis   Tamarine Tanasugarn   Lisa Raymond
		Nana Miyagi   Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Julie Halard-Decugis   Janette Husárová
12 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $342,500 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–3	Venus Williams	Ai Sugiyama   Serena Williams	Magdalena Maleeva   Barbara Paulus   Natasha Zvereva   Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis   Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Katrina Adams   Meredith McGrath
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–2	Dominique Van Roost	Magdalena Grzybowska   Joannette Kruger	Li Fang   Henrieta Nagyová   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot   Barbara Schett
		Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez 7–6^(8–6), 6–3	Julie Halard-Decugis   Janette Husárová
19 Jan 26 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,217,298 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3	Conchita Martínez	Anke Huber   Lindsay Davenport	Mary Pierce   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Sandrine Testud   Venus Williams
		Martina Hingis   Mirjana Lučić 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva
		Justin Gimelstob   Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1	Cyril Suk   Helena Suková

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Iva Majoli   Amanda Coetzer	Rita Grande   Miho Saeki   Ai Sugiyama   Irina Spîrlea
		Martina Hingis   Mirjana Lučić 7–5, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva
9 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–3, 7–5	Dominique Van Roost	Jana Novotná   Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Paulus   Anke Huber   Sarah Pitkowski   Iva Majoli
		Sabine Appelmans   Miriam Oremans 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Anna Kournikova   Larisa Savchenko
16 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–0, 2–6, 7–5	Jana Novotná	Anna Kournikova   Sabine Appelmans	Lisa Raymond   Anke Huber   Nathalie Tauziat   Steffi Graf
		Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva   Caroline Vis
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Paola Suárez 6–3, 6–4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	Larissa Schaerer   Conchita Martínez Granados	Corina Morariu   Janette Husárová   Fabiola Zuluaga   Laurence Courtois
		Janette Husárová   Paola Suárez 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Melissa Mazzotta   Ekaterina Sysoeva
23 Feb	Generali Ladies Tennis Grand Prix Linz, Austria Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)	Dominique Van Roost	Silvia Farina   Iva Majoli	Anna Kournikova   Nathalie Tauziat   Sabine Appelmans   Lisa Raymond
		Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Anna Kournikova   Larisa Savchenko
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event $164, 250 – hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–2	Joannette Kruger	Lindsay Davenport   Sarah Pitkowski	Lea Ghirardi   Francesca Lubiani   Serena Williams   Sandrine Testud
		Serena Williams   Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2	Cătălina Cristea   Kristine Kunce

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar 9 Mar	State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,250,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams   Steffi Graf	Conchita Martínez   Joannette Kruger   Natasha Zvereva   Sandra Cacic
		Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat
16 Mar 23 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,900,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Anna Kournikova	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Serena Williams   Silvia Farina   Jana Novotná   Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Natasha Zvereva
30 Mar	Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $926,250 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 6–3, 6–4	Irina Spîrlea	Monica Seles   Lisa Raymond	Lindsay Davenport   Patty Schnyder   Andrea Glass   Magüi Serna
		Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $450,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–7^(8–10), 6–0, 6–2	Conchita Martínez	Lindsay Davenport   Amanda Coetzer	Anna Kournikova   Iva Majoli   Lisa Raymond   Tara Snyder
		Sandra Cacic   Mary Pierce 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder
13 Apr	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3	Corina Morariu	Wang Shi-ting   Amy Frazier	Erika deLone   Lori McNeil   Nicole Pratt   Naoko Sawamatsu
		Naoko Kijimuta   Nana Miyagi 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Amy Frazier   Rika Hiraki
	Makarska International Championships Makarska, Croatia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Květa Hrdličková 6–3, 6–1	Li Fang	Gala León García   Lenka Němečková	Paola Suárez   Ana Alcázar   Sandra Klösel   Olga Lugina
		Tina Križan   Katarina Srebotnik 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Karin Kschwendt
	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Ghent, Belgium – hard (i) Brno, Czech Republic – carpet (i) Saarbrücken, Germany – carpet (i) Kiawah Island, United States – clay (red)	Quarterfinals Winners   France 3–2    Switzerland 4–1   Spain 3–2   United States 5–0	Quarterfinals Losers   Belgium   Czech Republic   Germany   Netherlands
20 Apr	Lotto-Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Silvia Farina	Li Fang   Sarah Pitkowski	Sandrine Testud   María Sánchez Lorenzo   Julie Halard-Decugis   Rita Kuti-Kis
		Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–1, 6–1	Cătălina Cristea   Laura Montalvo
27 Apr	Intersport Ladies GP Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay (red) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–5	Jana Novotná	Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	Jennifer Capriati   Virginia Ruano Pascual   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Julia Abe
		Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder 7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 6–3	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mirjana Lučić 6–2, 6–4	Corina Morariu	Joannette Kruger   Silvija Talaja	Raluca Sandu   Mariana Díaz Oliva   Lea Ghirardi   Anna-Maria Cecchini
		Laura Montalvo   Paola Suárez walkover	Joannette Kruger   Mirjana Lučić

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Venus Williams	Mirjana Lučić   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anna Kournikova   Sandrine Testud   Lisa Raymond   Serena Williams
		Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Amanda Coetzer   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
11 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–4	Amélie Mauresmo	Anna Kournikova   Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis   Ai Sugiyama   Irina Spîrlea   Barbara Paulus
		Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–0	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat
18 May	Páginas Amarillas Open Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay (red) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 3–6, 6–4, 6–0	Dominique Van Roost	Sandrine Testud   Barbara Schett	Chanda Rubin   Magüi Serna   Tara Snyder   Kristie Boogert
		Florencia Labat   Dominique Van Roost 6–3, 6–1	Rachel McQuillan   Nicole Pratt
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay (red) – $200,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Irina Spîrlea 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Julie Halard-Decugis	Elena Likhovtseva   Alexandra Fusai	Amanda Coetzer   Nathalie Tauziat   Ai Sugiyama   Henrieta Nagyová
		Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3	Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis
25 May 1 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $4,105,011 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2	Monica Seles	Martina Hingis   Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams   Jana Novotná   Patty Schnyder   Iva Majoli
		Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva
		Justin Gimelstob   Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4	Luis Lobo   Serena Williams

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 48S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Cancelled due to rain		Steffi Graf   Nathalie Tauziat   Elena Likhovtseva   Yayuk Basuki	Magüi Serna   Kerry-Anne Guse   Dominique Van Roost   Irina Spîrlea
		Els Callens   Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs
15 Jun	Direct Line Insurance Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Natasha Zvereva   Anna Kournikova	Irina Spîrlea   Magüi Serna   Serena Williams   Steffi Graf
		Mariaan de Swardt   Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Natasha Zvereva
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–3, 6–4	Miriam Oremans	Kimberly Po   Sandrine Testud	Chanda Rubin   Kristie Boogert   Sabine Appelmans   Gala León García
		Sabine Appelmans   Miriam Oremans 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–5)	Cătălina Cristea   Eva Melicharová
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,404,163 – 128S/64QS/64D/16QD/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Jana Novotná 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	Nathalie Tauziat	Martina Hingis   Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Venus Williams   Monica Seles   Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná 6–3, 3–6, 8–6	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva
		Max Mirnyi   Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mirjana Lučić

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier III event Clay (red) – $160,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–0	Sandrine Testud	Henrieta Nagyová   Natasha Zvereva	Sarah Pitkowski   Meghann Shaughnessy   Amélie Mauresmo   Silvia Farina
		Silvia Farina   Karina Habšudová 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Květa Hrdličková   Michaela Paštiková
	Piberstein Styria Open Maria Lankowitz, Austria Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Gala León García	Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Amélie Cocheteux	Sylvia Plischke   Barbara Schett   Barbara Paulus   Meike Babel
		Laura Montalvo   Paola Suárez 6–1, 6–2	Tina Križan   Katarina Srebotnik
13 Jul	Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier III event Clay (red) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–0, 6–3	Silvia Farina	Henrieta Nagyová   Magdalena Grzybowska	Karina Habšudová   Cătălina Cristea   Andrea Glass   Joannette Kruger
		Karina Habšudová   Olga Lugina 7–6^(7–2), 7–5	Liezel Horn   Karin Kschwendt
	XI Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–1, 5–7, 6–2	Barbara Schett	Miriam Oremans   Barbara Rittner	Maria Paola Zavagli   Elena Pampoulova   Radka Bobková   Jennifer Capriati
		Pavlina Nola   Elena Pampoulova 6–4, 6–2	Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder
20 July	Fed Cup: Semifinals Sion, Switzerland – clay (red) Madrid, Spain – clay (red)	Semifinal Winners    Switzerland 5–0   Spain 3–2	Semifinal Losers   France   United States
27 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Venus Williams	Steffi Graf   Monica Seles	Tamarine Tanasugarn   Natasha Zvereva   Elena Likhovtseva   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
		Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko   Elena Tatarkova
	Prokom Polish Open Sopot, Poland Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 5–7, 6–1	Elena Pampoulova	Gala León García   Anna Smashnova	Cristina Torrens Valero   Barbara Rittner   Květa Hrdličková   Marlene Weingärtner
		Květa Hrdličková   Helena Vildová 6–3, 6–2	Åsa Carlsson   Seda Noorlander

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–1	Mary Pierce	Martina Hingis   Monica Seles	Joannette Kruger   Venus Williams   Ai Sugiyama   Nathalie Tauziat
		Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–1	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat
	ENKA Open Istanbul, Turkey Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(11–9)	Olga Barabanschikova	Florencia Labat   Laura Golarsa	Meghann Shaughnessy   Haruka Inoue   Francesca Lubiani   Anna Smashnova
		Meike Babel   Laurence Courtois 6–0, 6–2	Åsa Carlsson   Florencia Labat
10 Aug	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Monica Seles	Serena Williams   Elena Tatarkova   Nathalie Tauziat   Natasha Zvereva
		Martina Hingis   Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2	Tamarine Tanasugarn   Elena Tatarkova
	Boston Cup Boston, United States Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5	Barbara Schett	Cara Black   Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer   Elena Likhovtseva   Corina Morariu   Anke Huber
		Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 6–4	Mariaan de Swardt   Mary Joe Fernández
17 Aug	du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event Hard – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	Sandrine Testud   Anke Huber January 01, 1970 Latest articles January 06, 2023 Wisconsin Senate, District 30 January 12, 2023 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2018 January 13, 2023 Wisdom of the crowd January 03, 2023 Wisdom tooth January 07, 2023 Wish (Feargal Sharkey album) January 06, 2023 Wishmaster (song) January 04, 2023 Wishmaster World Tour January 13, 2023 Wisin January 08, 2023 Wissant January 07, 2023 Wissett Most Read January 06, 2023 Gerd Heinrich December 27, 2022 Gerd Hornberger January 06, 2023 Gerda von Bülow January 04, 2023 Gerdi (tribe) January 12, 2023 Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim 1998, tour, tour, elite, tour, professional, women, tennis, organised, women, tennis, association, tour, includes, four, grand, slam, tournaments, tour, championships, tier, tier, tier, tier, events, tournaments, part, tour, although, they, award, points, worl. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women s tennis organised by the Women s Tennis Association WTA The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I Tier II Tier III and Tier IV events ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour although they award points for the WTA World Ranking 1998 WTA TourLindsay Davenport finished the year as world No 1 for the first time in her career She won six tournaments during the season including a major at the US Open She also won two Tier I events DetailsDurationJanuary 5 November 23 1998Edition28thTournaments52CategoriesGrand Slam 4 WTA ChampionshipsGrand Slam CupWTA Tier I 9 WTA Tier II 15 WTA Tier III 12 WTA Tier IV 11 Achievements singles Most tournament titlesLindsay Davenport 6 Most tournament finalsLindsay Davenport 10 Prize money leaderMartina Hingis US 3 375 989 Points leaderLindsay Davenport 5 654 AwardsPlayer of the yearLindsay DavenportDoubles team of the yearMartina Hingis Jana NovotnaMost improved player of the yearPatty SchnyderNewcomer of the yearSerena WilliamsComeback player of the yearMonica Seles 19971999 Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 Key 1 2 January 1 3 February 1 4 March 1 5 April 1 6 May 1 7 June 1 8 July 1 9 August 1 10 September 1 11 October 1 12 November 2 Statistical information 3 Rankings 4 See also 5 ReferencesSchedule editThis is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 WTA Tour with player progression documented from the quarter final stage Key edit Grand Slam events Year end championships WTA Tier I tournaments WTA Tier II events WTA Tier III events WTA Tier IV events Team events January edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Jan Hyundai Hopman CupPerth AustraliaITF Mixed Teams ChampionshipsHard i A 1 000 000 8 teams RR nbsp Slovakia2 1 nbsp France Round robin Group A nbsp Australia nbsp Sweden nbsp Spain Round robin Group B nbsp South Africa nbsp United States nbsp Germany Thalgo Hardcourt ChampionshipsGold Coast Australia Tier III event Hard 164 250 30S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Ai Sugiyama7 5 6 0 nbsp Maria Vento nbsp Sylvia Plischke nbsp Wang Shi ting nbsp Brenda Schultz McCarthy nbsp Mariaan de Swardt nbsp Sarah Pitkowski nbsp Ruxandra Dragomir nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Ai Sugiyama 1 6 6 3 6 4 nbsp Park Sung hee nbsp Wang Shi ting ASB Bank ClassicAuckland New Zealand Tier IV event Hard 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Dominique Van Roost4 6 7 6 11 9 7 5 nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Anne Miller nbsp Sandra Cacic nbsp Julie Halard Decugis nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Nana Miyagi nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn 7 6 7 1 6 4 nbsp Julie Halard Decugis nbsp Janette Husarova 12 Jan Adidas InternationalSydney Australia Tier II event Hard 342 500 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario6 1 6 3 nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Magdalena Maleeva nbsp Barbara Paulus nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Helena Sukova 6 1 6 2 nbsp Katrina Adams nbsp Meredith McGrath ANZ Tasmanian InternationalHobart Australia Tier IV event Hard 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Patty Schnyder6 3 6 2 nbsp Dominique Van Roost nbsp Magdalena Grzybowska nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Li Fang nbsp Henrieta Nagyova nbsp Anne Gaelle Sidot nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual nbsp Paola Suarez 7 6 8 6 6 3 nbsp Julie Halard Decugis nbsp Janette Husarova 19 Jan26 Jan Australian OpenMelbourne Australia Grand Slam Hard 3 217 298 128S 64Q 64D 32X Singles Doubles Mixed doubles nbsp Martina Hingis6 3 6 3 nbsp Conchita Martinez nbsp Anke Huber nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Mary Pierce nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Mirjana Lucic 6 4 2 6 6 3 nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Justin Gimelstob nbsp Venus Williams6 2 6 1 nbsp Cyril Suk nbsp Helena Sukova February edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Feb Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo Japan Tier I event Carpet i 926 250 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Lindsay Davenport6 3 6 3 nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Iva Majoli nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Rita Grande nbsp Miho Saeki nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Irina Spirlea nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Mirjana Lucic 7 5 6 4 nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva 9 Feb Open Gaz de FranceParis France Tier II event Hard i 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Mary Pierce6 3 7 5 nbsp Dominique Van Roost nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Barbara Paulus nbsp Anke Huber nbsp Sarah Pitkowski nbsp Iva Majoli nbsp Sabine Appelmans nbsp Miriam Oremans 1 6 6 3 7 6 7 3 nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Larisa Savchenko 16 Feb Faber Grand PrixHanover Germany Tier II event Hard i 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Patty Schnyder6 0 2 6 7 5 nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Sabine Appelmans nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Anke Huber nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Rennae Stubbs 6 1 6 7 4 7 6 3 nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Caroline Vis Copa ColsanitasBogota Colombia Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Paola Suarez6 3 6 4 nbsp Sonya Jeyaseelan nbsp Larissa Schaerer nbsp Conchita Martinez Granados nbsp Corina Morariu nbsp Janette Husarova nbsp Fabiola Zuluaga nbsp Laurence Courtois nbsp Janette Husarova nbsp Paola Suarez 3 6 6 2 6 3 nbsp Melissa Mazzotta nbsp Ekaterina Sysoeva 23 Feb Generali Ladies Tennis Grand PrixLinz Austria Tier II event Carpet i 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Jana Novotna6 1 7 6 7 2 nbsp Dominique Van Roost nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Iva Majoli nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Sabine Appelmans nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Nathalie Tauziat 6 3 3 6 6 4 nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Larisa Savchenko IGA Tennis ClassicOklahoma City United States Tier III event 164 250 hard i 30S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Venus Williams6 3 6 2 nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Sarah Pitkowski nbsp Lea Ghirardi nbsp Francesca Lubiani nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Venus Williams 7 5 6 2 nbsp Cătălina Cristea nbsp Kristine Kunce March edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Mar9 Mar State Farm Evert CupIndian Wells United States Tier I event Hard 1 250 000 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Martina Hingis6 3 6 4 nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Conchita Martinez nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Sandra Cacic nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 4 2 6 6 4 nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Nathalie Tauziat 16 Mar23 Mar Lipton Championships Key Biscayne United States Tier I event Hard 1 900 000 96S 64Q 48D Singles Doubles nbsp Venus Williams2 6 6 4 6 1 nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Jana Novotna 6 2 3 6 6 3 nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Natasha Zvereva 30 Mar Family Circle Magazine CupHilton Head Island United States Tier I event Clay 926 250 green 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Amanda Coetzer6 3 6 4 nbsp Irina Spirlea nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Patty Schnyder nbsp Andrea Glass nbsp Magui Serna nbsp Conchita Martinez nbsp Patricia Tarabini 3 6 6 4 6 4 nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Rennae Stubbs April edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Apr Bausch amp Lomb ChampionshipsAmelia Island United States Tier II event Clay 450 000 green 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Mary Pierce6 7 8 10 6 0 6 2 nbsp Conchita Martinez nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Iva Majoli nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Tara Snyder nbsp Sandra Cacic nbsp Mary Pierce 7 6 7 5 4 6 7 6 7 5 nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Patty Schnyder 13 Apr Japan OpenTokyo Japan Tier III event Hard 164 250 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Ai Sugiyama6 3 6 3 nbsp Corina Morariu nbsp Wang Shi ting nbsp Amy Frazier nbsp Erika deLone nbsp Lori McNeil nbsp Nicole Pratt nbsp Naoko Sawamatsu nbsp Naoko Kijimuta nbsp Nana Miyagi 6 3 4 6 6 4 nbsp Amy Frazier nbsp Rika Hiraki Makarska International ChampionshipsMakarska Croatia Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Kveta Hrdlickova6 3 6 1 nbsp Li Fang nbsp Gala Leon Garcia nbsp Lenka Nemeckova nbsp Paola Suarez nbsp Ana Alcazar nbsp Sandra Klosel nbsp Olga Lugina nbsp Tina Krizan nbsp Katarina Srebotnik 7 6 7 3 6 1 nbsp Evgenia Kulikovskaya nbsp Karin Kschwendt Fed Cup Quarterfinals Ghent Belgium hard i Brno Czech Republic carpet i Saarbrucken Germany carpet i Kiawah Island United States clay red Quarterfinals Winners nbsp France 3 2 nbsp Switzerland 4 1 nbsp Spain 3 2 nbsp United States 5 0 Quarterfinals Losers nbsp Belgium nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Germany nbsp Netherlands 20 Apr Lotto Westel 900 Budapest OpenBudapest Hungary Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual6 4 4 6 6 3 nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Li Fang nbsp Sarah Pitkowski nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Maria Sanchez Lorenzo nbsp Julie Halard Decugis nbsp Rita Kuti Kis nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual nbsp Paola Suarez 4 6 6 1 6 1 nbsp Cătălina Cristea nbsp Laura Montalvo 27 Apr Intersport Ladies GPHamburg Germany Tier II event Clay red 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Martina Hingis6 3 7 5 nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Patty Schnyder nbsp Jennifer Capriati nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Julia Abe nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Patty Schnyder 7 6 7 3 3 6 6 3 nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Jana Novotna Croatian Bol Ladies OpenBol Croatia Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Mirjana Lucic6 2 6 4 nbsp Corina Morariu nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Silvija Talaja nbsp Raluca Sandu nbsp Mariana Diaz Oliva nbsp Lea Ghirardi nbsp Anna Maria Cecchini nbsp Laura Montalvo nbsp Paola Suarezwalkover nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Mirjana Lucic May edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 May Campionati Internazionali d ItaliaRome Italy Tier I event Clay red 926 250 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Martina Hingis6 3 2 6 6 3 nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Mirjana Lucic nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual nbsp Paola Suarez 7 6 7 1 6 4 nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 11 May German OpenBerlin Germany Tier I event Clay red 926 250 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Conchita Martinez6 4 6 4 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Irina Spirlea nbsp Barbara Paulus nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 3 6 0 nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Nathalie Tauziat 18 May Paginas Amarillas OpenMadrid Spain Tier III event Clay red 164 250 30S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Patty Schnyder3 6 6 4 6 0 nbsp Dominique Van Roost nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Chanda Rubin nbsp Magui Serna nbsp Tara Snyder nbsp Kristie Boogert nbsp Florencia Labat nbsp Dominique Van Roost 6 3 6 1 nbsp Rachel McQuillan nbsp Nicole Pratt Internationaux de StrasbourgStrasbourg France Tier III event Clay red 200 000 30S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Irina Spirlea7 6 7 5 6 3 nbsp Julie Halard Decugis nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Henrieta Nagyova nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 6 3 nbsp Yayuk Basuki nbsp Caroline Vis 25 May1 Jun French OpenParis France Grand Slam Clay red 4 105 011 128S 64Q 64D 48X Singles Doubles Mixed doubles nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario7 6 7 5 0 6 6 2 nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Patty Schnyder nbsp Iva Majoli nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Jana Novotna 6 1 7 6 7 4 nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Justin Gimelstob nbsp Venus Williams6 4 6 4 nbsp Luis Lobo nbsp Serena Williams June edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 8 Jun DFS ClassicBirmingham Great Britain Tier III event Grass 164 250 48S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles Cancelled due to rain nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Yayuk Basuki nbsp Magui Serna nbsp Kerry Anne Guse nbsp Dominique Van Roost nbsp Irina Spirlea nbsp Els Callens nbsp Julie Halard Decugis 2 6 6 4 6 4 nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Rennae Stubbs 15 Jun Direct Line Insurance ChampionshipsEastbourne Great Britain Tier II event Grass 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Jana Novotna6 1 7 5 nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Anna Kournikova nbsp Irina Spirlea nbsp Magui Serna nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Mariaan de Swardt nbsp Jana Novotna 6 1 6 3 nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Natasha Zvereva Heineken Trophy s Hertogenbosch Netherlands Tier III event Grass 164 250 30S 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Julie Halard Decugis6 3 6 4 nbsp Miriam Oremans nbsp Kimberly Po nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Chanda Rubin nbsp Kristie Boogert nbsp Sabine Appelmans nbsp Gala Leon Garcia nbsp Sabine Appelmans nbsp Miriam Oremans 6 7 4 7 7 6 8 6 7 6 7 5 nbsp Cătălina Cristea nbsp Eva Melicharova 22 Jun29 Jun Wimbledon Championships London Great Britain Grand Slam Grass 4 404 163 128S 64QS 64D 16QD 64X Singles Doubles Mixed doubles nbsp Jana Novotna6 4 7 6 7 2 nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Jana Novotna 6 3 3 6 8 6 nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Max Mirnyi nbsp Serena Williams6 4 6 4 nbsp Mahesh Bhupathi nbsp Mirjana Lucic July edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Jul Skoda Czech OpenPrague Czech Republic Tier III event Clay red 160 000 32S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Jana Novotna6 3 6 0 nbsp Sandrine Testud nbsp Henrieta Nagyova nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Sarah Pitkowski nbsp Meghann Shaughnessy nbsp Amelie Mauresmo nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Karina Habsudova 2 6 6 1 6 2 nbsp Kveta Hrdlickova nbsp Michaela Pastikova Piberstein Styria Open Maria Lankowitz Austria Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Patty Schnyder6 2 4 6 6 3 nbsp Gala Leon Garcia nbsp Emmanuelle Gagliardi nbsp Amelie Cocheteux nbsp Sylvia Plischke nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Barbara Paulus nbsp Meike Babel nbsp Laura Montalvo nbsp Paola Suarez 6 1 6 2 nbsp Tina Krizan nbsp Katarina Srebotnik 13 Jul Warsaw CupWarsaw Poland Tier III event Clay red 164 250 30S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Conchita Martinez6 0 6 3 nbsp Silvia Farina nbsp Henrieta Nagyova nbsp Magdalena Grzybowska nbsp Karina Habsudova nbsp Cătălina Cristea nbsp Andrea Glass nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Karina Habsudova nbsp Olga Lugina 7 6 7 2 7 5 nbsp Liezel Horn nbsp Karin Kschwendt XI Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Palermo Italy Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Patty Schnyder6 1 5 7 6 2 nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Miriam Oremans nbsp Barbara Rittner nbsp Maria Paola Zavagli nbsp Elena Pampoulova nbsp Radka Bobkova nbsp Jennifer Capriati nbsp Pavlina Nola nbsp Elena Pampoulova 6 4 6 2 nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Patty Schnyder 20 July Fed Cup Semifinals Sion Switzerland clay red Madrid Spain clay red Semifinal Winners nbsp Switzerland 5 0 nbsp Spain 3 2 Semifinal Losers nbsp France nbsp United States 27 Jul Bank of the West ClassicStanford United States Tier II event Hard 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Lindsay Davenport6 4 5 7 6 4 nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Anne Gaelle Sidot nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 4 6 4 nbsp Larisa Savchenko nbsp Elena Tatarkova Prokom Polish OpenSopot Poland Tier IV event Clay red 107 500 32S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Henrieta Nagyova6 3 5 7 6 1 nbsp Elena Pampoulova nbsp Gala Leon Garcia nbsp Anna Smashnova nbsp Cristina Torrens Valero nbsp Barbara Rittner nbsp Kveta Hrdlickova nbsp Marlene Weingartner nbsp Kveta Hrdlickova nbsp Helena Vildova 6 3 6 2 nbsp Asa Carlsson nbsp Seda Noorlander August edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 Aug Toshiba ClassicSan Diego United States Tier II event Hard 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Lindsay Davenport6 3 6 1 nbsp Mary Pierce nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Joannette Kruger nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 2 6 1 nbsp Alexandra Fusai nbsp Nathalie Tauziat ENKA Open Istanbul Turkey Tier IV event Hard 107 500 32S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Henrieta Nagyova6 4 3 6 7 6 11 9 nbsp Olga Barabanschikova nbsp Florencia Labat nbsp Laura Golarsa nbsp Meghann Shaughnessy nbsp Haruka Inoue nbsp Francesca Lubiani nbsp Anna Smashnova nbsp Meike Babel nbsp Laurence Courtois 6 0 6 2 nbsp Asa Carlsson nbsp Florencia Labat 10 Aug Acura Classic Manhattan Beach United States Tier II event Hard 450 000 28S 32Q 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Lindsay Davenport4 6 6 4 6 3 nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Elena Tatarkova nbsp Nathalie Tauziat nbsp Natasha Zvereva nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 4 6 2 nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn nbsp Elena Tatarkova Boston Cup Boston United States Tier III event Hard 164 250 30S 32Q 16DSingles Doubles nbsp Mariaan de Swardt3 6 7 6 7 4 7 5 nbsp Barbara Schett nbsp Cara Black nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Elena Likhovtseva nbsp Corina Morariu nbsp Anke Huber nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Rennae Stubbs 6 4 6 4 nbsp Mariaan de Swardt nbsp Mary Joe Fernandez 17 Aug du Maurier Open Montreal Canada Tier I event Hard 926 250 56S 32Q 28D Singles Doubles nbsp Monica Seles6 3 6 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