1998 WTA Tier I Series

1998 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationFebruary 2 – October 25
Edition9th
Tournaments8
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis (2)
Most finals Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis
Venus Williams (3)
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Main article: 1998 WTA Tour

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]

Tournaments

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 Carpet (i) Oct 12 – 18 $926,250
MGTS Kremlin Cup Russia Moscow Carpet (i) Oct 19 – 25 $1,000,000

Results

* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo

Singles – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3 Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva 		7–5, 6–4
Mirjana Lučić*
Indian Wells

Singles – Doubles

Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4 Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva 		Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Miami

Singles – Doubles

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

Singles – Doubles

Amanda Coetzer Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4 Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini 		Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 		3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Rome

Singles – Doubles

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

Singles – Doubles

Conchita Martínez Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4s Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva 		Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat 		6–3, 6–0
Montréal

Singles – Doubles

Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2 Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná 		Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis 		6–3, 6–4
Zürich

Singles – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams 6–3, 6–4 Serena Williams
Venus Williams 		Mariaan de Swardt
Elena Tatarkova 		5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Moscow

Singles – Doubles

Mary Pierce Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3 Mary Pierce* Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 		6–3, 6–4
Natasha Zvereva

See also

References

  1. ^ "1998 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ "1998 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
  3. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "1998 German Open Draws" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2017.


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