1998 WTA Tier I Series
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2 – October 25 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis (2) |
| Most finals | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis Venus Williams (3) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
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
[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 | Carpet (i) | 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.
- ^ "1998 WTA Calendar Prize Money". 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). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website