1998 ATP Tour World Championships

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1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Date24–29 November (singles)
18–22 November (doubles)
Edition29th (singles)
25th (doubles)
Category Tour Championships
Prize money$3,300,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Hanover, Germany (singles)
Hartford, US (doubles)
Venue EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome (singles)
Hartford Civic Center (doubles)
Champions
Singles
Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja [1]
Doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis [2]
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The 1998 ATP Tour World Championships (also known for the doubles event as the Phoenix ATP Tour World Doubles Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courtss. The surface was called "GreenSet On Wood" which had a wood base coated in synthetic material and provided a medium-pace surface. [3] It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 25th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both were part of the 1998 ATP Tour. The singles event took place at the EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome in Hanover, Germany, from 24 November through 29 November 1998, and the doubles event at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, from 18 November through 22 November 1998.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja defeated Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis defeated Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5

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References

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  2. "1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Roberts, John (November 27, 1999). "Tennis: Wooden courts to encourage fairer contests". The Independent. Retrieved December 3, 2010.