1998 Advanta Championships

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1998 Advanta Championships
DateFebruary 23 – March 2
Edition31st
Category Championship Series
Draw32S /16D
Prize money$589,250
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location Philadelphia, PA, United States
Venue CoreStates Center
Attendance30,420 [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras [2]
Doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis [3]
  1997  · U.S. Pro Indoor

The 1998 Advanta Championships, also known as the U.S. Pro Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 31st and last edition of the tournament and was played at the CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from February 23 to March 2, 1998. First-seeded Pete Sampras won his second consecutive singles title at the event and his fourth in total. [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 7–6, 6–7, 6–2

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