1998 Boston Cup

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1998 Boston Cup
DateAugust 10–16
EditionOnly
Category Tier III
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money $164,250
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.
Venue Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Boston Cup

The 1998 Boston Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held from August 10 through August 16, 1998. Unseeded Mariaan de Swardt won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt defeated Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett 3–6, 7–6, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt / Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–4

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