1998 Chase Championships

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1998 Chase Championships
DateNovember 16–22
Edition28th (singles) / 27th (doubles)
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw16S/8D
Prize money$2,000,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
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The 1998 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 27th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 23rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 16 through November 22, 1998. Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $500,000 first-prize money. It was the last edition of the tournament to be played in the best-of-five-set format for the final which it had used since 1984. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 203–204. ISBN   9780002189460.