1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup

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1998 Newsweek Champions Cup
and State Farm Evert Cup
DateMarch 5–15
Edition25th
Category Super 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money$2,200,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Indian Wells, CA, US
VenueGrand Champions Resort
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Natasha Zvereva
  1997  · Newsweek Champions Cup ·  1999  
  1997  · State Farm Evert Cup ·  1999  

The 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 15, 1998.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter defeated Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

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References

  1. "1998 Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1998 Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).