1998 WTA Tier I Series

1998 WTA Tier I Series

Details
Duration	February 2 – October 25
Edition	9th
Tournaments	8
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis (2)
Most finals	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis Venus Williams (3)
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Main article: 1998 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. ^[1]

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Surface	Date	Prize money [2]
Toray Pan Pacific Open	Japan	Tokyo	Carpet (i)	Feb 2 – 8	$926,250
State Farm Evert Cup	United States	Indian Wells	Hard	Mar 2 – 15	$1,250,000
Lipton Championships	United States	Key Biscayne	Hard	Mar 16 – 29	$1,900,000
Family Circle Magazine Cup	United States	Hilton Head Island	Clay (green)	Mar 30 – Apr 5	$926,250
Campionati Internazionali d’Italia [3]	Italy	Rome	Clay (red)	May 4 – 10	$926,250
German Open [4]	Germany	Berlin	Clay (red)	May 11 – 17	$926,250
du Maurier Open	Canada	Montreal	Hard	Aug 17 – 23	$926,250
European Championships	Switzerland	Zürich	Carpet (i)	Oct 12 – 18	$926,250
MGTS Kremlin Cup	Russia	Moscow	Carpet (i)	Oct 19 – 25	$1,000,000

Results

* First-time champion

Tournament	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Tokyo Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6–3, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 6–4
				Mirjana Lučić*
Indian Wells Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport	6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Miami Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams*	Anna Kournikova	2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Hilton Head Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer*	Irina Spîrlea	6–3, 6–4	Conchita Martínez* Patricia Tarabini*	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Rome Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Virginia Ruano Pascual* Paola Suárez*	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–6(7–1), 6–4
Berlin Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez	Amélie Mauresmo	6–4, 6–4s	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 6–0
Montréal Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–3, 6–4
Zürich Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	6–3, 6–4	Serena Williams* Venus Williams*	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Moscow Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce	Monica Seles	7–6(7–2), 6–3	Mary Pierce*	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 6–4
				Natasha Zvereva

See also

• WTA Tier I events
• 1998 WTA Tour
• 1998 ATP Super 9
• 1998 ATP Tour

References

1. "1998 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
2. "1998 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
3. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN   978-0942257700.
4. "1998 German Open Draws" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2017.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website