1998 Wimbledon Championships

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1998 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 5 July
Edition112th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£7,207,590
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Men's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi
Boys' singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Girls' singles
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Boys' doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus
Girls' doubles
Flag of Denmark.svg Eva Dyrberg / Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
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The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.

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Prize money

The total prize money for 1998 championships was £7,207,590. The winner of the men's title earned £435,000 while the women's singles champion earned £391,500. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£435,000
Women's singles£391,500
Men's doubles *£178,220
Women's doubles *£154,160
Mixed doubles *£75,700

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of Croatia.svg Goran lvanisevic, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 [5]

  • It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon.

Women's singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) [6]

  • It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8 [7]

  • It was Eltingh's 6th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon. It was Haarhuis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only at Wimbledon.

Women's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 [8]

  • It was Hingis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd at Wimbledon. It was Novotná's 11th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th and last at Wimbledon.

Mixed doubles

Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić, 6–4, 6–4 [9]

  • It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus defeated Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Denmark.svg Eva Dyrberg / Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić defeated Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre / Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) [13]

Singles seeds

References

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  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
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  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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