Boston Cup

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Boston Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBoston Cup (1998)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1998
Abolished1998
Editions1
Surface Hard

The Boston Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played in 1998. It was held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.

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Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett 3–6, 7–6, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
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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