1998 WTA Tier I Series

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]

1998 WTA Tier I Series
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DurationFebruary 2 – October 25
Edition9th
Tournaments8
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Switzerland Martina Hingis
United States Venus Williams (3)
1997
1999

Tournaments

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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

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* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo

SinglesDoubles

  Lindsay Davenport   Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3   Martina Hingis   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
  Mirjana Lučić*
Indian Wells

SinglesDoubles

  Martina Hingis   Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
  Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Miami

SinglesDoubles

  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

SinglesDoubles

  Amanda Coetzer   Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4   Conchita Martínez
  Patricia Tarabini
  Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Rome

SinglesDoubles

  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

SinglesDoubles

  Conchita Martínez   Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4s   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
  Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–0
Montréal

SinglesDoubles

  Monica Seles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
  Yayuk Basuki
  Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–4
Zürich

SinglesDoubles

  Lindsay Davenport   Venus Williams 6–3, 6–4   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
  Mariaan de Swardt
  Elena Tatarkova
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Moscow

SinglesDoubles

  Mary Pierce   Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3   Mary Pierce*   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
  Natasha Zvereva

See also

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References

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  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.
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