| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2 – October 25 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Lindsay Davenport.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Martina Hingis (2) |
| Most tournament finals | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis Venus Williams (3) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
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 | Hard | 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 | Lindsay Davenport |
Martina Hingis |
6–3, 6–3 | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Natasha Zvereva |
7–5, 6–4 |
 Mirjana Lučić* | ||||||
| Indian Wells | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport |
6–3, 6–4 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
 Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Miami | 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 |  Amanda Coetzer |
 Irina Spîrlea |
6–3, 6–4 | Conchita Martínez  Patricia Tarabini |
Lisa Raymond .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Rome | 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 | Conchita Martínez |
Amélie Mauresmo |
6–4, 6–4s | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Montréal | Monica Seles |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–2 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná |
 Yayuk Basuki  Caroline Vis |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Zürich | Lindsay Davenport |
Venus Williams |
6–3, 6–4 | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Mariaan de Swardt  Elena Tatarkova |
5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Moscow | Mary Pierce |
Monica Seles |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Mary Pierce* |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Natasha Zvereva |
See also
References
- ↑ "1998 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "1998 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "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
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