1998 WTA Tour
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Duration | January 5 - November 23, 1998 |
Edition | 28th |
Tournaments | 52 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (11) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() (US$3,375,989) |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles Team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule[]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.
Key[]
Grand Slam events |
Year-end championships |
WTA Tier I events |
WTA Tier II events |
WTA Tier III events |
WTA Tier IV events |
Team events |
January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Jan | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
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Round Robin (Group A) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Thalgo Hardcourt Championships Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event $164,250 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
![]() 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 7–5 |
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12 Jan | Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event $342,500 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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19 Jan 26 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,217,298 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Feb | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event $926,250 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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9 Feb | Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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16 Feb | Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
![]() 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 |
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Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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23 Feb | Generali Ladies Tennis Grand Prix Linz, Austria Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event $164, 250 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Mar 9 Mar |
State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event $1,250,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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16 Mar 23 Mar |
Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event $1,900,000 – Hard – 96S/64Q/48D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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30 Mar | Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $926,250 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
![]() 6–7(8–10), 6–0, 6–2 |
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![]() ![]() 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
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13 Apr | Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event $164,250 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Makarska International Championships Makarska, Croatia Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Ghent, Belgium – Hard (i) Brno, Czech Republic – Carpet (i) Saarbrücken, Germany – Carpet (i) Kiawah Island, United States – Clay (Red) |
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20 Apr | Lotto-Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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27 Apr | Intersport Ladies GP Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 May | Campionati Internazionali d’Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event $926,250 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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11 May | German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event $926,250 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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18 May | Páginas Amarillas Open Madrid, Spain Tier III event $164,250 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event $200,000 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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25 May 1 June |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,105,011 – Clay (Red) – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
![]() 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2 |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Jun | DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event $164,250 – Grass – 48S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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15 Jun | Direct Line Insurance Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event $450,000 – Grass – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event $164,250 – Grass – 30S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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22 Jun 29 Jun |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $4,404,163 – Grass – 128S/64QS/64D/16QD/64X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jul | Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier III event $160,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Piberstein Styria Open Maria Lankowitz, Austria Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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13 Jul | Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier III event $164,250 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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XI Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Palermo, Italy Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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20 July | Fed Cup: Semifinals Sion, Switzerland – Clay (Red) Madrid, Spain – Clay (Red) |
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27 Jul | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Prokom Polish Open Sopot, Poland Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Aug | Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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ENKA Open Istanbul, Turkey Tier IV event $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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10 Aug | Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Boston Cup Boston, United States Tier III event $164,250 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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17 Aug | du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event $926,250 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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24 Aug | Pilot Pen International New Haven, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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31 Aug 7 Sep |
U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $6,012,000 – Hard – 128S/128QS/64D/16QD/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Sep | Fed Cup: Final Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (I) |
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21 Sep | Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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28 Sep | Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Year-end championships $2,450,000 – Hard (i) – 8S Singles Draw |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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12 Oct | European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event $926,250 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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19 Oct | MGTS Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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26 Oct | SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event $164,250 – Carpet (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event $164,250 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Nov | Sparkassen Cup International Leipzig, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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9 Nov | Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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16 Nov | Chase Championships New York City, United States Year-end championships $2,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Single Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Single Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Statistical information[]
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
Lindsay Davenport - Tokyo (Tier I), Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, US Open, Zurich (6)
Martina Hingis - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Hamburg, Rome, WTA Championships (5)
Patty Schnyder - Hobart, Hanover, Madrid, Maria Lankowitz, Palermo (5)
Jana Novotná - Linz, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Prague (4)
Mary Pierce - Paris, Amelia Island, Moscow, Luxembourg (4)
Steffi Graf - New Haven, Leipzig, Philadelphia (3)
Venus Williams - Oklahoma City, Miami and Grand Slam Cup (3)
Julie Halard-Decugis - 's-Hertogenbosch and Pattaya City (2)
Conchita Martínez - Berlin, Warsaw (2)
Henrieta Nagyová - Sopot, Istanbul (2)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario - Sydney, French Open (2)
Monica Seles - Montreal, Tokyo (Tier II) (2)
Ai Sugiyama - Gold Coast, Tokyo (Tier III) (2)
Amanda Coetzer - Hilton Head (1)
Mariaan de Swardt - Boston (1)
Květa Hrdličková - Makarska (1)
Mirjana Lučić - Bol (1)
Virginia Ruano Pascual - Budapest (1)
Tara Snyder - Quebec City (1)
Irina Spîrlea - Strasbourg (1)
Paola Suárez - Bogotá (1)
Sandrine Testud - Filderstadt (1)
Dominique Van Roost - Auckland (1)
The following players won their first title:
Patty Schnyder
Paola Suárez
Venus Williams
Květa Hrdličková
Mariaan de Swardt
Tara Snyder
List of titles won by country:
United States - 12 - Tokyo (Tier I), Oklahoma City, Miami, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles, Montreal, US Open, Tokyo (Tier II), Grand Slam Cup, Zurich, Quebec City
Switzerland - 10 - Hobart, Australian Open, Hanover, Indian Wells, Hamburg, Rome, Madrid, Maria Lankowitz, Palermo, WTA Championships
France - 7 - Paris, Amelia Island, 's-Hertogenbosch, Filderstadt, Moscow, Luxembourg, Pattaya City
Czech Republic - 5 - Linz, Makarska, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Prague
Spain - 5 - Sydney, Budapest, Berlin, French Open, Warsaw
Germany - 3 - New Haven, Leipzig, Philadelphia
Japan - 2 - Gold Coast, Tokyo (Tier III)
South Africa - 2 - Hilton Head, Boston
Slovakia - 1 - Sopot, Istanbul
Argentina - 1 - Bogotá
Belgium - 1 - Auckland
Croatia - 1 - Bol
Romania - 1 - Strasbourg
Rankings[]
Below are the 1998 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1998" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1998" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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