1998 WTA Tour

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.

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Schedule

The table below shows the 1998 WTA Tour schedule.

January

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
5 January Thalgo Hardcourt Championships
Gold Coast, Australia
Tier III Ai Sugiyama
7-5, 6-0
María Vento Sylvia Plischke
Wang Shi-ting
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Mariaan de Swardt
Sarah Pitkowski
Ruxandra Dragomir
Likhovtseva / Sugiyama
1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Park / Wang
5 January ASB Bank Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Tier IV Dominique Van Roost
4-6, 7-6(9), 7-5
Silvia Farina Sandrine Testud
Anne Miller
Sandra Cacic
Julie Halard-Decugis
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Lisa Raymond
Miyagi / Tanasugarn
7-6(1), 6-4
Halard-Decugis / Husárová
12 January Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Tier II Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6-1, 6-3
Venus Williams Ai Sugiyama
Serena Williams
Magdalena Maleeva
Barbara Paulus
Natasha Zvereva
Lindsay Davenport
Hingis / Suková
6-1, 6-2
Adams / McGrath
12 January ANZ Tasmanian International
Hobart, Australia
Tier IV Patty Schnyder
6-3, 6-2
Dominique Van Roost Magdalena Grzybowska
Joannette Kruger
Li Fang
Henrieta Nagyová
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Barbara Schett
Ruano Pascual / Suárez
7-6(6), 6-3
Halard-Decugis / Husárová
19 January
2 weeks
1998 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam Martina Hingis
6-3, 6-3
Conchita Martínez Anke Huber
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Pierce
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sandrine Testud
Venus Williams
Hingis / Lučić
6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Davenport / Zvereva
Mixed Doubles:
Gimelstob / V. Williams
6-2, 6-1
Suk / Suková

February

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
2 February Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier I Lindsay Davenport
6-3, 6-3
Martina Hingis Iva Majoli
Amanda Coetzer
Rita Grande
Miho Saeki
Ai Sugiyama
Irina Spîrlea
Hingis / Lučić
7-5, 6-4
Davenport / Zvereva
9 February Open Gaz de France
Paris, France
Tier II Mary Pierce
6-3, 7-5
Dominique Van Roost Jana Novotná
Nathalie Tauziat
Barbara Paulus
Anke Huber
Sarah Pitkowski
Iva Majoli
Appelmans / Oremans
1-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Kournikova / Savchenko
16 February Faber Grand Prix
Hanover, Germany
Tier II Patty Schnyder
6-0, 2-6, 7-5
Jana Novotná Anna Kournikova
Sabine Appelmans
Lisa Raymond
Anke Huber
Nathalie Tauziat
Steffi Graf
Raymond / Stubbs
6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3
Likhovtseva / Vis
16 February Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
Tier IV Paola Suárez
6-3, 6-4
Sonya Jeyaseelan Larissa Schaerer
Conchita Martínez Granados
Corina Morariu
Janette Husárová
Fabiola Zuluaga
Laurence Courtois
Husárová / Suárez
3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Mazzotta / Sysoeva
23 February EA-Generali Austrian Open
Linz, Austria
Tier II Jana Novotná
6-1, 7-6(2)
Dominique Van Roost Silvia Farina
Iva Majoli
Anna Kournikova
Nathalie Tauziat
Sabine Appelmans
Lisa Raymond
Fusai / Tauziat
6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Kournikova / Savchenko
23 February IGA Tennis Classic
Oklahoma City, United States
Tier III Venus Williams
6-3, 6-2
Joannette Kruger Lindsay Davenport
Sarah Pitkowski
Lea Ghirardi
Francesca Lubiani
Serena Williams
Sandrine Testud
S.Williams / V.Williams
7-5, 6-2
Cristea / Kunce

March

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
5 March State Farm Evert Cup
Indian Wells, United States
Tier I Martina Hingis
6-3, 6-4
Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams
Steffi Graf
Conchita Martínez
Joannette Kruger
Natasha Zvereva
Sandra Cacic
Davenport / Zvereva
6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Fusai / Tauziat
19 March Lipton Championships
Miami, United States
Tier I Venus Williams
2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Anna Kournikova Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Serena Williams
Silvia Farina
Jana Novotná
Lindsay Davenport
Hingis / Novotná
6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Sánchez Vicario / Zvereva
30 March Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head, United States
Tier I Amanda Coetzer
6-3, 6-4
Irina Spîrlea Monica Seles
Lisa Raymond
Lindsay Davenport
Patty Schnyder
Andrea Glass
Magüi Serna
Martínez / Tarabini
3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Raymond / Stubbs

April

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
6 April Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Tier II Mary Pierce
6-7(8), 6-0, 6-2
Conchita Martínez Lindsay Davenport
Amanda Coetzer
Anna Kournikova
Iva Majoli
Lisa Raymond
Tara Snyder
Cacic / Pierce
7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(5)
Schett / Schnyder
13 April Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier III Ai Sugiyama
6-3, 6-3
Corina Morariu Wang Shi-ting
Amy Frazier
Erika de Lone
Lori McNeil
Nicole Pratt
Naoko Sawamatsu
Kijimuta / Miyagi
6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Frazier / Hiraki
13 April Makarska International Championships
Makarska, Croatia
Tier IV Květa Hrdličková
6-3, 6-1
Li Fang Gala León García
Lenka Němečková
Paola Suárez
Ana Alcazar
Sandra Klösel
Olga Lugina
Križan / Srebotnik
7-6(3), 6-1
Kulikovskaya / Kschwendt
20 April Budapest Lotto Open
Budapest, Hungary
Tier IV Virginia Ruano Pascual
6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Silvia Farina Li Fang
Sarah Pitkowski
Sandrine Testud
María Sánchez Lorenzo
Julie Halard-Decugis
Rita Kuti-Kis
Ruano Pascual / Suárez
4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Cristea / Montalvo
27 April Intersport Damen GP
Hamburg, Germany
Tier II Martina Hingis
6-3, 7-5
Jana Novotná Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder
Jennifer Capriati
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Julia Abe
Schett / Schnyder
7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
Hingis / Novotná
27 April Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Bol, Croatia
Tier IV Mirjana Lučić
6-2, 6-4
Corina Morariu Joannette Kruger
Silvija Talaja
Raluca Sandu
Mariana Díaz-Oliva
Lea Ghirardi
Anna-Maria Cecchini
Montalvo / Suárez
W/O
Kruger / Lučić

May

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
4 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Tier I Martina Hingis
6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Venus Williams Mirjana Lučić
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Anna Kournikova
Sandrine Testud
Lisa Raymond
Serena Williams
Ruano Pascual / Suárez
7-6(1), 6-4
Coetzer / Sánchez Vicario
11 May German Open
Berlin, Germany
Tier I Conchita Martínez
6-4, 6-4
Amélie Mauresmo Anna Kournikova
Jana Novotná
Martina Hingis
Ai Sugiyama
Irina Spîrlea
Barbara Paulus
Davenport / Zvereva
6-3, 6-0
Fusai / Tauziat
18 May Open Paginas Amarillas
Madrid, Spain
Tier III Patty Schnyder
3-6, 6-4, 6-0
Dominique Van Roost Sandrine Testud
Barbara Schett
Chanda Rubin
Magüi Serna
Tara Snyder
Kristie Boogert
Labat / Van Roost
6-3, 6-1
McQuillan / Pratt
18 May Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Tier III Irina Spîrlea
7-6(5), 6-3
Julie Halard-Decugis Elena Likhovtseva
Alexandra Fusai
Amanda Coetzer
Nathalie Tauziat
Ai Sugiyama
Henrieta Nagyová
Fusai / Tauziat
6-4, 6-3
Basuki / Vis
25 May
2 weeks
1998 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7-6(5), 0-6, 6-2
Monica Seles Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
Venus Williams
Jana Novotná
Patty Schnyder
Iva Majoli
Hingis / Novotná
6-1, 7-6(4)
Davenport / Zvereva
Mixed Doubles:
Gimelstob / V.Williams
6-4, 6-4
Lobo / S.Williams

June

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
8 June DFS Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
Tier III
S Graf vs N Tauziat
E Likhovtseva vs Y Basuki
Magüi Serna
Kerry-Anne Guse
Dominique Van Roost
Irina Spîrlea
15 June Direct Line Insurance Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Tier II Jana Novotná
6-1, 7-5
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
Anna Kournikova
Irina Spîrlea
Magüi Serna
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
de Swardt / Novotná
6-1, 6-3
Sánchez Vicario / Zvereva
15 June Heineken Trophy
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tier III Julie Halard-Decugis
6-3, 6-4
Miriam Oremans Kimberly Po
Sandrine Testud
Chanda Rubin
Kristie Boogert
Sabine Appelmans
Gala León García
Appelmans / Oremans
6-7(4), 7-6(6), 7-6(5)
Basuki / Vis
22 June
2 weeks
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, London, Great Britain
Grand Slam Jana Novotná
6-4, 7-6(2)
Nathalie Tauziat Martina Hingis
Natasha Zvereva
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Venus Williams
Monica Seles
Lindsay Davenport
Hingis / Novotná
6-3, 3-6, 8-6
Davenport / Zvereva
Mixed Doubles:
Mirnyi / S.Williams
6-4, 6-4
Bhupathi / Lučić

July

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
6 July Skoda Czech Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Tier III Jana Novotná
6-3, 6-0
Sandrine Testud Henrieta Nagyová
Natasha Zvereva
Sarah Pitkowski
Meghann Shaughnessy
Amélie Mauresmo
Silvia Farina
Farina / Habšudová
2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Hrdličková / Paštiková
6 July Piberstein Styria Open
Maria Lankowitz, Austria
Tier IV Patty Schnyder
6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Gala León García Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Amélie Cocheteux
Sylvia Plischke
Barbara Schett
Barbara Paulus
Meike Babel
Montalvo / Suarez
6-1, 6-2
Križan / Srebotnik
13 July Warsaw Cup
Warsaw, Poland
Tier III Conchita Martínez
6-0, 6-3
Silvia Farina Henrieta Nagyová
Magdalena Grzybowska
Karina Habšudová
Cătălina Cristea
Andrea Glass
Joannette Kruger
Habšudová / Lugina
7-6(2), 7-5
Horn / Kschwendt
13 July Torneo Internazionale
Palermo, Italy
Tier IV Patty Schnyder
6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Barbara Schett Miriam Oremans
Barbara Rittner
Maria Paola Zavagli
Elena Pampoulova
Radka Bobková
Jennifer Capriati
Stoyanova / Pampoulova
6-4, 6-2
Schett / Schnyder
27 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
Tier II Lindsay Davenport
6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Venus Williams Steffi Graf
Monica Seles
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Natasha Zvereva
Elena Likhovtseva
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Davenport / Zvereva
6-4, 6-4
Savchenko / Tatarkova
27 July Prokom Polish Open
Sopot, Poland
Tier IV Henrieta Nagyová
6-3, 5-7, 6-1
Elena Pampoulova Gala León García
Anna Smashnova
Cristina Torrens Valero
Barbara Rittner
Květa Hrdličková
Marlene Weingärtner
Hrdličková / Vildová
6-3, 6-2
Carlsson / Noorlander

August

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
3 August Toshiba Classic
San Diego, United States
Tier II Lindsay Davenport
6-3, 6-1
Mary Pierce Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
Joannette Kruger
Venus Williams
Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat
Davenport / Zvereva
6-2, 6-1
Fusai / Tauziat
3 August Enka Open
Istanbul, Turkey
Tier IV Henrieta Nagyová
6-4, 3-6, 7-6(9)
Olga Barabanschikova Florencia Labat
Laura Golarsa
Meghann Shaughnessy
Haruka Inoue
Francesca Lubiani
Anna Smashnova
Babel / Courtois
6-0, 6-2
Carlsson / Labat
10 August Acura Classic
Los Angeles, United States
Tier II Lindsay Davenport
4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Monica Seles
Serena Williams
Elena Tatarkova
Nathalie Tauziat
Natasha Zvereva
Hingis / Zvereva
6-4, 6-2
Tanasugarn / Tatarkova
10 August Boston Cup
Boston, United States
Tier III Mariaan de Swardt
3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5
Barbara Schett Cara Black
Lisa Raymond
Amanda Coetzer
Elena Likhovtseva
Corina Morariu
Anke Huber
Raymond / Stubbs
6-4, 6-4
de Swardt / Fernandez
17 August du Maurier Open
Montreal, Canada
Tier I Monica Seles
6-3, 6-2
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Sandrine Testud
Anke Huber
Conchita Martínez
Magüi Serna
Hingis / Novotná
6-3, 6-4
Basuki / Vis
24 August Pilot Pen International
New Haven, United States
Tier II Steffi Graf
6-4, 6-1
Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport
Julie Halard-Decugis
Anke Huber
Amanda Coetzer
Mary Joe Fernandez
Amélie Mauresmo
Fusai / Tauziat
6-1, 6-0
de Swardt / Novotná
31 August
2 weeks
1998 U.S. Open
Flushing Meadows, New York, United States
Grand Slam Lindsay Davenport
6-3, 7-5
Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Venus Williams
Monica Seles
Patty Schnyder
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Amanda Coetzer
Hingis / Novotná
6-3, 6-3
Davenport / Zvereva
Mixed Doubles:
Mirnyi / S.Williams
6-2, 6-2
Galbraith / Raymond

September

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
21 September Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II Monica Seles
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anke Huber
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Anna Kournikova
Olga Barabanschikova
Amy Frazier
Julie Halard-Decugis
Kournikova / Seles
6-4, 6-4
Fernandez / Sánchez Vicario
28 September Grand Slam Cup
Munich, Germany
Venus Williams
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Patty Schnyder Martina Hingis
Nathalie Tauziat
Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Lindsay Davenport

October

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
5 October Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, Germany
Tier II Sandrine Testud
7-5, 6-3
Lindsay Davenport Dominique Van Roost
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Martina Hingis
Serena Williams
Lisa Raymond
Nathalie Tauziat
Davenport / Zvereva
6-4, 6-2
Kournikova / Sánchez Vicario
12 October Swisscom Challenge
Zürich, Switzerland
Tier I Lindsay Davenport
7-5, 6-3
Venus Williams Irina Spîrlea
Nathalie Tauziat
Amanda Coetzer
Dominique Van Roost
Barbara Schett
Mary Pierce
S.Williams / V.Williams
5-7, 6-1, 6-3
de Swardt / Tatarkova
19 October MGTS Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Tier I Mary Pierce
7-6(2), 6-3
Monica Seles Venus Williams
Sandrine Testud
Katarína Studeníková
Magüi Serna
Conchita Martínez
Silvia Farina
Pierce / Zvereva
6-3, 6-4
Raymond / Stubbs
26 October SEAT Open
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tier III Mary Pierce
6-0, 2-0 ret.
Silvia Farina Nathalie Tauziat
Elena Likhovtseva
Anke Huber
Irina Spîrlea
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ai Sugiyama
Likhovtseva / Sugiyama
6-7(3), 6-3, 2-0 ret.
Savchenko / Tatarkova
26 October Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
Tier III Tara Snyder
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6)
Chanda Rubin Nathalie Dechy
Jane Chi
Dominique Van Roost
Alexandra Stevenson
Cătălina Cristea
Sandrine Testud
McNeil / Po
6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4
Rubin / Testud

November

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
2 November Sparkassen Cup International
Leipzig, Germany
Tier II Steffi Graf
6-3, 6-4
Nathalie Tauziat Dominique Van Roost
Irina Spîrlea
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Natasha Zvereva
Sarah Pitkowski
Anke Huber
Likhovtseva / Sugiyama
6-3, 6-7(2), 6-1
Bollegraf / Spîrlea
9 November Advanta Championships
Philadelphia, United States
Tier II Steffi Graf
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles
Nathalie Tauziat
Amy Frazier
Natasha Zvereva
Amanda Coetzer
Martina Hingis
Likhovtseva / Sugiyama
7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Seles / Zvereva
16 November 1998 Chase Championships
New York, United States
Martina Hingis
7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Lindsay Davenport Steffi Graf
Irina Spîrlea
Nathalie Tauziat
Monica Seles
Dominique Van Roost
Mary Pierce
Davenport / Zvereva
6-7(6), 7-5, 6-3
Fusai / Tauziat
16 November Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
Tier IV Julie Halard-Decugis
6-1, 6-2
Li Fang Silvija Talaja
Kristina Brandi
Olga Barabanschikova
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Meilen Tu
Wang Shi-ting
Callens / Halard-Decugis
3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Hiraki / Olsza

Statistical Information

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title:

List of titles won by country:

See also

References