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.

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:

• 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

See also

• 1998 ATP Tour

References