1998 WTA Tour

1998 WTA Tour

Lindsay Davenport finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open. She also won two Tier I events.
Details
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	Lindsay Davenport (6)
Most tournament finals	Lindsay Davenport (10)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis (US$3,375,989)
Points leader	Lindsay Davenport (5,654)
Awards
Player of the year	Lindsay Davenport
Doubles team of the year	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Most improved player of the year	Patty Schnyder
Newcomer of the year	Serena Williams
Comeback player of the year	Monica Seles
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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 tournaments

WTA Tier II events

WTA Tier III events

WTA Tier IV events

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	Slovakia 2–1	France	Round robin (Group A)  Australia  Sweden  Spain	Round robin (Group B)  South Africa  United States  Germany
	Thalgo Hardcourt Championships Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 6–0	María Vento	Sylvia Plischke Wang Shi-ting	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Mariaan de Swardt Sarah Pitkowski Ruxandra Dragomir
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Park Sung-hee Wang Shi-ting
	ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Dominique Van Roost 4–6, 7–6^(11–9), 7–5	Silvia Farina	Sandrine Testud Anne Miller	Sandra Cacic Julie Halard-Decugis Tamarine Tanasugarn Lisa Raymond
		Nana Miyagi Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová
12 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $342,500 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–3	Venus Williams	Ai Sugiyama Serena Williams	Magdalena Maleeva Barbara Paulus Natasha Zvereva Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–2	Dominique Van Roost	Magdalena Grzybowska Joannette Kruger	Li Fang Henrieta Nagyová Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Barbara Schett
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6^(8–6), 6–3	Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová
19 Jan 26 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,217,298 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3	Conchita Martínez	Anke Huber Lindsay Davenport	Mary Pierce Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandrine Testud Venus Williams
		Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		Justin Gimelstob Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1	Cyril Suk Helena Suková

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Iva Majoli Amanda Coetzer	Rita Grande Miho Saeki Ai Sugiyama Irina Spîrlea
		Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić 7–5, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
9 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–3, 7–5	Dominique Van Roost	Jana Novotná Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Paulus Anke Huber Sarah Pitkowski Iva Majoli
		Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Anna Kournikova Larisa Savchenko
16 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–0, 2–6, 7–5	Jana Novotná	Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans	Lisa Raymond Anke Huber Nathalie Tauziat Steffi Graf
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3	Elena Likhovtseva Caroline Vis
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Paola Suárez 6–3, 6–4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	Larissa Schaerer Conchita Martínez Granados	Corina Morariu Janette Husárová Fabiola Zuluaga Laurence Courtois
		Janette Husárová Paola Suárez 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Melissa Mazzotta Ekaterina Sysoeva
23 Feb	Generali Ladies Tennis Grand Prix Linz, Austria Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6^(7–2)	Dominique Van Roost	Silvia Farina Iva Majoli	Anna Kournikova Nathalie Tauziat Sabine Appelmans Lisa Raymond
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Anna Kournikova Larisa Savchenko
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event $164, 250 – hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–2	Joannette Kruger	Lindsay Davenport Sarah Pitkowski	Lea Ghirardi Francesca Lubiani Serena Williams Sandrine Testud
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2	Cătălina Cristea Kristine Kunce

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar 9 Mar	State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,250,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams Steffi Graf	Conchita Martínez Joannette Kruger Natasha Zvereva Sandra Cacic
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
16 Mar 23 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,900,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Anna Kournikova	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Serena Williams Silvia Farina Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
30 Mar	Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $926,250 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 6–3, 6–4	Irina Spîrlea	Monica Seles Lisa Raymond	Lindsay Davenport Patty Schnyder Andrea Glass Magüi Serna
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $450,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–7^(8–10), 6–0, 6–2	Conchita Martínez	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer	Anna Kournikova Iva Majoli Lisa Raymond Tara Snyder
		Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
13 Apr	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3	Corina Morariu	Wang Shi-ting Amy Frazier	Erika deLone Lori McNeil Nicole Pratt Naoko Sawamatsu
		Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki
	Makarska International Championships Makarska, Croatia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Květa Hrdličková 6–3, 6–1	Li Fang	Gala León García Lenka Němečková	Paola Suárez Ana Alcázar Sandra Klösel Olga Lugina
		Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Karin Kschwendt
	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Ghent, Belgium – hard (i) Brno, Czech Republic – carpet (i) Saarbrücken, Germany – carpet (i) Kiawah Island, United States – clay (red)	Quarterfinals Winners  France 3–2   Switzerland 4–1  Spain 3–2  United States 5–0	Quarterfinals Losers  Belgium  Czech Republic  Germany  Netherlands
20 Apr	Lotto-Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	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
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–1, 6–1	Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo
27 Apr	Intersport Ladies GP Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay (red) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–5	Jana Novotná	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Jennifer Capriati Virginia Ruano Pascual Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julia Abe
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 6–3	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mirjana Lučić 6–2, 6–4	Corina Morariu	Joannette Kruger Silvija Talaja	Raluca Sandu Mariana Díaz Oliva Lea Ghirardi Anna-Maria Cecchini
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez walkover	Joannette Kruger Mirjana Lučić

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Venus Williams	Mirjana Lučić Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anna Kournikova Sandrine Testud Lisa Raymond Serena Williams
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
11 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–4	Amélie Mauresmo	Anna Kournikova Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis Ai Sugiyama Irina Spîrlea Barbara Paulus
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–0	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
18 May	Páginas Amarillas Open Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay (red) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 3–6, 6–4, 6–0	Dominique Van Roost	Sandrine Testud Barbara Schett	Chanda Rubin Magüi Serna Tara Snyder Kristie Boogert
		Florencia Labat Dominique Van Roost 6–3, 6–1	Rachel McQuillan Nicole Pratt
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay (red) – $200,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Irina Spîrlea 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Julie Halard-Decugis	Elena Likhovtseva Alexandra Fusai	Amanda Coetzer Nathalie Tauziat Ai Sugiyama Henrieta Nagyová
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
25 May 1 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $4,105,011 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2	Monica Seles	Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams Jana Novotná Patty Schnyder Iva Majoli
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		Justin Gimelstob Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4	Luis Lobo Serena Williams

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 48S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Cancelled due to rain		Steffi Graf Nathalie Tauziat Elena Likhovtseva Yayuk Basuki	Magüi Serna Kerry-Anne Guse Dominique Van Roost Irina Spîrlea
		Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
15 Jun	Direct Line Insurance Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Natasha Zvereva Anna Kournikova	Irina Spîrlea Magüi Serna Serena Williams Steffi Graf
		Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–3, 6–4	Miriam Oremans	Kimberly Po Sandrine Testud	Chanda Rubin Kristie Boogert Sabine Appelmans Gala León García
		Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–5)	Cătălina Cristea Eva Melicharová
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,404,163 – 128S/64QS/64D/16QD/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Jana Novotná 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	Nathalie Tauziat	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Venus Williams Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–3, 3–6, 8–6	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		Max Mirnyi Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Mirjana Lučić

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier III event Clay (red) – $160,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–0	Sandrine Testud	Henrieta Nagyová Natasha Zvereva	Sarah Pitkowski Meghann Shaughnessy Amélie Mauresmo Silvia Farina
		Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková
	Piberstein Styria Open Maria Lankowitz, Austria Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Gala León García	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Amélie Cocheteux	Sylvia Plischke Barbara Schett Barbara Paulus Meike Babel
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–1, 6–2	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
13 Jul	Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier III event Clay (red) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–0, 6–3	Silvia Farina	Henrieta Nagyová Magdalena Grzybowska	Karina Habšudová Cătălina Cristea Andrea Glass Joannette Kruger
		Karina Habšudová Olga Lugina 7–6^(7–2), 7–5	Liezel Horn Karin Kschwendt
	XI Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–1, 5–7, 6–2	Barbara Schett	Miriam Oremans Barbara Rittner	Maria Paola Zavagli Elena Pampoulova Radka Bobková Jennifer Capriati
		Pavlina Nola Elena Pampoulova 6–4, 6–2	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
20 July	Fed Cup: Semifinals Sion, Switzerland – clay (red) Madrid, Spain – clay (red)	Semifinal Winners   Switzerland 5–0  Spain 3–2	Semifinal Losers  France  United States
27 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Venus Williams	Steffi Graf Monica Seles	Tamarine Tanasugarn Natasha Zvereva Elena Likhovtseva Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko Elena Tatarkova
	Prokom Polish Open Sopot, Poland Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 5–7, 6–1	Elena Pampoulova	Gala León García Anna Smashnova	Cristina Torrens Valero Barbara Rittner Květa Hrdličková Marlene Weingärtner
		Květa Hrdličková Helena Vildová 6–3, 6–2	Åsa Carlsson Seda Noorlander

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–1	Mary Pierce	Martina Hingis Monica Seles	Joannette Kruger Venus Williams Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–1	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
	ENKA Open Istanbul, Turkey Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrieta Nagyová 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(11–9)	Olga Barabanschikova	Florencia Labat Laura Golarsa	Meghann Shaughnessy Haruka Inoue Francesca Lubiani Anna Smashnova
		Meike Babel Laurence Courtois 6–0, 6–2	Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat
10 Aug	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles	Serena Williams Elena Tatarkova Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva
		Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2	Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova
	Boston Cup Boston, United States Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5	Barbara Schett	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer Elena Likhovtseva Corina Morariu Anke Huber
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 6–4	Mariaan de Swardt Mary Joe Fernández
17 Aug	du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event Hard – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Sandrine Testud Anke Huber Conchita Martínez Magüi Serna
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–4	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
24 Aug	Pilot Pen International New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–1	Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Julie Halard-Decugis	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer Mary Joe Fernández Amélie Mauresmo
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–0	Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná
31 Aug 7 Sep	U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,012,000 – 128S/128QS/64D/16QD/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 7–5	Martina Hingis	Jana Novotná Venus Williams	Monica Seles Patty Schnyder Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer
		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
		Max Mirnyi Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Fed Cup: Final Geneva, Switzerland – hard (i)	Spain 3–2	Switzerland
21 Sep	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anke Huber Tamarine Tanasugarn	Anna Kournikova Olga Barabanschikova Amy Frazier Julie Halard-Decugis
		Anna Kournikova Monica Seles 6–4, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
28 Sep	Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Year-end championships Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 8S Singles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Sandrine Testud 7–5, 6–3	Lindsay Davenport	Dominique Van Roost Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Hingis Serena Williams Lisa Raymond Nathalie Tauziat
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2	Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
12 Oct	European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–3	Venus Williams	Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat	Amanda Coetzer Dominique Van Roost Barbara Schett Mary Pierce
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–3	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova
19 Oct	MGTS Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 7–6^(7–2), 6–3	Monica Seles	Venus Williams Sandrine Testud	Katarína Studeníková Magüi Serna Conchita Martínez Silvia Farina
		Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
26 Oct	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Pierce 6–0, 2–0 ret.	Silvia Farina	Nathalie Tauziat Elena Likhovtseva	Anke Huber Irina Spîrlea Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ai Sugiyama
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 2–0 ret.	Larisa Savchenko Elena Tatarkova
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Tara Snyder 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)	Chanda Rubin	Nathalie Dechy Jane Chi	Dominique Van Roost Alexandra Stevenson Cătălina Cristea Sandrine Testud
		Lori McNeil Kimberly Po 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Sparkassen Cup International Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat	Dominique Van Roost Irina Spîrlea	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Natasha Zvereva Sarah Pitkowski Anke Huber
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 6–1	Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea
9 Nov	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Monica Seles Nathalie Tauziat	Amy Frazier Natasha Zvereva Amanda Coetzer Martina Hingis
		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva
16 Nov	Chase Championships New York City, United States Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D Single Draw – Doubles	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
		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–3	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Single Draw – Doubles	Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–2	Li Fang	Silvija Talaja Kristina Brandi	Olga Barabanschikova Tamarine Tanasugarn Meilen Tu Wang Shi-ting
		Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Rika Hiraki Aleksandra 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

Rankings

Below are the 1998 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[1] No Player Name Points 1997 Change 1  Lindsay Davenport (USA) 5,654 3 +2 2  Martina Hingis (SUI) 5,366 1 -1 3  Jana Novotná (CZE) 3,734 2 -1 4  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 3,417 9 +5 5  Venus Williams (USA) 3,262 22 +17 6  Monica Seles (USA) 3,226 5 -1 7  Mary Pierce (FRA) 2,414 7 = 8  Conchita Martínez (ESP) 2,331 12 +4 9  Steffi Graf (GER) 2,261 28 +19 10  Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) 2,259 11 +1 11  Patty Schnyder (SUI) 2,256 26 +15 12  Dominique Van Roost (BEL) 2,073 18 +6 13  Anna Kournikova (RUS) 1,971 32 +19 14  Sandrine Testud (FRA) 1,898 13 -1 15  Irina Spîrlea (ROM) 1,830 8 -7 16  Natasha Zvereva (BLR) 1,770 25 +9 17  Amanda Coetzer (RSA) 1,752 4 -13 18  Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 1,398 20 +2 19  Silvia Farina (ITA) 1,389 43 +24 20  Serena Williams (USA) 1,301 99 +79

Doubles Year-end Ranking[2] No Player Name Points 1997 Change 1  Natasha Zvereva (BLR) 4,994 1 = 2  Martina Hingis (SUI) 4,816 3 +1 3  Jana Novotná (CZE) 4,022 6 +3 4  Lindsay Davenport (USA) 3,945 2 -2 5  Rennae Stubbs (AUS) 2,617 34 +29  Lisa Raymond (USA) 2,617 12 +7 7  Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) 2,386 13 +6 8  Alexandra Fusai (FRA) 2,386 14 +6 9  Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 2,101 24 +15 10  Anna Kournikova (RUS) 2,067 40 +30 11  Larisa Neiland (LAT) 2,010 9 -2 12  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 1,925 5 -7 13  Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 1,857 25 +12 14  Patricia Tarabini (ARG) 1,773 17 +3 15  Caroline Vis (NED) 1,687 11 -4 16  Conchita Martínez (ESP) 1,605 19 +3 17  Mariaan de Swardt (RSA) 1,525 63 +46 18  Manon Bollegraf (NED) 1,480 7 -11 19  Yayuk Basuki (INA) 1,444 15 -4 20  Mirjana Lučić (CRO) 1,405 NR N/A

See also

• 1998 ATP Tour

References

1. 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.
2. 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.