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
	← 1997 1999 →

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[edit]

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.

Key[edit]

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[edit]

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	Sylvia Plischke 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	Sandrine Testud Anne Miller
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	Ai Sugiyama Serena Williams
	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	Magdalena Grzybowska Joannette Kruger	Li Fang Henrieta Nagyová Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Barbara Schett
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[edit]

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
2 Feb		Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić 7–5, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	Iva Majoli Amanda Coetzer	Rita Grande Miho Saeki Ai Sugiyama Irina Spîrlea
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
9 Feb		Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Anna Kournikova Larisa Savchenko	Jana Novotná Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Paulus Anke Huber Sarah Pitkowski Iva Majoli
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	Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans	Lisa Raymond Anke Huber Nathalie Tauziat Steffi Graf
	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	Larissa Schaerer Conchita Martínez Granados
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	Silvia Farina Iva Majoli
	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	Lindsay Davenport Sarah Pitkowski

March[edit]

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
2 Mar 9 Mar		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Venus Williams Steffi Graf
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
16 Mar 23 Mar		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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
30 Mar		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Monica Seles Lisa Raymond	Lindsay Davenport Patty Schnyder Andrea Glass Magüi Serna

April[edit]

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
6 Apr		Sandra Cacic Mary Pierce 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Lindsay Davenport Amanda Coetzer	Anna Kournikova Iva Majoli Lisa Raymond Tara Snyder
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	Wang Shi-ting Amy Frazier	Erika deLone Lori McNeil Nicole Pratt Naoko Sawamatsu
	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	Gala León García Lenka Němečková	Paola Suárez Ana Alcázar Sandra Klösel Olga Lugina
	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
20 Apr		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–1, 6–1	Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo	Li Fang Sarah Pitkowski
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	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
	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	Joannette Kruger Silvija Talaja

May[edit]

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
4 May		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mirjana Lučić 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
11 May		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–0	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Anna Kournikova Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis Ai Sugiyama Irina Spîrlea Barbara Paulus
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	Sandrine Testud Barbara Schett	Chanda Rubin Magüi Serna Tara Snyder Kristie Boogert
	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	Elena Likhovtseva Alexandra Fusai
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[edit]

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
8 Jun		Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Steffi Graf Nathalie Tauziat Elena Likhovtseva Yayuk Basuki
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	Natasha Zvereva Anna Kournikova	Irina Spîrlea Magüi Serna Serena Williams Steffi Graf
	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	Kimberly Po Sandrine Testud
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[edit]

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	Henrieta Nagyová Natasha Zvereva
	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	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Amélie Cocheteux	Sylvia Plischke Barbara Schett Barbara Paulus Meike Babel
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	Henrieta Nagyová Magdalena Grzybowska
	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	Miriam Oremans Barbara Rittner
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	Steffi Graf Monica Seles
	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	Gala León García Anna Smashnova

August[edit]

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	Martina Hingis Monica Seles
	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	Florencia Labat Laura Golarsa
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	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles
	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	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer Elena Likhovtseva Corina Morariu Anke Huber
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
17 Aug		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–4	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	Sandrine Testud Anke Huber Conchita Martínez Magüi Serna
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
24 Aug		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–0	Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Julie Halard-Decugis
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[edit]

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
21 Sep		Anna Kournikova Monica Seles 6–4, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anke Huber Tamarine Tanasugarn
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[edit]

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
5 Oct		Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–2	Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Dominique Van Roost 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
12 Oct		Serena Williams Venus Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–3	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat
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
19 Oct		Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Venus Williams Sandrine Testud
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	Nathalie Tauziat Elena Likhovtseva	Anke Huber Irina Spîrlea Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ai Sugiyama
	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	Nathalie Dechy Jane Chi

November[edit]

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
2 Nov		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 6–1	Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea	Dominique Van Roost 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
9 Nov		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva	Monica Seles Nathalie Tauziat	Amy Frazier Natasha Zvereva Amanda Coetzer Martina Hingis
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	Steffi Graf Irina Spîrlea
	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	Silvija Talaja Kristina Brandi

Statistical information[edit]

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:

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[edit]

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
5	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

References[edit]

^ 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.

[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.

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v t e 1998 Corel WTA Tour « 1997 1999 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Munich (S) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Linz (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Prague (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Boston (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Makarska (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Istanbul (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D)