1998 WTA Tour

1998 WTA Tour

Davenport ended the year as number 1 with six titles
Details
Duration	January 5, 1998 - 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 (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Lindsay Davenport (6)
Most tournament finals	Lindsay Davenport (10)
Prize money leader	Martina Hingis (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 events

WTA Tier II events

WTA Tier III events

WTA Tier IV events

Team events

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 January	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 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 $164,250 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 January	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event $342,500 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 January 26 January	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,217,298 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 February	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event $926,250 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 February	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 February	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 February	Generali Ladies Tennis Grand Prix Linz, Austria Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 March 9 March	State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event $1,250,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 March 23 March	Lipton Championships Miami, United States Tier I event $1,900,000 – Hard – 96S/64Q/48D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 March	Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head, United States Tier I event $926,250 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 April	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 April	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event $164,250 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3	Corina Morariu	Wang Shi-ting Amy Frazier	Erika de Lone 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 $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Květa Hrdličková 6–3, 6–1	Li Fang	Gala León García Lenka Němečková	Paola Suárez Ana Alcazar 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 April	Lotto-Westel 900 Budapest Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 April	Intersport Ladies GP Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Campionati Internazionali d’Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event $926,250 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $926,250 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $164,250 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $200,000 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,105,011 – Clay (Red) – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 June	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event $164,250 – Grass – 48S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Steffi Graf vs. Nathalie Tauziat Elena Likhovtseva vs. 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 June	Direct Line Insurance Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event $450,000 – Grass – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $164,250 – Grass – 30S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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)	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
22 June 29 June	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $4,404,163 – Grass – 128S/64QS/64D/16QD/64X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 July	Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier III event $160,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 July	Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier III event $164,250 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Huber Karin Kschwendt
	XI Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Palermo, Italy Tier IV event $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 July	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 August	Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Acura Classic Los Angeles, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $164,250 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Fernandez
17 August	du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event $926,250 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 August	Pilot Pen International New Haven, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–1	Jana Novotná	Lindsay Davenport Julie Halard-Decugis	Anke Huber Amanda Coetzer Mary Joe Fernandez Amélie Mauresmo
		Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–0	Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná
31 August 7 September	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	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 September	Fed Cup: Final Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (I)	Spain 3–2	Switzerland
21 September	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $450,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 Fernandez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
28 September	Compaq Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Year-end championships $2,450,000 – Hard (i) – 8S Singles Draw	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	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 October	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 October	European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event $926,250 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 October	MGTS Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 October	SEAT Open Luxembourg, Luxembourg Tier III event $164,250 – Carpet (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 $164,250 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 November	Sparkassen Cup International Leipzig, Germany Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 November	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event $450,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	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 November	Chase Championships New York City, United States Year-end championships $2,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Single Draw – Doubles Draw	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 City, Thailand Tier IV $107,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Single Draw – Doubles Draw	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 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 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