1998 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1998. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Australian Open
Men's singles
Petr Korda defeated 
Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
- It was Korda's only Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
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Martina Hingis defeated 
Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
- It was Hingis' 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.[1]
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / 
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Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Björkman's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Eltingh's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / 
Mirjana Lučić[a] defeated 
Lindsay Davenport / 
Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
- It was Hingis' 7th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title. It was Lučić's only career Grand Slam title.
Mixed doubles
Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob defeated Helena Suková / Cyril Suk 6–2, 6–1
- It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Gimelstob's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.
French Open
Men's singles
Carlos Moyá defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
- • It was Moyá's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.
Women's singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles, 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
- • It was Sánchez's 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd title at the French Open.
Men's doubles
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated 
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Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
- • It was Eltingh's 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 2nd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Haarhuis' 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 2nd title at the French Open.
Women's doubles
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Natalia Zvereva, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
- • It was Hingis' 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.
- • It was Novotná's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.
Mixed doubles
Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob defeated Serena Williams / 
Luis Lobo, 6–4, 6–4
- • It was Williams' 2nd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.
- • It was Gimelstob's 2nd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2[2]
- It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
Jana Novotná defeated 
Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)[3]
- It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8[4]
- It was Eltingh's 6th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon. It was Haarhuis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only at Wimbledon.
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6[5]
- It was Hingis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd at Wimbledon. It was Novotná's 11th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th and last at Wimbledon.
Mixed doubles
Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams defeated 
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mirjana Lučić, 6–4, 6–4[6]
- It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
US Open
Men's singles
Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
- • It was Rafter's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open.
Women's singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–5
- • It was Davenport's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only at the US Open.
Men's doubles
Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
- • It was Stolle's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was Suk's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–3
- It was Hingis' 10th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last US Open title. It was Novotná's 17th and last career Grand Slam title and her 4th US Open title. With this victory Hingis completed the second doubles Grand Slam in a calendar year in the Open Era, with Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver having completed the first in 1984.
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi defeated Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith 6–2, 6–2
- • It was Williams's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.
- • It was Mirnyi's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 1st at the US Open.
| First round 3–6 April | Quarterfinals 17–19 July | Semifinals 25–27 September | Final 4–6 December | |||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg, Germany (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A Coruña, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milan, Italy (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Genoa, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prato, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mildura, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals 18–19 April | Semifinals 25–26 July | Final 19–20 September | |||||||||||
| Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 0 | |||||||||||
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Lučić became the first Croatian tennis player to win the Australian Open.
References
- ↑ "WTA | Women's Tennis News, Tournaments, Videos, Scores and Player Info". Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine