1998 WTA Tier I Series
Women's professional tennis tour
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The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
DurationFebruary 2 – October 25
Edition9th
Tournaments8
Most titles
Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis (2)
Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis (2)| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 2 – October 25 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis (2) |
| Most finals | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis Venus Williams (3) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
Tournaments
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Feb 2 – 8 | $926,250 |
| State Farm Evert Cup | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 2 – 15 | $1,250,000 |
| Lipton Championships | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 16 – 29 | $1,900,000 |
| Family Circle Magazine Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay (green) | Mar 30 – Apr 5 | $926,250 |
| Campionati Internazionali d’Italia[3] | Italy | Rome | Clay (red) | May 4 – 10 | $926,250 |
| German Open[4] | Germany | Berlin | Clay (red) | May 11 – 17 | $926,250 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 17 – 23 | $926,250 |
| European Championships | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 12 – 18 | $926,250 |
| MGTS Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 19 – 25 | $1,000,000 |
Results
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport |
Martina Hingis |
6–3, 6–3 | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport  Natasha Zvereva |
7–5, 6–4 |
 Mirjana Lučić* | ||||||
| Indian Wells | Martina Hingis |
Lindsay Davenport |
6–3, 6–4 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
 Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Miami | Venus Williams* |
 Anna Kournikova |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Martina Hingis  Jana Novotná |
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Hilton Head |  Amanda Coetzer* |
 Irina Spîrlea |
6–3, 6–4 | Conchita Martínez*  Patricia Tarabini* |
Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Rome | Martina Hingis |
Venus Williams |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Virginia Ruano Pascual* Paola Suárez* |
Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Berlin | Conchita Martínez |
Amélie Mauresmo |
6–4, 6–4 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Montréal | Monica Seles |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–2 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná |
 Yayuk Basuki  Caroline Vis |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Zürich | Lindsay Davenport |
Venus Williams |
6–3, 6–4 | Serena Williams* Venus Williams* |
Mariaan de Swardt  Elena Tatarkova |
5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Moscow | Mary Pierce |
Monica Seles |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Mary Pierce* |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Natasha Zvereva |