1998 Lipton Championships

August 2023 1998 Lipton Championships March 16–29 14th Hard / outdoor Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Tennis Center at Crandon Park CHI Marcelo Ríos USA Venus Williams RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná Miami Open (tennis) Miami Open The 1998 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 16 through March 29, 1998. Finals Men's singles 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles CHI Marcelo Ríos defeated USA Andre Agassi 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 It was Ríos' 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was his 2nd Super 9 title of the year and his 3rd overall. Women's singles 1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles USA Venus Williams defeated RUS Anna Kournikova 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 It was Williams' 4th title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 1st overall. Men's doubles 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach defeated USA Alex O'Brien / USA Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4 It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Leach's 1st title of the year and the 35th of his career. Women's doubles 1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná defeated ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / BLR Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 95th of her career. External links Official website ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile Lipton Championships Lipton Championships Category:Miami Open (tennis) Lipton Championships Lipton Championships Lipton Championships