1998 in tennis

none May 2026 more important tennis events 1998 ATP Tour 1998 WTA Tour 1998 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 CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles CZE Petr Korda CHI Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2It was Korda's only Grand Slam title.Women's singles SUI Martina Hingis ESP Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3It was Hingis' 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.http://www.wtatour.com/page/Home/0,,12781,00.html WTA Women's Tennis News, Tournaments, Videos, Scores and Player Info 4 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110302094556/http://www.wtatour.com/page/Home/0,,12781,00.html 2 March 2011 dead Men's doubles SWE Jonas Björkman NED Jacco Eltingh AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3It 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 SUI Martina Hingis CRO Mirjana Lučić Lučić became the first Croatian tennis player to win the Australian Open. USA Lindsay Davenport BLR Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–3It was Hingis' 7th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title. It was Lučić's only career Grand Slam title.Mixed doubles USA Venus Williams USA Justin Gimelstob CZE Helena Suková CZE Cyril Suk 6–2, 6–1It 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 CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Spain Carlos Moyá Spain Àlex Corretja 6–3, 7–5, 6–3It was Moyá's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.Women's singles Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario USA Monica Seles 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2It was Sánchez's 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd title at the French Open.Men's doubles NED Jacco Eltingh NED Paul Haarhuis BAH Mark Knowles CAN Daniel Nestor 6–3, 3–6, 6–3It 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 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná USA Lindsay Davenport BLR 1995 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 USA Venus Williams USA Justin Gimelstob USA Serena Williams ARG Luis Lobo 6–4, 6–4It 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 CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles USA Pete Sampras CRO Goran Ivanišević 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon.Women's singles CZE Jana Novotná FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 7–6(7–2)Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.Men's doubles NED Jacco Eltingh NED Paul Haarhuis AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It 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 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná USA Lindsay Davenport BLR 1995 Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 3–6, 8–6Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It 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 BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi USA Serena Williams IND Mahesh Bhupathi CRO Mirjana Lučić 6–4, 6–4Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS Patrick Rafter AUS Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0It was Rafter's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open.Women's singles USA Lindsay Davenport SUI Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–5It was Davenport's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only at the US Open.Men's doubles AUS Sandon Stolle CZE Cyril Suk BAH Mark Knowles CAN Daniel Nestor 4–6, 7–6, 6–2It 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 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná USA Lindsay Davenport BLR Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–3It 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 USA Serena Williams BLR Max Mirnyi USA Lisa Raymond USA Patrick Galbraith 6–2, 6–2It 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. Davis Cup 3–6 April 17–19 July 25–27 September 4–6 December Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) SWE 3 SVK 2 Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet) GER 5 RSA 0 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) ESP 3 BRA 2 Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) CZE 2 SUI 3 Genoa, Italy (clay) IND 1 ITA 4 Mildura, Australia (grass) ZIM 3 AUS 2 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 3 NED 1 Atlanta, GA, United States (hard) RUS 2 USA 3 Hamburg, Germany (hard) SWE 3 GER 2 A Coruña, Spain (clay) ESP 4 SUI 1 Prato, Italy (clay) ITA 5 ZIM 0 Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard) BEL 1 USA 4 Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 4 ESP 1 Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard) ITA 4 USA 1 Milan, Italy (indoor clay) SWE 4 ITA 1 Fed Cup 18–19 April 25–26 July 19–20 September 16 Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) 1 FRA 3 BEL 2 Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) SUI 4 4 CZE 1 Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) 3 ESP 3 GER 2 Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) USA 5 2 NED 0 Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) 1 FRA 0 SUI 5 Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) 3 ESP 3 USA 2 Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) SUI 2 3 ESP 3 Notes References External links Tennis Sport 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) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year