1998 Wimbledon Championships

January 2015 October 2020 1998 Wimbledon Championships 22 June – 5 July 112th Grand Slam (ITF) 128S/64D/64XD £7,207,590 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club USA Pete Sampras CZE Jana Novotná NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná USA Serena Williams / BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi SUI Roger Federer SLO Katarina Srebotnik SUI Roger Federer / BEL Olivier Rochus DEN Eva Dyrberg / CRO Jelena Kostanić The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998. Prize money The total prize money for 1998 championships was £7,207,590. The winner of the men's title earned £435,000 while the women's singles champion earned £391,500.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£435,000Women's singles£391,500Men's doubles *£178,220Women's doubles *£154,160Mixed doubles *£75,700 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA Pete Sampras defeated 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 2017 It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon. Women's singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles CZE Jana Novotná defeated 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 2017 It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis defeated 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 2017 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 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná defeated 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 2017 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 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi / USA Serena Williams defeated 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 2017 It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Juniors Boys' singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles SUI Roger Federer defeated GEO 1990 Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles SLO Katarina Srebotnik defeated BEL Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles SUI Roger Federer / BEL Olivier Rochus defeated FRA Michaël Llodra / ISR Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles DEN Eva Dyrberg / CRO Jelena Kostanić defeated SLO Petra Rampre / UZB Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Pete Sampras (champion) CHI Marcelo Ríos (first round, lost to Francisco Clavet) CZE Petr Korda (quarterfinals, lost to Tim Henman) GBR Greg Rusedski (first round, lost to Mark Draper) ESP Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to Hicham Arazi) AUS Patrick Rafter (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Mark Philippoussis) FRA Cédric Pioline (first round, lost to Marc Rosset) NED Richard Krajicek (semifinals, lost to Goran Ivanišević) ESP Àlex Corretja (first round, lost to Justin Gimelstob) SWE Jonas Björkman (third round, lost to Jan Siemerink) GBR Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Pete Sampras) USA Andre Agassi (second round, lost to Tommy Haas) CRO Goran Ivanišević (final, lost to Pete Sampras) SVK Karol Kučera (first round, lost to Vladimir Voltchkov) ESP Félix Mantilla (third round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean) Women's singles SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals, lost to Jana Novotná) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to Nathalie Tauziat) CZE Jana Novotná (champion) GER Steffi Graf (third round, lost to Natasha Zvereva) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Hingis) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Natasha Zvereva) USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Jana Novotná) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Sam Smith) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Naoko Sawamatsu) ROM Irina Spîrlea (fourth round, lost to Jana Novotná) FRA Mary Pierce (first round, lost to Elena Tatarkova) RUS Anna Kournikova (withdrew before the tournament began) SUI Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Cara Black) FRA Sandrine Testud (fourth round, lost to Monica Seles) BEL Dominique Van Roost (fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (final, lost to Jana Novotná) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1998 French Open Grand Slams 1998 U.S. Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships