1998 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 5 July
Edition112th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£7,207,590
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Men's doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Mixed doubles
United States Serena Williams / Belarus Max Mirnyi
Boys' singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Girls' singles
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Boys' doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer / Belgium Olivier Rochus
Girls' doubles
Denmark Eva Dyrberg / Croatia Jelena Kostanić
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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £435,000
Women's singles £391,500
Men's doubles * £178,220 —
Women's doubles * £154,160 —
Mixed doubles * £75,700 —

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated Croatia Goran lvanisevic, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2[5]

  • It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon.

Women's singles

Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated France Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)[6]

  • It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8[7]

  • 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

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6[8]

  • 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

Belarus Max Mirnyi / United States Serena Williams defeated India Mahesh Bhupathi / Croatia Mirjana Lučić, 6–4, 6–4[9]

  • It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Switzerland Roger Federer defeated Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4[10]

Girls' singles

Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3[11]

Boys' doubles

Switzerland Roger Federer / Belgium Olivier Rochus defeated France Michaël Llodra / Israel Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5[12]

Girls' doubles

Denmark Eva Dyrberg / Croatia Jelena Kostanić defeated Slovenia Petra Rampre / Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)[13]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. United States Pete Sampras (champion)
  2. Chile Marcelo Ríos (first round, lost to Francisco Clavet)
  3. Czech Republic Petr Korda (quarterfinals, lost to Tim Henman)
  4. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (first round, lost to Mark Draper)
  5. Spain Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to Hicham Arazi)
  6. Australia Patrick Rafter (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman)
  7. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)
  8. France Cédric Pioline (first round, lost to Marc Rosset)
  9. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (semifinals, lost to Goran Ivanišević)
  10. Spain Àlex Corretja (first round, lost to Justin Gimelstob)
  11. Sweden Jonas Björkman (third round, lost to Jan Siemerink)
  12. United Kingdom Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Pete Sampras)
  13. United States Andre Agassi (second round, lost to Tommy Haas)
  14. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (final, lost to Pete Sampras)
  15. Slovakia Karol Kučera (first round, lost to Vladimir Voltchkov)
  16. Spain Félix Mantilla (third round, lost to Sébastien Grosjean)

Women's singles

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (semifinals, lost to Jana Novotná)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to Nathalie Tauziat)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champion)
  4. Germany Steffi Graf (third round, lost to Natasha Zvereva)
  5. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Hingis)
  6. United States Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Natasha Zvereva)
  7. United States Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Jana Novotná)
  8. Spain Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Sam Smith)
  9. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Naoko Sawamatsu)
  10. Romania Irina Spîrlea (fourth round, lost to Jana Novotná)
  11. France Mary Pierce (first round, lost to Elena Tatarkova)
  12. Russia Anna Kournikova (withdrew before the tournament began)
  13. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Cara Black)
  14. France Sandrine Testud (fourth round, lost to Monica Seles)
  15. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  16. France Nathalie Tauziat (final, lost to Jana Novotná)

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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  13. ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
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