1998 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

1998 Wimbledon Championships

Date| 22 June – 5 July
Edition| 112th
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw| 128S/64D/64XD
Prize money| £7,207,590
Surface| Grass
Location| Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue| All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Jana Novotná
Men's doubles
Jacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis /  Jana Novotná
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams /  Max Mirnyi
Boys' singles
Roger Federer
Girls' singles
Katarina Srebotnik
Boys' doubles
Roger Federer /  Olivier Rochus
Girls' doubles
Eva Dyrberg /  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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

### Seniors[edit]

#### Men's singles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated  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[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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

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

#### Men's doubles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Jacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  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[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis /  Jana Novotná defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  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[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Max Mirnyi /  Serena Williams defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  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[edit]

#### Boys' singles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Roger Federer defeated  Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4[10]

#### Girls' singles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

#### Boys' doubles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

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

#### Girls' doubles[edit]

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

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

## Singles seeds[edit]

### Men's singles[edit]

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

### Women's singles[edit]

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

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## References[edit]

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.
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9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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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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