1998 Chase Championships | ||||
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Date | November 16–22 | |||
Edition | 28th (singles) / 27th (doubles) | |||
Category | Year-end championships | |||
Draw | 16S/8D | |||
Prize money | $2,000,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | New York City, United States | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Martina Hingis | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva | ||||
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The 1998 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 27th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 23rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 16 through November 22, 1998. Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $500,000 first-prize money. It was the last edition of the tournament to be played in the best-of-five-set format for the final which it had used since 1984.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1998 Chase Championships – SinglesMartina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.
- It was Hingis' 14th title of the year and the 39th of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 1998 Chase Championships – DoublesLindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva defeated Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7, 7–5, 6–3.
- It was Davenport's 12th title of the year and the 43rd of her career. It was Zvereva's 8th title of the year and the 81st of her career.
References
- John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 203–204. ISBN 9780002189460.
External links
1998 Corel WTA Tour « 1997 1999 » | |
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