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.
1998 Wimbledon Championships | |
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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 | |
Women's singles | |
Men's doubles | |
Women's doubles | |
Mixed doubles | |
Boys' singles | |
Girls' singles | |
Boys' doubles | |
Girls' doubles | |
Prize money
editThe 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
editSeniors
editMen's singles
edit 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 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 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 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 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
editBoys' singles
edit Roger Federer defeated
Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4[10]
Girls' singles
edit Katarina Srebotnik defeated
Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3[11]
Boys' doubles
edit Roger Federer /
Olivier Rochus defeated
Michaël Llodra /
Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5[12]
Girls' doubles
edit Eva Dyrberg /
Jelena Kostanić defeated
Petra Rampre /
Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)[13]
Singles seeds
editReferences
edit- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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