Tennis tournament
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.
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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
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Women's doubles *
£154,160
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Mixed doubles *
£75,700
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
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
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
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
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
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
Boys' singles
Roger Federer defeated
Irakli Labadze , 6–4, 6–4
[10]
Girls' singles
Katarina Srebotnik defeated
Kim Clijsters , 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
[11]
Boys' doubles
Roger Federer /
Olivier Rochus defeated
Michaël Llodra /
Andy Ram , 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
[12]
Girls' doubles
Eva Dyrberg /
Jelena Kostanić defeated
Petra Rampre /
Iroda Tulyaganova , 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
[13]
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Pete Sampras (champion)
Marcelo Ríos (first round, lost to
Francisco Clavet )
Petr Korda (quarterfinals, lost to
Tim Henman )
Greg Rusedski (first round, lost to
Mark Draper )
Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to
Hicham Arazi )
Patrick Rafter (fourth round, lost to
Tim Henman )
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to
Mark Philippoussis )
Cédric Pioline (first round, lost to
Marc Rosset )
Richard Krajicek (semifinals, lost to
Goran Ivanišević )
Àlex Corretja (first round, lost to
Justin Gimelstob )
Jonas Björkman (third round, lost to
Jan Siemerink )
Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to
Pete Sampras )
Andre Agassi (second round, lost to
Tommy Haas )
Goran Ivanišević (final, lost to
Pete Sampras )
Karol Kučera (first round, lost to
Vladimir Voltchkov )
Félix Mantilla (third round, lost to
Sébastien Grosjean )
Women's singles
Martina Hingis (semifinals, lost to
Jana Novotná )
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, lost to
Nathalie Tauziat )
Jana Novotná (champion)
Steffi Graf (third round, lost to
Natasha Zvereva )
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to
Martina Hingis )
Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to
Natasha Zvereva )
Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to
Jana Novotná )
Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to
Sam Smith )
Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to
Naoko Sawamatsu )
Irina Spîrlea (fourth round, lost to
Jana Novotná )
Mary Pierce (first round, lost to
Elena Tatarkova )
Anna Kournikova (withdrew before the tournament began)
Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to
Cara Black )
Sandrine Testud (fourth round, lost to
Monica Seles )
Dominique Van Roost (fourth round, lost to
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario )
Nathalie Tauziat (final, lost to
Jana Novotná )
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