Tennis Singles Tournament Results, 1997-1998: Women's WTA Tour
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
LATE 1997
| Finals | Tournament | Winner | Earnings | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | Ladies Kremlin Cup (Moscow) | Jana Novotna | $150,000 | A. Sugiyama | 63 64 |
| Nov. 9 | Ameritech Cup | Lindsay Davenport | 79,000 | N. Tauziat | 60 75 |
| Nov. 16 | Advanta Championships (Philadelphia) | Martina Hingis | 79,000 | L. Davenport | 75 67 76 |
| Nov. 23 | Volvo Open (Pattaya) | Henrieta Nagyova | 17,700 | D. Van Roost | 75 67 75 |
| Nov. 23 | WTA Tour Championship (New York) | Jana Novotna | 500,000 | M. Pierce | 76 62 63 |
1998
| Finals | Tournament | Winner | Earnings | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10 | ASB Bank Classic (Auckland) | Dominique van Roost | $17,000 | S. Farina | 46 76 75 |
| Jan. 10 | Gold Coast Classic (Australia) | Ai Sugiyama | 27,000 | M. Vento | 75 60 |
| Jan. 17 | Sydney International | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 339,500 | V. Williams | 61 63 |
| Jan. 17 | Tasmanian International (Hobart) | Patty Schnyder | 17,700 | D. van Roost | 63 62 |
| Feb. 1 | Australian Open (Melbourne) | Martina Hingis | 383,200 | C. Martinez | 63 63 |
| Feb. 8 | Pan Pacific Open (Tokyo) | Lindsay Davenport | 150,000 | M. Hingis | 63 63 |
| Feb. 15 | Open Gaz de France (Paris) | Mary Pierce | 79,000 | D. van Roost | 63 75 |
| Feb. 22 | Faber Grand Prix (Hannover) | Patty Schnyder | 79,000 | J. Novotna | 60 26 75 |
| Feb. 22 | Copa Colsanitas (Bogota) | Paola Suarez | 17,700 | S. Jeyaseelan | 63 64 |
| Mar. 1 | EA Generali (Linz) | Jana Novotna | 79,000 | D. van Roost | 61 76 |
| Mar. 1 | IGA Classic (Oklahoma City) | Venus Williams | 27,000 | J. Kruger | 63 62 |
| Mar. 15 | State Farm Evert Cup (Indian Wells) | Martina Hingis | 205,000 | L. Davenport | 63 64 |
| Mar. 28 | Lipton Championships (Key Biscayne) | Venus Williams | 235,000 | A. Kournikova | 26 64 61 |
| Apr. 5 | Family Circle Cup (Hilton Head) | Amanda Coetzer | 150,000 | I. Spirlea | 63 64 |
| Apr. 12 | Bausch & Lomb Champs. (Amelia Island) | Mary Pierce | 78,000 | C. Martinez | 67 60 62 |
| Apr. 19 | Japan Open (Tokyo) | Ai Sugiyama | 27,000 | C. Morariu | 63 63 |
| Apr. 19 | Makarska Open | Kvetoslava Hrdlickova | 17,700 | F. Li | 63 61 |
| Apr. 26 | Budapest Lotto Ladies Open | Virginia Ruano-Pascual | 17,700 | S. Farina | 64 46 63 |
| May 3 | Rexona Cup (Hamburg) | Martina Hingis | 79,000 | J. Novotna | 63 75 |
| May 3 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Mirjana Lucic | 17,700 | C. Morariu | 62 64 |
| May 10 | Italian Open (Rome) | Martina Hingis | 150,000 | V. Williams | 63 26 63 |
| May 17 | German Open (Berlin) | Conchita Martinez | 150,000 | A. Mauresmo | 64 64 |
| May 23 | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Irina Spirlea | 33,000 | J. Halard-Decugis | 76 63 |
| May 23 | Yellow Pages Open (Madrid) | Patty Schnyder | 27,000 | D. van Roost | 36 64 60 |
| June 7 | French Open (Paris) | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 605,600 | M. Seles | 76 06 62 |
| June 14 | DFS Classic (Birmingham) | Rain | |||
| June 21 | Direct Line Insurance Int'l. (Eastbourne) | Jana Novotna | 79,000 | A. Sanchez Vicario | 61 75 |
| June 21 | Heineken Trophy (S'hertogenbosch) | Julie Halard-Decugis | 27,000 | M. Oremans | 62 64 |
| July 5 | Wimbledon (London) | Jana Novotna | $626,400 | N. Tauziat | 64 76 |
| July 12 | Styrian Open (Austria) | Patty Schnyder | 17,700 | G.L. Garcia | 62 46 63 |
| July 12 | Skoda Czech Open (Prague) | Jana Novotna | 26,000 | S. Testud | 63 60 |
| July 19 | International Tournament at Palermo | Patty Schnyder | 17,000 | B. Schett | 61 57 62 |
| July 19 | Warsaw Cup | Conchita Martinez | 27,000 | S. Farina | 60 63 |
| Aug. 2 | Bank of the West Classic (Stanford) | Lindsay Davenport | 79,000 | V. Williams | 64 57 64 |
| Aug. 2 | Polish Open (Sopot) | Henrieta Nagyova | 17,700 | E. Wagner | 63 57 61 |
| Aug. 9 | Toshiba Classic (San Diego) | Lindsay Davenport | 79,000 | M. Pierce | 63 61 |
| Aug. 9 | Enka Ladies Open (Istanbul) | Henrieta Nagyova | 17,700 | O. Barabanschikova | 64 36 76 |
| Aug. 16 | Acura Classic (Los Angeles) | Lindsay Davenport | 79,000 | M. Hingis | 46 64 63 |
| Aug. 16 | Boston Cup | Mariaan de Swardt | 27,000 | B. Schett | 36 76 75 |
| Aug. 23 | du Maurier Open (Montreal) | Monica Seles | 150,000 | A. Sanchez Vicario | 63 62 |
| Aug. 29 | Pilot Pen International (New Haven) | Steffi Graf | 79,000 | J. Novotna | 64 61 |
| Sept. 13 | U.S. Open (New York) | Lindsay Davenport | 700,000 | M. Hingis | 63 75 |
| Sept. 27 | Toyota Princess Cup (Tokyo) | Monica Seles | 79,000 | A. Sanchez Vicario | 46 63 64 |
| Oct. 4 | Grand Slam Cup (Munich) | Venus Williams | 800,000 | P. Schnyder | 62 36 62 |
| Oct. 11 | Porsche Grand Prix (Filderstadt) | Sandrine Testud | 79,000 | L. Davenport | 75 63 |
| Oct. 18 | European Championships (Zurich) | Lindsay Davenport | 150,000 | V. Williams | 75 63 |
| Oct. 25 | Kremlin Cup (Moscow) | Mary Pierce | 165,000 | M. Seles | 76(2), 63 |
| Oct. 31 | Seat Open (Luxembourg) | Mary Pierce | 27,000 | S. Farina | 60 20 (ret.) |
| Nov. 1 | Bell Challenge | Tara Snyder | 27,000 | C. Rubin | 46 64 76 |
| Nov. 8 | Sparkassen Cup | Steffi Graf | 79,000 | N. Tauziat | 63 64 |
| Nov. 15 | Advanta Championships (Philadelphia) | Steffi Graf | 79,000 | L. Davenport | 46 63 64 |
| Nov. 22 | Volvo Open (Pattaya) | Julie Halard-Decugis | 17,700 | F. Li | 61 62 |
| Nov. 22 | WTA Tour Championship (New York) | Martina Hingis | 500,000 | L. Davenport | 75 64 46 62 |
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