1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup

1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup
Date	September 28 – October 4
Edition	9th (men) / 1st (women)
Surface	Hard / Indoor
Location	Olympiahalle, Munich
Champions
Men's Singles
	Marcelo Ríos
Women's Singles
	Venus Williams

The 1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.

The tournament was held from September 28 through October 4, 1998. The prize money was significant, and therefore the most popular exhibition tournament among the players but there were no ranking points awarded since the ITF had no influence on ATP and WTA who control the ranking system. However the Grand Slam Cup-tournaments would later be recognized by the ATP as official tournaments and a tournament win would be included in the players statistics.

Finals

Men's Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Andre Agassi 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 5–7, 6–3

It was Ríos' 6th title of the year and the 11th of his career.

Women's Singles

Venus Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

It was Williams' 6th title of the year and the 6th of her career.

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