1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships

The 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998. Andrei Pavel and Ai Sugiyama won the singles titles.

1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date13–19 April
Edition25th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's Singles
Andrei Pavel[1][2]
Women's Singles
Ai Sugiyama[3]
Men's Doubles
Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor[1][4]
Women's Doubles
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi[3]

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Andrei Pavel defeated Byron Black, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

  • It was Pavel's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Ai Sugiyama defeated Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–3.[3]

  • It was Sugiyama's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles

Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor defeated Olivier Delaître / Stefano Pescosolido, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

  • It was Lareau's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles

Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi defeated Amy Frazier / Rika Hiraki, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.[3]

  • It was Kijimuta's only title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Miyagi's 2nd title of the year and the 9th of her career.
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References
  1. "1998 Tokyo Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "1998 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "1998 Tokyo". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "1998 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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