1998 Wimbledon Championships

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 England.[1][2] It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.

1998 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 5 July
Edition112th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£7,207,590
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Pete Sampras
Women's Singles
Jana Novotná
Men's Doubles
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
Mixed Doubles
Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi
Boys' Singles
Roger Federer
Girls' Singles
Katarina Srebotnik
Boys' Doubles
Roger Federer / Olivier Rochus
Girls' Doubles
Eva Dyrberg / Jelena Kostanić

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.[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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £154,160 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £75,700 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević, 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
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Roger Federer defeated Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4 [10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Katarina Srebotnik defeated Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 [11]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Roger Federer / Olivier Rochus defeated Michaël Llodra / Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 [12]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Eva Dyrberg / Jelena Kostanić defeated Petra Rampre / Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) [13]

Singles seeds
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References
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  3. 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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Preceded by
1998 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1998 U.S. Open
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