1998 Sydney International

The 1998 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 17 January 1998.

1998 Sydney International
Date11–17 January
Edition106th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Slovakia Karol Kučera[1]
Women's singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde[1]
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková[2]
← 1997 · Sydney International · 1999 →

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Karol Kučera defeated   Tim Henman, 7–5, 6–4.[1]

  • It was Kučera's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario defeated   Venus Williams, 6–1, 6–3.[2]

  • It was Sánchez-Vicario's 1st title of the year and the 81st of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde defeated   Jacco Eltingh /   Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 7–5.[1]

  • It was Woodbridge's 1st title of the year and the 54th of his career. It was Woodforde's 1st title of the year and the 57th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Martina Hingis /   Helena Suková defeated   Katrina Adams /   Meredith McGrath, 6–1, 6–2.[2]

  • It was Hingis' 1st title of the year and the 27th of her career. It was Suková's only title of the year and the 83rd of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Men's - 1998 Sydney". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Women's - 1998 Sydney". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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