The 1998 Lipton Championships was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the

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and was part of the Super 9 of the

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and of

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of the

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. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the

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in the United States from March 16 through March 29, 1998.

Finals

Men's singles

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defeated

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7–5, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Ríos' 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was his 2nd Super 9 title of the year and his 3rd overall.

Women's singles

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defeated

Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova Iglesias (née Kournikova; ; ; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars ...

2–6, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Williams' 4th title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 1st overall.

Men's doubles

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Rick Leach Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a former professional tennis player and coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open) ...

defeated

Alex O'Brien Alex O'Brien (born ) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997. He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 199 ...

/ Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4 * It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Leach's 1st title of the year and the 35th of his career.

Women's doubles

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Jana Novotná Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1997, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 67 weeks. ...

defeated

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Natasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna Zvereva (born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus. She was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings. Zver ...

6–2, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 95th of her career.

External links

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ATP tournament profile

WTA tournament profile
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