The 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in
Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of
Tier III of the
1998 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, ...
. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 4 January through 10 January 1998. Fourth-seeded
Ai Sugiyama
is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles ...
won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Ai Sugiyama
is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles ...
defeated
Maria Vento 7–5, 6–0.
* It was Sugiyama's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva ( ; born 8 September 1975) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian former tennis player. She turned professional in January 1992, at the age of 16.
Together with Mahesh Bhupathi she won the Wimbledon Mixed doubles in 20 ...
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Ai Sugiyama
is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles ...
defeated
Sung-Hee Park /
Shi-Ting Wang 1–6, 6–3, 6–4.
* It was Likhovtseva's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Sugiyama's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of her career.
References
External links
ITF tournament edition detailsTournaments draws
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Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
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Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts