The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.
Tournaments TournamentCountryLocationSurfaceDatePrize money Toray Pan Pacific OpenJapanTokyoCarpet (i)Feb 2 – 8$926,250 State Farm Evert CupUnited StatesIndian WellsHardMar 2 – 15$1,250,000 Lipton ChampionshipsUnited StatesKey BiscayneHardMar 16 – 29$1,900,000 Family Circle Magazine CupUnited StatesHilton Head IslandClay (green)Mar 30 – Apr 5$926,250 Campionati Internazionali d’ItaliaItalyRomeClay (red)May 4 – 10$926,250 German OpenGermanyBerlinClay (red)May 11 – 17$926,250 du Maurier OpenCanadaMontrealHardAug 17 – 23$926,250 European ChampionshipsSwitzerlandZürichCarpet (i)Oct 12 – 18$926,250 MGTS Kremlin CupRussiaMoscowCarpet (i)Oct 19 – 25$1,000,000
Results
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score Tokyo Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–3 Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva7–5, 6–4 Mirjana Lučić* Indian Wells Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4 Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat6–4, 2–6, 6–4 Miami Venus Williams* Anna Kournikova 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Hilton Head Amanda Coetzer* Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4 Conchita Martínez* Patricia Tarabini* Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Rome Martina Hingis Venus Williams 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 Virginia Ruano Pascual* Paola Suárez* Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario7–6(7–1), 6–4 Berlin Conchita Martínez Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4 Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat6–3, 6–0 Montréal Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis6–3, 6–4 Zürich Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams 6–3, 6–4 Serena Williams* Venus Williams* Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova5–7, 6–1, 6–3 Moscow Mary Pierce Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3 Mary Pierce* Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs6–3, 6–4 Natasha Zvereva
See also WTA Tier I events 1998 WTA Tour 1998 ATP Super 9 1998 ATP Tour
References
External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website