1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
Date November 9–15
Edition 16th
Category Tier II
Draw 28S / 16D
Surface Carpet / Indoor
Location Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Venue Philadelphia Civic Center
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama

The 1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 9 through November 15, 1998. Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Graf's 3rd singles title of the year and the 106th of her career.

Doubles

Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama defeated United States Monica Seles / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Likhovtseva's 4th title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 6th title of the year and the 10th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 172, 186. ISBN 9780002188623.
  2. ↑ "Graf wins Advanta Championships". CBS News. November 13, 1998.
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