1998 Direct Line International Championships

1998 Direct Line International Championships
Date 15 – 20 June
Edition 24th
Category Tier II
Draw 32S / 16D
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Eastbourne, England
Venue Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Doubles
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná

The 1998 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in England that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 15 June until 20 June 1998. First-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–1, 7–5

  • It was Novotná's second singles title of the year and the 21st of her career.[1]

Doubles

South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–3

  • It was de Swardt's only doubles title of the year and the third of her career.[2] It was Novotná's third doubles title of the year and the 71st of her career.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player bio: Jana Novotná". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ↑ "Player bio: Mariaan de Swardt". www.itftennis.com.
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