1998 Chase Championships

The 1998 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 27th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 23rd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 16 through November 22, 1998. Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $500,000 first-prize money. It was the last edition of the tournament to be played in the best-of-five-set format for the final which it had used since 1984.[1]

1998 Chase Championships
DateNovember 16 – November 22
Edition27th (singles) / 23rd (doubles)
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw16S/8D
Prize money$2,000,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Martina Hingis
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1998 Chase Championships – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.

  • It was Hingis' 14th title of the year and the 39th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1998 Chase Championships – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva defeated Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–7, 7–5, 6–3.

  • It was Davenport's 12th title of the year and the 43rd of her career. It was Zvereva's 8th title of the year and the 81st of her career.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). ITF World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 203–204. ISBN 9780002189460.
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