WTA Wimbledon 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jana Novotna won the 1998 Wimbledon, defeating Nathalie Tauziat 6-4 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, from June 22 to July 6, 1998.

Champion
Jana Novotna
def. Nathalie Tauziat , 6-4 7-6
Dates
Jun 22 — Jul 6
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 6, 1998* F Jana Novotna #2 6-4 7-6 Nathalie Tauziat #10 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 5, 1998* SF Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-4 Martina Hingis #1 H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1998* SF Nathalie Tauziat #15 1-6 7-6 6-3 Natasha Zvereva #22 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 3, 1998* QF Martina Hingis #1 6-3 3-6 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1998* QF Natasha Zvereva #22 7-6 6-2 Monica Seles #5 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1998* QF Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-3 6-3 Lindsay Davenport #2 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1998* QF Jana Novotna #3 7-5 7-6 Venus Williams #6 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-3 6-1 Samantha Smith #94 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Natasha Zvereva #22 6-4 6-2 Miriam Oremans #60 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Dominique Monami #14 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-1 6-0 Magui Serna #28 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Monica Seles #5 6-3 6-2 Sandrine Testud #13 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #9 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-1 Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1998* R16 Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-2 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Samantha Smith #94 2-6 6-3 7-5 Conchita Martínez #7 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 7-5 6-2 Sylvia Plischke #66 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Monica Seles #5 6-2 6-3 Yayuk Basuki #26 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Magui Serna #28 6-3 5-7 6-0 Naoko Sawamatsu #33 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Jana Novotna #3 6-3 6-1 Corina Morariu #37 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-3 1-6 6-2 Maria Vento-Kabchi #31 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #15 7-6 3-6 6-4 Julie Halard-Decugis #40 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #24 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 7-6 Lori Mcneil #127 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 7-5 4-1 (ret.) Serena Williams #20 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Irina Spirlea #9 6-4 6-4 Surina De Beer #158 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #25 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-4 Chanda Rubin #55 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-4 6-0 Cara Black #108 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Natasha Zvereva #22 6-4 7-5 Steffi Graf #75 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1998* R32 Miriam Oremans #60 6-4 7-5 Mariaan De Swardt H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 6-2 6-4 Kimberly Po Messerli H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Lori Mcneil #127 4-6 6-4 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #151 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #33 3-6 6-3 6-2 Amanda Coetzer #8 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Miriam Oremans #60 6-2 6-3 Asa Carlsson #128 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-0 6-1 Iva Majoli #18 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #40 6-4 7-6 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Serena Williams #20 6-3 6-0 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #46 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 6-1 Seda Noorlander #112 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Conchita Martínez #7 7-5 7-5 Kristie Boogert #82 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Monica Seles #5 6-1 6-1 Alexandra Fusai #41 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Sabine Appelmans #25 6-1 6-4 Louise Latimer #252 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Cara Black #108 6-7 7-5 6-3 Patty Schnyder #12 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Chanda Rubin #55 3-6 7-5 11-9 Tara Snyder #51 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Venus Williams #6 6-1 6-2 Barbara Schett #30 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Samantha Smith #94 6-1 6-3 Mariana Diaz-Oliva #89 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Maria Vento-Kabchi #31 6-0 7-5 Naoko Kijimuta #136 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 4-6 6-4 6-3 Magdalena Grzybowska #34 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Jana Novotna #3 6-3 4-6 6-1 Tatiana Panova #69 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Sylvia Plischke #66 6-2 6-0 Janet Lee #104 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Elena Likhovtseva #24 6-4 6-0 Flora Perfetti #111 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Martina Hingis #1 7-6 6-4 Elena Makarova H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-1 Anne Miller H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-2 7-5 Karen Cross #134 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Natasha Zvereva #22 6-1 6-3 Nana Smith #99 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Mariaan De Swardt 6-4 7-6 Elena Tatarkova #87 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Irina Spirlea #9 6-4 6-4 Barbara Rittner #91 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Corina Morariu #37 7-5 6-0 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Magui Serna #28 6-4 6-1 Rita Grande #38 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-1 7-5 Larisa Savchenko #100 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Steffi Graf #75 6-0 6-4 Henrieta Nagyova #23 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Surina De Beer #158 6-2 4-6 6-3 Shi-Ting Wang #70 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1998* R64 Yayuk Basuki #26 6-3 6-4 Amélie Mauresmo #35 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-3 Joannette Kruger #21 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Yayuk Basuki #26 6-4 6-0 Samantha Reeves #110 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Louise Latimer #252 6-4 6-1 Jana Kandarr #101 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Corina Morariu #37 4-6 6-1 6-2 Marion Maruska #97 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Jennifer Capriati #151 6-4 3-6 6-4 Nicole Pratt #81 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Shi-Ting Wang #70 7-6 7-5 Kristina Brandi #118 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Sabine Appelmans #25 6-3 6-3 Cristina Torrens Valero #86 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Amélie Mauresmo #35 6-3 6-4 Miriam Schnitzer #182 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Chanda Rubin #55 4-6 6-0 6-2 Ginger Helgeson #129 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Naoko Kijimuta #136 3-6 6-3 6-4 Karin Miller #115 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Martina Hingis #1 7-5 6-3 Lisa Raymond #19 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Nathalie Tauziat #15 2-6 6-1 6-3 Haruka Inoue #113 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Irina Spirlea #9 7-5 6-3 Francesca Lubiani #117 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-3 Jana Nejedly #98 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Lori Mcneil #127 2-6 6-4 6-4 Els Callens #122 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-2 6-2 Florencia Labat #50 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Elena Tatarkova #87 7-6 6-3 Mary Pierce #11 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Karen Cross #134 6-3 6-4 Joanne Ward H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Asa Carlsson #128 6-1 6-1 Adriana Rikl Gersi #64 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Amanda Coetzer #8 6-2 6-2 Kerry-Anne Guse #76 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Tatiana Panova #69 4-6 7-5 6-4 Emmanuelle Gagliardi #78 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 6-1 6-7 6-3 Andrea Glass #68 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 5-7 6-2 6-0 Catalina Cristea #73 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-2 Sandra Kleinova #71 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Flora Perfetti #111 6-0 6-1 Denisa Chladkova #62 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Magui Serna #28 7-5 4-6 6-1 Radka Bobkova #125 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Sylvia Plischke #66 6-4 6-7 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #17 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Patricia Hy Boulais 4-6 6-2 6-3 Meike Babel #80 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 2-6 6-1 Lilia Osterloh #126 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Janet Lee #104 6-4 6-1 Lorna Woodroffe #149 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Surina De Beer #158 6-4 6-4 Ines Gorrochategui #179 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Barbara Rittner #91 7-6 6-0 Amelie Cocheteux #83 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Serena Williams #20 6-4 6-3 Laura Golarsa #77 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Naoko Sawamatsu #33 2-6 6-3 6-2 Barbara Paulus #29 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Miriam Oremans #60 2-6 6-3 6-2 Elena Pampoulova H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Barbara Schett #30 6-0 6-2 Pavlina Nola #106 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-7 6-2 6-4 Amy Frazier #54 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Mariaan De Swardt 7-6 6-3 Barbara Schwartz #92 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Tara Snyder #51 6-3 6-0 Lenka Nemeckova #88 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Alexandra Fusai #41 6-3 6-2 Katarina Studenikova #95 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Julie Halard-Decugis #40 6-2 6-4 Sung-Hee Park #103 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Steffi Graf #75 6-4 6-1 Gala Leon Garcia #49 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Anne Miller 7-6 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #57 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Magdalena Grzybowska #34 6-2 6-4 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Sandrine Testud #13 7-6 6-0 Rennae Stubbs #261 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Seda Noorlander #112 6-3 6-1 Olga Lugina #114 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Conchita Martínez #7 6-1 6-0 Silvia Farina Elia #27 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Kristie Boogert #82 3-6 6-2 6-1 Miho Saeki #58 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Larisa Savchenko #100 6-1 5-7 6-3 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #48 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Elena Likhovtseva #24 7-6 6-2 Yuka Yoshida #85 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Cara Black #108 6-2 6-4 Sonya Jeyaseelan #105 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Monica Seles #5 6-3 6-4 María Sánchez Lorenzo #72 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Patty Schnyder #12 3-6 6-4 6-3 Helena Sukova #102 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-0 7-5 Kveta Peschke #74 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Mariana Diaz-Oliva #89 6-3 6-2 Paola Suarez #93 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Nana Smith #99 6-3 1-6 6-2 Julie Pullin #173 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Iva Majoli #18 6-2 6-3 Karina Habsudova #59 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Elena Makarova 6-4 6-2 Silvija Talaja #190 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Maria Vento-Kabchi #31 7-6 4-6 6-3 Sandra Cacic #56 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Samantha Smith #94 6-3 4-6 6-2 Anne-Gaelle Sidot #53 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-7 11-9 Olga Barabanschikova #63 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #46 6-4 6-7 6-3 Anna Smashnova #65 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Rita Grande #38 6-1 6-4 Fang Li #36 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1998* R128 Natasha Zvereva #22 7-5 6-4 Rachel Mcquillan #67 H2H Match data

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