WTA Tokyo 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Monica Seles won the 1998 Tokyo, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from September 21 to September 27, 1998.
Dates
Sep 21 — Sep 27
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 32
BYE
Naoko Sawamatsu
6-1 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez
7-6 7-5
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-4 6-3
Henrieta Nagyova
7-5 6-1
Amy Frazier
6-2 6-3
BYE
Elena Likhovtseva
6-3 6-4
Anna Kournikova
6-2 6-1
Shi-Ting Wang
6-0 6-4
Anke Huber
6-3 3-6 6-0
Fang Li
6-2 6-0
Olga Barabanschikova
3-6 6-3 6-3
BYE
Round of 16
Monica Seles
6-3 3-6 6-3
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-4 7-6
Amy Frazier
0-6 6-3 6-2
Anna Kournikova
6-0 6-4
Anke Huber
7-5 6-3
Olga Barabanschikova
3-6 6-3 7-5
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Monica Seles
6-1 6-4
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-1 3-6 6-3
Final
Monica Seles
4-6 6-3 6-4
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Monica Seles | 3 |
| Serena Williams | 2 |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 1 |
| Ana Ivanovic | 1 |
| Belinda Bencic | 1 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-2 6-3 | Linda Noskova | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Qinwen Zheng | 7-6(5) 6-3 | Sofia Kenin | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 7-5 6-1 | Jessica Pegula | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-5 7-5 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2018 | Hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 6-4 | Naomi Osaka | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Tokyo held?
- Tokyo is held in Tokyo, Japan.
- Who won the most recent Tokyo?
- The 2025 Tokyo was won by Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-3.
- Who has won the most Tokyo titles?
- Monica Seles has won 3 Tokyo titles, the most by any player.
- When was the first Tokyo played?
- The first edition of Tokyo was held in 1972.
- What surface is Tokyo played on?
- Tokyo is played on hard courts.