WTA Rome 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Browse the 1998 Rome WTA 1000 edition in Rome, Italy, including draw, results, match scores, champion path, and related tournament history.
Dates
May 4 — May 10
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Round of 64
BYE
Fang Li
#43
7-6 6-2
Irina Spirlea
#10
6-4 6-2
Julie Halard-Decugis
#135
Virginia Ruano Pascual
#36
7-5 6-3
Gala Leon Garcia
#53
Anna Kournikova
#17
6-0 6-1
Barbara Paulus
#26
6-2 6-3
Iva Majoli
#11
BYE
Jana Kandarr
#114
4-6 6-4 7-6
Florencia Labat
#37
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
#47
6-1 6-7 7-6
Sandra Cacic
#54
Elena Likhovtseva
#35
4-6 6-4 6-4
Patty Schnyder
#15
Mary Pierce
#6
BYE
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
#44
6-1 3-6 6-3
Sabine Appelmans
#22
Sandrine Testud
#13
2-6 6-4 6-2
Laura Golarsa
#70
Barbara Schett
#30
4-6 6-3 6-2
Monica Seles
#7
BYE
Silvia Farina Elia
#28
6-0 6-1
Venus Williams
#9
6-2 6-3
Yayuk Basuki
#25
María Sánchez Lorenzo
#81
6-4 6-1
Miriam Oremans
#52
Alexandra Fusai
#74
7-6 6-0
Ai Sugiyama
#19
Jana Novotna
#3
BYE
Serena Williams
#31
7-5 6-0
Nathalie Tauziat
#12
Joannette Kruger
#21
6-7 6-4 6-1
Tathiana Garbin
#173
BYE
Flora Perfetti
#113
7-5 6-2
BYE
Cristina Torrens Valero
#72
4-6 6-2 6-3
Dominique Monami
#14
6-4 6-2
Karina Habsudova
#45
Naoko Sawamatsu
#34
1-6 6-2 6-4
Laurence Courtois
#141
Lisa Raymond
#18
2-6 6-3 7-5
Anne Miller
6-3 6-0
Rita Grande
#38
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
6-3 6-2
Jennifer Capriati
#155
BYE
Round of 32
Martina Hingis
#1
6-3 6-0
Fang Li
#43
Irina Spirlea
#10
6-3 7-6
Anna Kournikova
#17
6-2 6-2
Barbara Paulus
#26
Iva Majoli
#11
4-6 6-4 6-4
Jana Kandarr
#114
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
#47
3-6 6-2 6-2
Mary Pierce
#6
6-1 6-2
Sandrine Testud
#13
4-6 6-2 6-3
Barbara Schett
#30
Monica Seles
#7
6-2 6-1
Venus Williams
#9
6-1 6-4
Alexandra Fusai
#74
2-6 7-6 6-3
Jana Novotna
#3
Serena Williams
#31
5-1 (ret.)
Joannette Kruger
#21
Conchita Martínez
#8
6-1 4-6 6-3
Flora Perfetti
#113
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
#5
6-3 7-5
Dominique Monami
#14
6-4 6-4
Naoko Sawamatsu
#34
Lisa Raymond
#18
6-2 3-6 7-6
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
6-2 6-2
Round of 16
Martina Hingis
#1
6-1 6-2
Irina Spirlea
#10
Anna Kournikova
#17
6-3 3-6 6-2
Iva Majoli
#11
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
#47
7-5 6-4
Mary Pierce
#6
Sandrine Testud
#13
6-2 4-6 7-5
Monica Seles
#7
Venus Williams
#9
6-1 6-1
Alexandra Fusai
#74
Serena Williams
#31
6-2 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
#5
6-1 6-2
Dominique Monami
#14
Lisa Raymond
#18
6-4 6-1
Quarterfinals
Martina Hingis
#1
6-2 6-4
Anna Kournikova
#17
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
#47
7-5 (ret.)
Sandrine Testud
#13
Venus Williams
#9
6-4 6-2
Serena Williams
#31
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
#5
6-7 6-1 6-2
Lisa Raymond
#18
Semifinals
Martina Hingis
#1
6-2 6-1
Venus Williams
#9
6-3 2-6 7-5
Final
Martina Hingis
#1
6-3 2-6 6-3
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Conchita Martínez | 4 |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 4 |
| Serena Williams | 4 |
| Elina Svitolina | 3 |
| Iga Swiatek | 3 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clay | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 | Coco Gauff | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Clay | Jasmine Paolini | 6-4 6-2 | Coco Gauff | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 1-0 (ret.) | Anhelina Kalinina | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-2 | Ons Jabeur | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Rome held?
- Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
- Who won the most recent Rome?
- The 2026 Rome was won by Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
- Who has won the most Rome titles?
- Conchita Martínez has won 4 Rome titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Rome played?
- The first edition of Rome was held in 1930.
- What surface is Rome played on?
- Rome is played on clay courts.