WTA Tokyo 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Browse the 1998 Tokyo WTA 500 edition in Tokyo, Japan, including draw, results, match scores, champion path, and related tournament history.
Dates
Apr 13 — Apr 19
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 32
Ai Sugiyama
#19
BYE
Nana Smith
#99
6-0 3-6 7-6
Lilia Osterloh
#121
Erika De Lone
#159
6-4 6-4
Surina De Beer
#176
Yuka Yoshida
#64
6-1 4-6 6-1
Naoko Kijimuta
#80
Shi-Ting Wang
#63
3-6 6-3 6-1
Shinobu Asagoe
#141
Rika Hiraki
#131
6-2 6-2
Shiho Hisamatsu
#551
Lori Mcneil
#136
6-4 6-1
Mi-Ra Jeon
#162
Tamarine Tanasugarn
#39
4-6 7-5 6-0
Eun-Ha Kim
#153
Corina Morariu
#54
6-4 6-2
Sung-Hee Park
#112
Meghann Shaughnessy
#148
3-6 6-2 6-4
Janet Lee
#86
Naoko Sawamatsu
#30
BYE
Haruka Inoue
#111
6-4 6-1
Seda Noorlander
#138
Amy Frazier
#46
6-4 6-2
Young-Ja Choi
#239
Mana Endo
#156
6-7 6-4 6-1
Kristine Kunce
#128
Nicole Pratt
#100
7-5 6-1
Saori Obata
#207
Ginger Helgeson
#114
7-6 6-2
Miho Saeki
#61
Round of 16
Ai Sugiyama
#19
6-3 6-2
Nana Smith
#99
Erika De Lone
#159
6-3 2-6 6-2
Yuka Yoshida
#64
Shi-Ting Wang
#63
6-3 6-2
Rika Hiraki
#131
Lori Mcneil
#136
6-2 6-3
Corina Morariu
#54
6-3 6-2
Meghann Shaughnessy
#148
Naoko Sawamatsu
#30
4-6 6-4 7-6
Haruka Inoue
#111
Amy Frazier
#46
6-0 6-1
Mana Endo
#156
Nicole Pratt
#100
6-3 6-2
Ginger Helgeson
#114
Quarterfinals
Ai Sugiyama
#19
4-6 6-1 6-1
Erika De Lone
#159
Shi-Ting Wang
#63
4-6 6-4 6-1
Lori Mcneil
#136
Corina Morariu
#54
7-5 6-3
Naoko Sawamatsu
#30
Amy Frazier
#46
6-2 4-6 6-2
Nicole Pratt
#100
Semifinals
Ai Sugiyama
#19
6-3 6-2
Shi-Ting Wang
#63
Corina Morariu
#54
4-6 7-6 6-4
Amy Frazier
#46
Final
Ai Sugiyama
#19
6-3 6-3
Corina Morariu
#54
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.