1998 Wimbledon Championships


The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1998 championships was £7,207,590. The winner of the men's title earned £435,000 while the women's singles champion earned £391,500.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£435,000
Women's singles£391,500
Men's doubles *£178,220
£154,160
Mixed doubles *£75,700

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Goran lvanisevic, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
  • It was Sampras' 11th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th at Wimbledon.

    Women's singles

Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 7–6
  • It was Novotná's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

    Men's doubles

Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
  • It was Eltingh's 6th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon. It was Haarhuis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only at Wimbledon.

    Women's doubles

Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
  • It was Hingis' 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd at Wimbledon. It was Novotná's 11th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th and last at Wimbledon.

    Mixed doubles

Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Mirjana Lučić, 6–4, 6–4
  • It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title. It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

    Juniors

Boys' singles

Roger Federer defeated Irakli Labadze, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Katarina Srebotnik defeated Kim Clijsters, 7–6, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Roger Federer / Olivier Rochus defeated Michaël Llodra / Andy Ram, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Girls' doubles

Eva Dyrberg / Jelena Kostanić defeated Petra Rampre / Iroda Tulyaganova, 6–2, 7–6

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Pete Sampras
  2. Marcelo Ríos '
  3. Petr Korda '
  4. Greg Rusedski '
  5. Carlos Moyá '
  6. Patrick Rafter '
  7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov '
  8. Cédric Pioline '
  9. Richard Krajicek '
  10. Àlex Corretja '
  11. Jonas Björkman '
  12. Tim Henman '
  13. Andre Agassi '
  14. Goran Ivanišević '
  15. Karol Kučera '
  16. Félix Mantilla ''''

    Women's singles

  17. Martina Hingis '
  18. Lindsay Davenport '
  19. Jana Novotná
  20. Steffi Graf '
  21. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario '
  22. Monica Seles '
  23. Venus Williams '
  24. Conchita Martínez '
  25. Amanda Coetzer '
  26. Irina Spîrlea '
  27. Mary Pierce '
  28. Anna Kournikova '
  29. Patty Schnyder '
  30. Sandrine Testud '
  31. Dominique Van Roost '
  32. Nathalie Tauziat ''''