WTA
1998 season
53 tour-level events.
Leaders
Wins
- 1Lindsay Davenport69-15
- 2Martina Hingis67-13
- 3Patty Schnyder56-22
- 4Venus Williams53-13
- 5Sandrine Testud52-27
Win % (10+ matches)
- 1Martina Hingis84%
- 2Lindsay Davenport82%
- 3Venus Williams80%
- 4Steffi Graf79%
- 5Monica Seles78%
Biggest titles
All 53 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1998 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Martina Hingis d. Conchita Martinez 6-3 6-3 | |
| May 25, 1998 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 128 draw | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario d. Monica Seles 7-6(5) 0-6 6-2 | |
| Jun 22, 1998 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Jana Novotna d. Nathalie Tauziat 6-4 7-6 | |
| Aug 31, 1998 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Lindsay Davenport d. Martina Hingis 6-3 7-5 |
Leaderboard
126 players with 10+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha ReevesUSA | 10 | 2-8 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 2 | Wiltrud ProbstGER | 11 | 2-9 | 18.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 3 | Pavlina NolaNZL | 12 | 3-9 | 25.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Brenda Schultz MccarthyNED | 13 | 3-10 | 23.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 0-3 |
| 5 | Seda NoorlanderNED | 11 | 3-8 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Olga LuginaUKR | 11 | 3-8 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 7 | Alexandra StevensonUSA | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Haruka InoueJPN | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 9 | Barbara SchwartzAUT | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Sandra KleinovaCZE | 23 | 3-20 | 13.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 0-7 |
| 11 | Rachel McquillanAUS | 20 | 3-17 | 15.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-8 |
| 12 | Sandra CecchiniITA | 12 | 4-8 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 13 | Nana SmithJPN | 12 | 4-8 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 14 | Denisa ChladkovaCZE | 23 | 4-19 | 17.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 15 | Kristina BrandiPUR | 14 | 4-10 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 16 | Laurence CourtoisBEL | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 17 | Kerry Anne GuseAUS | 19 | 5-14 | 26.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 18 | Marion MaruskaAUT | 18 | 5-13 | 27.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-7 |
| 19 | Aleksandra OlszaPOL | 11 | 5-6 | 45.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 20 | Magdalena MaleevaBUL | 15 | 5-10 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| 21 | Janette HusarovaSVK | 14 | 5-9 | 35.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 22 | Katarina StudenikovaSVK | 18 | 5-13 | 27.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| 23 | Emmanuelle GagliardiSUI | 17 | 5-12 | 29.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 24 | Sandra CacicUSA | 22 | 6-16 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 25 | Nicole PrattAUS | 19 | 6-13 | 31.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| 26 | Lea GhirardiFRA | 15 | 6-9 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-4 |
| 27 | Mariana Diaz OlivaARG | 19 | 6-13 | 31.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| 28 | Francesca LubianiITA | 21 | 6-15 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| 29 | Lenka NemeckovaCZE | 19 | 6-13 | 31.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 30 | Radka BobkovaCZE | 17 | 6-11 | 35.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| 31 | Samantha SmithGBR | 11 | 6-5 | 54.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 32 | Flora PerfettiITA | 18 | 6-12 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 33 | Elena MakarovaRUS | 16 | 7-9 | 43.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-3 |
| 34 | Anne KremerLUX | 10 | 7-3 | 70.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 35 | Raluca SanduROU | 16 | 7-9 | 43.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 36 | Amelie CocheteuxFRA | 18 | 7-11 | 38.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 37 | Jennifer CapriatiUSA | 20 | 8-12 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 38 | Jana NejedlyCAN | 17 | 8-9 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 39 | Andrea GlassGER | 26 | 8-18 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| 40 | Jana KandarrGER | 23 | 8-15 | 34.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-5 |
| 41 | Janet LeeTPE | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 1-6 |
| 42 | Larisa SavchenkoURS | 18 | 8-10 | 44.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| 43 | Meghann ShaughnessyUSA | 17 | 8-9 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 44 | Lori McneilUSA | 14 | 8-6 | 57.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 45 | Mary Joe FernandezUSA | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 46 | Elena TatarkovaUKR | 19 | 9-10 | 47.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| 47 | Yuka YoshidaJPN | 27 | 9-18 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 48 | Alexia Dechaume BalleretFRA | 28 | 9-19 | 32.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 49 | Elena PampoulovaBUL | 17 | 9-8 | 52.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 50 | Silvija TalajaCRO | 15 | 9-6 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 51 | Meike BabelGER | 24 | 9-15 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 52 | Adriana GersiCZE | 26 | 9-17 | 34.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 53 | Kveta PeschkeCZE | 23 | 10-13 | 43.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| 54 | Paola SuarezARG | 19 | 10-9 | 52.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 55 | Kristie BoogertNED | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 56 | Maria Sanchez LorenzoESP | 31 | 10-21 | 32.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 57 | Cara BlackZIM | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-2 |
| 58 | Laura GolarsaITA | 26 | 10-16 | 38.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 59 | Asa CarlssonSWE | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-5 |
| 60 | Anne Gaelle SidotFRA | 31 | 10-21 | 32.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-9 |
| 61 | Cristina Torrens ValeroESP | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 62 | Yayuk BasukiINA | 27 | 11-16 | 40.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| 63 | Tatiana PanovaRUS | 29 | 11-18 | 37.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-8 |
| 64 | Kimberly Po MesserliUSA | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 65 | Sonya JeyaseelanCAN | 19 | 11-8 | 57.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| 66 | Catalina CristeaROU | 28 | 11-17 | 39.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 67 | Miho SaekiJPN | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 4-5 |
| 68 | Nathalie DechyFRA | 28 | 11-17 | 39.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| 69 | Karina HabsudovaSVK | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-7 |
| 70 | Amy FrazierUSA | 25 | 12-13 | 48.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| 71 | Naoko SawamatsuJPN | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 8-6 |
| 72 | Rita GrandeITA | 37 | 13-24 | 35.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 6-7 |
| 73 | Anna SmashnovaISR | 29 | 13-16 | 44.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| 74 | Sabine AppelmansBEL | 35 | 13-22 | 37.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| 75 | Anne MillerUSA | 28 | 13-15 | 46.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 76 | Barbara RittnerGER | 27 | 13-14 | 48.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-6 |
| 77 | Miriam OremansNED | 33 | 13-20 | 39.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 78 | Maria Vento KabchiVEN | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 4-8 |
| 79 | Florencia LabatARG | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 80 | Alexandra FusaiFRA | 36 | 15-21 | 41.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 81 | Shi Ting WangTPE | 34 | 16-18 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 82 | Sylvia PlischkeAUT | 35 | 17-18 | 48.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| 83 | Barbara PaulusAUT | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 84 | Mirjana LucicCRO | 28 | 17-11 | 60.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| 85 | Ruxandra Dragomir IlieROU | 43 | 18-25 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-10 |
| 86 | Gala Leon GarciaESP | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| 87 | Amelie MauresmoFRA | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 5-5 |
| 88 | Magdalena GrzybowskaPOL | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 5-7 |
| 89 | Tara SnyderUSA | 34 | 20-14 | 58.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-2 |
| 90 | Chanda RubinUSA | 39 | 20-19 | 51.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 91 | Mariaan De SwardtRSA | 32 | 21-11 | 65.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 92 | Virginia Ruano PascualESP | 37 | 22-15 | 59.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 8-2 |
| 93 | Olga BarabanschikovaBLR | 40 | 22-18 | 55.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 6-8 |
| 94 | Sarah Pitkowski MalcorFRA | 44 | 22-22 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| 95 | Tamarine TanasugarnTHA | 45 | 23-22 | 51.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-3 | 6-5 |
| 96 | Fang LiCHN | 47 | 23-24 | 48.9% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-4 |
| 97 | Joannette KrugerRSA | 46 | 24-22 | 52.2% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-5 |
| 98 | Anke HuberGER | 44 | 24-20 | 54.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 9-7 |
| 99 | Corina MorariuUSA | 45 | 25-20 | 55.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 100 | Iva MajoliCRO | 47 | 26-21 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 6-5 |
| 101 | Serena WilliamsUSA | 37 | 26-11 | 70.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 8-5 |
| 102 | Magui SernaESP | 52 | 28-24 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 12-10 |
| 103 | Lisa RaymondUSA | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 10-11 |
| 104 | Amanda CoetzerRSA | 55 | 32-23 | 58.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| 105 | Steffi GrafGER | 42 | 33-9 | 78.6% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-4 |
| 106 | Julie Halard DecugisFRA | 57 | 34-23 | 59.6% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 107 | Elena LikhovtsevaRUS | 64 | 35-29 | 54.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 10-11 |
| 108 | Mary PierceFRA | 47 | 35-12 | 74.5% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-0 |
| 109 | Irina SpirleaROU | 61 | 36-25 | 59.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-10 |
| 110 | Barbara SchettAUT | 64 | 37-27 | 57.8% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 8-15 |
| 111 | Ai SugiyamaJPN | 60 | 39-21 | 65.0% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-5 |
| 112 | Henrieta NagyovaSVK | 56 | 39-17 | 69.6% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-4 |
| 113 | Natalia ZverevaBLR | 62 | 40-22 | 64.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 114 | Anna KournikovaRUS | 59 | 40-19 | 67.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 11-8 |
| 115 | Conchita MartinezESP | 61 | 40-21 | 65.6% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 10-9 |
| 116 | Silvia Farina EliaITA | 68 | 42-26 | 61.8% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 16-6 |
| 117 | Nathalie TauziatFRA | 66 | 42-24 | 63.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-6 |
| 118 | Monica SelesUSA | 59 | 46-13 | 78.0% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 11-5 |
| 119 | Dominique MonamiBEL | 73 | 47-26 | 64.4% | 1 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 11-7 |
| 120 | Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP | 68 | 48-20 | 70.6% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-4 | 18-7 |
| 121 | Jana NovotnaCZE | 67 | 51-16 | 76.1% | 4 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 11-11 |
| 122 | Sandrine TestudFRA | 79 | 52-27 | 65.8% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 19-10 |
| 123 | Venus WilliamsUSA | 66 | 53-13 | 80.3% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-4 |
| 124 | Patty SchnyderSUI | 78 | 56-22 | 71.8% | 5 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 17-14 |
| 125 | Martina HingisSUI | 80 | 67-13 | 83.8% | 5 / 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 13-7 |
| 126 | Lindsay DavenportUSA | 84 | 69-15 | 82.1% | 6 / 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 16-8 |