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 % (30+ 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
56 players with 30+ 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 | Maria Sanchez LorenzoESP | 31 | 10-21 | 32.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 2 | Anne Gaelle SidotFRA | 31 | 10-21 | 32.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-9 |
| 3 | Cristina Torrens ValeroESP | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 4 | Karina HabsudovaSVK | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-7 |
| 5 | Naoko SawamatsuJPN | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 8-6 |
| 6 | Rita GrandeITA | 37 | 13-24 | 35.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 6-7 |
| 7 | Sabine AppelmansBEL | 35 | 13-22 | 37.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| 8 | Miriam OremansNED | 33 | 13-20 | 39.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 9 | Maria Vento KabchiVEN | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 4-8 |
| 10 | Florencia LabatARG | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 11 | Alexandra FusaiFRA | 36 | 15-21 | 41.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 12 | Shi Ting WangTPE | 34 | 16-18 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 13 | Sylvia PlischkeAUT | 35 | 17-18 | 48.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| 14 | Barbara PaulusAUT | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 15 | Ruxandra Dragomir IlieROU | 43 | 18-25 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-10 |
| 16 | Gala Leon GarciaESP | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| 17 | Amelie MauresmoFRA | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 5-5 |
| 18 | Magdalena GrzybowskaPOL | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 5-7 |
| 19 | Tara SnyderUSA | 34 | 20-14 | 58.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-2 |
| 20 | Chanda RubinUSA | 39 | 20-19 | 51.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 21 | Mariaan De SwardtRSA | 32 | 21-11 | 65.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 22 | Virginia Ruano PascualESP | 37 | 22-15 | 59.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 8-2 |
| 23 | Olga BarabanschikovaBLR | 40 | 22-18 | 55.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 6-8 |
| 24 | Sarah Pitkowski MalcorFRA | 44 | 22-22 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| 25 | Tamarine TanasugarnTHA | 45 | 23-22 | 51.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-3 | 6-5 |
| 26 | Fang LiCHN | 47 | 23-24 | 48.9% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-4 |
| 27 | Joannette KrugerRSA | 46 | 24-22 | 52.2% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-5 |
| 28 | Anke HuberGER | 44 | 24-20 | 54.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 9-7 |
| 29 | Corina MorariuUSA | 45 | 25-20 | 55.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 30 | Iva MajoliCRO | 47 | 26-21 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 6-5 |
| 31 | Serena WilliamsUSA | 37 | 26-11 | 70.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 8-5 |
| 32 | Magui SernaESP | 52 | 28-24 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 12-10 |
| 33 | Lisa RaymondUSA | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 10-11 |
| 34 | Amanda CoetzerRSA | 55 | 32-23 | 58.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| 35 | Steffi GrafGER | 42 | 33-9 | 78.6% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-4 |
| 36 | Julie Halard DecugisFRA | 57 | 34-23 | 59.6% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 37 | Elena LikhovtsevaRUS | 64 | 35-29 | 54.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 10-11 |
| 38 | Mary PierceFRA | 47 | 35-12 | 74.5% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-0 |
| 39 | Irina SpirleaROU | 61 | 36-25 | 59.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-10 |
| 40 | Barbara SchettAUT | 64 | 37-27 | 57.8% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 8-15 |
| 41 | Ai SugiyamaJPN | 60 | 39-21 | 65.0% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-5 |
| 42 | Henrieta NagyovaSVK | 56 | 39-17 | 69.6% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-4 |
| 43 | Natalia ZverevaBLR | 62 | 40-22 | 64.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 44 | Anna KournikovaRUS | 59 | 40-19 | 67.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 11-8 |
| 45 | Conchita MartinezESP | 61 | 40-21 | 65.6% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 10-9 |
| 46 | Silvia Farina EliaITA | 68 | 42-26 | 61.8% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 16-6 |
| 47 | Nathalie TauziatFRA | 66 | 42-24 | 63.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-6 |
| 48 | Monica SelesUSA | 59 | 46-13 | 78.0% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 11-5 |
| 49 | Dominique MonamiBEL | 73 | 47-26 | 64.4% | 1 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 11-7 |
| 50 | Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP | 68 | 48-20 | 70.6% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-4 | 18-7 |