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1998 Sydney International

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1998 Sydney International
Date11–17 January
Edition106th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Slovakia Karol Kučera[1]
Women's singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde[1]
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková[2]
← 1997 · Sydney International · 1999 →

The 1998 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 17 January 1998.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Slovakia Karol Kučera defeated United Kingdom Tim Henman, 7–5, 6–4.[1]

  • It was Kučera's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's singles

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Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario defeated United States Venus Williams, 6–1, 6–3.[2]

  • It was Sánchez-Vicario's 1st title of the year and the 81st of her career.

Men's doubles

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Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Canada Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 7–5.[1]

  • It was Woodbridge's 1st title of the year and the 54th of his career. It was Woodforde's 1st title of the year and the 57th of his career.

Women's doubles

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Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated United States Katrina Adams / United States Meredith McGrath, 6–1, 6–2.[2]

  • It was Hingis' 1st title of the year and the 27th of her career. It was Suková's only title of the year and the 83rd of her career.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Men's - 1998 Sydney". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Women's - 1998 Sydney". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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