1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The 1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club in Filderstadt in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October until 11 October 1998. Unseeded Sandrine Testud won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.[1]

1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date5–11 October
Edition21st
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationFilderstadt, Germany
VenueFilderstadt Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Sandrine Testud
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva

Finals

Singles

Sandrine Testud defeated Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Testud's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva defeated Anna Kournikova / Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Davenport's 10th title of the year and the 41st of her career. It was Zvereva's 6th title of the year and the 79th of her career.

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $79,000 $36,000 $17,850 $9,400 $4,950 $2,600

References

  1. "1998". www.40love.de. Porsche.
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