1998 Lipton Championships Explained

The 1998 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 16 through March 29, 1998.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles. Marcelo Ríos defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 6–3, 6–4

It was Ríos' 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was his 2nd Super 9 title of the year and his 3rd overall.

Women's singles

See main article: 1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles. Venus Williams defeated Anna Kournikova 2–6, 6–4, 6–1

It was Williams' 4th title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 1st overall.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach defeated Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4

It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Leach's 1st title of the year and the 35th of his career.

Women's doubles

See main article: 1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 95th of her career.

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