1998 Pilot Pen International

The 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998. Karol Kučera and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.

1998 Pilot Pen International
DateAugust 17–23 (men)
August 24–30 (women)
Edition25th (men) / 31st (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
VenueCullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Slovakia Karol Kučera[1]
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia Wayne Arthurs / Australia Peter Tramacchi[2]
Women's doubles
France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat
← 1997 · Pilot Pen International

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Karol Kučera defeated   Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

  • It was Kučera's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Women's singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 115th of her career.

Men's doubles

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  Wayne Arthurs /   Peter Tramacchi defeated   Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien 7–6, 1–6, 6–3

  • It was Arthurs' 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Tramacchi's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Women's doubles

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  Alexandra Fusai /   Nathalie Tauziat defeated   Mariaan de Swardt /   Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Fusai's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Tauziat's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of her career.

References

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  1. ^ "1998 New Haven – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 New Haven – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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