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1998 Pilot Pen International

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1998 Pilot Pen International
DateAugust 17 – August 23 (men)
August 24 – August 30 (women)
Edition25th (men) / 31st (women)
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
VenueCullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia Wayne Arthurs / Australia Peter Tramacchi
Women's doubles
France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat
← 1997 · Pilot Pen International · 1999 →

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.

Champions

Men's Singles

Slovakia Karol Kučera defeated Croatia 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

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–1

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

Men's Doubles

Australia Wayne Arthurs / Australia Peter Tramacchi defeated Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States 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

France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat defeated South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Czech Republic 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.