1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros
Encyclopedia
The 1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Legia Tennis Centre
in Warsaw
in Poland
that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from July 13 through July 19, 1998.
Conchita Martínez
defeated
Silvia Farina
6–0, 6–3
Karina Habšudová
/
Olga Lugina
defeated
Liezel Horn
/
Karin Kschwendt
7–6, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Legia Tennis Centre
Legia Tennis Centre
The Legia Tennis Centre is a tennis complex in Warsaw, Poland. The complex is the host of the annual premier stop, the Warsaw Open. The stadium court has a capacity of 4,000 people.-External links:**...
in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour
1998 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was held from July 13 through July 19, 1998.
Singles
Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
defeated
Silvia FarinaSilvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...
6–0, 6–3
- It was Martínez's 3rd title of the year and the 36th of her career.
Doubles
Karina HabšudováKarina Habšudová
Karina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
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Olga LuginaOlga Lugina
Olga Lugina is a former Ukrainian international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1993 to 1995.- References :...
defeated
Liezel HornLiezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
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Karin KschwendtKarin Kschwendt
Karin Kschwendt is a former professional tennis player who represented Austria, Germany and Luxembourg at various points in her career. She reached her career high ranking of world No. 37 on August 12, 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No...
7–6, 7–5
- It was Habšudová's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Lugina's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.