 Lindsay Davenport finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open. She also won two Tier I events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 5 – November 23, 1998 |
| Edition | 28th |
| Tournaments | 52 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Grand Slam Cup WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (12) WTA Tier IV (11) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Lindsay Davenport (6) |
| Most tournament finals | Lindsay Davenport (10) |
| Prize money leader |  Martina Hingis (US$3,375,989) |
| Points leader | Lindsay Davenport (5,654) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Lindsay Davenport |
| Doubles team of the year | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná |
| Most improved player of the year | Patty Schnyder |
| Newcomer of the year | Serena Williams |
| Comeback player of the year | Monica Seles |
← 1997 1999 → | |
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 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. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.