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1998 du Maurier Open

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1998 du Maurier Open
DateAugust 3–9 (men)
August 17–23 (women)
Edition109th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Patrick Rafter[1]
Women's singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Czech Republic Martin Damm / United States Jim Grabb[2]
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
← 1997 · Canadian Open · 1999 →

The 1998 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 109th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 3 through August 10, 1998, while the women's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 17 through August 23, 1998.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Australia Patrick Rafter defeated Netherlands Richard Krajicek 7–6(7–3), 6–4

  • It was Rafter's 4th title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was his 1st career Masters title.

Women's singles

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United States Monica Seles defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Seles' 1st title of the year and the 47th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 8th overall.

Men's doubles

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Czech Republic Martin Damm / United States Jim Grabb defeated South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach 6–7, 6–2, 7–6

  • It was Damm's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career. It was Grabb's 3rd title of the year and the 25th of his career.

Women's doubles

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Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Hingis' 12th title of the year and the 37th of her career. It was Novotná's 9th title of the year and the 102nd of her career.

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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