The 1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Bol in
Croatia
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that was part of
Tier IV of the
1998 WTA Tour
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. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April to 3 May 1998.
Mirjana Lučić Mirjana (; ) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning ′''mir''′ ("peace, world, prestige, area, space"). The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
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won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Mirjana Lučić Mirjana (; ) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning ′''mir''′ ("peace, world, prestige, area, space"). The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Mirjana is possibly a form of Miriam a ...
defeated
Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–4
* It was Lučić's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Doubles
Laura Montalvo
Laura Montalvo (born 29 March 1976) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win–loss record for singles is 143–76, 266–152 f ...
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Paola Suárez defeated
Joannette Kruger
Joannette Kruger (born 3 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her career-high in singles is No. 21 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 4 May 1998.
Kruger turned professional in 1989, but ...
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Mirjana Lučić Mirjana (; ) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning ′''mir''′ ("peace, world, prestige, area, space"). The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Mirjana is possibly a form of Miriam a ...
by
walkover
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* It was Montalvo's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Suárez's 5th title of the year and the 6th of her career.
See also
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1998 Croatia Open Umag
The 1998 Croatia Open Umag was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Umag, Croatia that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July until 2 August 19 ...
References
External links
WTA tournament details
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Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Croatian Bol Ladies Open was an annual women's tennis tournament on the WTA Challenger Tour, played in the town of Bol on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brač. The tournament's first edition was held in late April 1991, and then again every year ...
Croatian Bol Ladies Open
1998 in Croatian tennis