The 1998 Makarska International Championships was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Makarska
Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...
in
Croatia
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that was part of
Tier IV of the
1998 WTA Tour
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. It was the inaugural and only edition of the tournament and was held from 13 April through 19 April 1998. Unseeded
Květa Hrdličková, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Květa Hrdličková defeated
Fang Li 6–3, 6–1
* It was Hrdličková's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Tina Križan
Tina Križan (born 18 March 1974) is a former Slovenian professional tennis player.
Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, as the first Slovenian in the 90' she reached a career-high singles ranking of 95, including a win over ...
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Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik (born 12 March 1981) is a Slovenian retired professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 on 7 August 2006. On 4 July 2011, she reached No. 1 of the WTA doubles rankings, holding this ...
defeated
Karin Kschwendt
Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996. In doubles, she ...
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Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Evgenia Kulikovskaya (Russian: Евгения Куликовская; born 21 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
She reached her highest singles ranking of No. 91 in June 2003. She had more success in doubles, win ...
7–6, 6–1
* It was Križan's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Srebotnik's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
References
External links
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