The 1998 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 9 November through 15 November 1998, while the women's tournament was held from 20 October through 25 October 1998. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce won the singles title.

1998 Kremlin Cup
Date9–15 November (men)
20–25 October 25 (women)
Edition9th (men) / 3rd (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's singles
France Mary Pierce
Men's doubles
United States Jared Palmer / United States Jeff Tarango
Women's doubles
France Mary Pierce / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1997 · Kremlin Cup · 1999 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated   Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)

  • It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's singles

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  Mary Pierce defeated   Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3

  • It was Pierce's 3rd title of the year and the 11th of her career.

Men's doubles

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  Jared Palmer /   Jeff Tarango defeated   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–7, 6–2

  • It was Palmer's only title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Tarango's only title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Women's doubles

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  Mary Pierce /   Natasha Zvereva defeated   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Pierce's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Zvereva's 7th title of the year and the 77th of her career.
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