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These clay courts tend to slower down the ball pace and add extra bounce to the balls. So the strategy of playing changes. The 1998 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event held in the red clay court of Philippe Chatrier.
The 1997 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 1998 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the event of Men Singles, Women Singles, men Doubles,
Women Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the men Singles category Carlos Moya won the title by defeating Alex Corretja by 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. In the Women Singles category Arantxa Sanchez Vicario again won the event by defeating Monica Seles by 7-6, 0-6, 6-2. In the Men Doubles category Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhius defeated Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles by 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. In the Women Doubles categories Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva. In the Mixed Doubles category Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob won the title by defeating Serena Williams and Luis Lobo by straight sets. The score line was 6-4, 6-4. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Fernando Gonzales. The Girls Singes was won by Nadia Petrova. The Boys Doubles was won by Jose de Armas and Fernando Gonzales. The Girls Doubles was won by Kim Clijsters and Jelena Dokic.
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