Lost to Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 3-6 in the adidas
International finals.
Completed
a Grand Slam in doubles, winning titles at the U.S. Open,
Wimbledon, French Open and Australian Open.
Reign
at No. 1 ended after 80 weeks on October 11 when she lost
in the quarterfinals of Filderstadt to Dominique Van
Roost. Lindsay Davenport replaced her.
Became
the youngest player to successfully defend a Grand Slam
title in Open Era history (1968-present) when she won the
Australian Open at 17 years, four months and one day.
Won
titles at the Evert Cup, International Damen Grand Prix
and Italian Open.
In
June, became the third woman in the Open Era to hold the
No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously
(joining Navratilova and Sanchez Vicario).