The Back Of The Book

WTA SEES GAIN OF MORE THAN 45,000 IN N.A. ATTENDANCE

12.17.1998

The following lists attendance for all the North American stops on the '98 WTA Tour schedule, with comparisons to '97. The +/- represents the difference in total attendance when compared to '97 (WTA Tour).

EVENT	'97 ATT.	'98 ATT.	+/-
U.S. Open	559,544	535,155	- 24,389
Lipton Championships	228,321	228,908	+ 587
Evert Cup^	142,957	148,960	+ 6,003
duMaurier Open^	100,310	144,063	+ 43,753
Toshiba Tennis Classic ^	70,843	81,989	+ 11,146
Family Circle Cup^^	82,564	70,232	- 12,332
Acura Classic	51,611	55,000	+ 3,389
Advanta Championships^	43,652	45,200	+ 1,548
Bausch & Lomb Championships	51,527	42,014	- 9,513
Bank of the West Classic	43,162	42,000	- 1,162
Pilot Pen Int'l^^^	30,124	40,351	+ 10,227
IGA Classic^	22,124	23,241	+ 1,117
Boston Cup	—	18,000	—
Bell Challenge^	14,850	15,194	+ 344

TOTALS	1,441,589	1,490,307	+ 48,718

NOTES: ^ = An all-time attendance record. ^^ = Two less sessions in '98 than in '97. ^^^ = The event relocated from Atlanta in '98. -30-

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