1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Final score	6–3, 6–3

This page shows the events and outcome of the 1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles tennis tournament.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Conchita Martínez, 6–3, 6–3. in the final.

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Serena Williams competed in the main draw.^[1] She drew her older sister Venus in the second round, and was defeated.^[2]

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Champion)
Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
Iva Majoli (Third Round)
Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (Final)
Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (Semifinals)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
Sabine Appelmans (First Round)
Lisa Raymond (Third round)
Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (Fourth Round)
Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
5	Mary Pierce	2	3
					1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6

					10	Anke Huber	1	6	1
10	Anke Huber	7⁹	7

7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6⁷	5
										1	Martina Hingis	6	6
										8	Conchita Martínez	3	3
8	Conchita Martínez	6	6
9	Sandrine Testud	3	2
					8	Conchita Martínez	4	6	6

					2	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	3
	Venus Williams	6	5	3

2	Lindsay Davenport	1	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	M Hingis	6	6
	W Probst	1	2		1	M Hingis	7	6
	B Rittner	6	7⁷			B Rittner	5	1
Q	E Tatarkova	1	6⁵							1	M Hingis	6	4	6
	E Callens	4	6	3							A Kournikova	4	6	4
	C Morariu	6	1	6		C Morariu	5	2
	A Kournikova	6	6			A Kournikova	7	6
	K Studeníková	2	1												1	M Hingis	6	6
	Y Basuki	6⁴	6	6												Y Basuki	0	0
	M Tu	7⁷	3	1		Y Basuki	5	6	6
	K Boogert	6	6			K Boogert	7	4	3
Q	R Bobková	3	2								Y Basuki	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6⁵	4							14	D Van Roost	4	4
	T Snyder	7⁷	6			T Snyder	3	4
	R Simpson	3	2		14	D Van Roost	6	6
14	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

11	B Schultz-McCarthy	7⁸	7
	M Maruska	6⁶	5	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	H Nagyová	6	6		H Nagyová	6	6
	A Wunderlich	3	1							H Nagyová	6¹	7	6
PR	M McGrath	1	3							E Likhovtseva	7⁷	5	2
	Y Yoshida	6	6		Y Yoshida	4	6	1
WC	R Reid	2	1		E Likhovtseva	6	4	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6												H Nagyová	0	0
Q	J Nejedly	6	6											5	M Pierce	6	6
	C Rubin	2	4	Q	J Nejedly	2	4
	O Barabanschikova	6	6		O Barabanschikova	6	6
	D Chládková	3	3							O Barabanschikova	5	3
	C Torrens Valero	6	6						5	M Pierce	7	6
	O Lugina	4	4		C Torrens Valero	1	2
	F Li	0	0	5	M Pierce	6	6
5	M Pierce	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

3	A Coetzer	6	6
	B Paulus	2	0		3	A Coetzer	2	6	6
	L Neiland	6	7⁷			L Neiland	6	1	0
WC	C Barclay	3	6³							3	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Brandi	4	7	3							A Ellwood	3	1
	A Ellwood	6	5	6		A Ellwood	4	6	6
PR	L Ghirardi	1	7	6	PR	L Ghirardi	6	4	1
	N Kijimuta	6	5	1											3	A Coetzer	6	4	5
	A Gavaldón	0	0	r											10	A Huber	2	6	7
	J Kruger	6	2			J Kruger	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan	6²	6	7		S Jeyaseelan	3	2
	S-h Park	7⁷	1	5							J Kruger	7⁷	3	2
Q	A Miller	4	7	6						10	A Huber	6⁴	6	6
	H Suková	6	5	0	Q	A Miller	4	0
	S Pitkowski	7	0	0	10	A Huber	6	6
10	A Huber	5	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

16	A Sugiyama	4	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	1	3	16	A Sugiyama	6⁴	7	6
	M Saeki	6	6			M Saeki	7⁷	5	1
	M Endo	4	3							16	A Sugiyama	7⁷	1	6
	M Grzybowska	6	6								M Grzybowska	6⁵	6	4
	C Cristea	3	2			M Grzybowska	6	6
WC	N Vaidyanathan	5	6	6	WC	N Vaidyanathan	2	1
	G Pizzichini	7	4	2											16	A Sugiyama	2	4
Q	S Krivencheva	3	6⁷												7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7⁹		Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6⁵	5
	A Glass	2	2			R Hiraki	7⁷	7
	R Hiraki	6	6								R Hiraki	2	3
	E Makarova	6	1	6						7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	L Golarsa	4	6	4		E Makarova	0	0
	J Lee	0	4		7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

8	C Martínez	6	6
	S Klösel	2	2		8	C Martínez	7	6
WC	K Kunce	5	2			M Oremans	5	2
	M Oremans	7	6						8	C Martínez	3	6	6
	S Kleinová	6²	5							A-G Sidot	6	0	3
	V Ruano Pascual	7⁷	7			V Ruano Pascual	4	4
	L Němečková	4	3			A-G Sidot	6	6
	A-G Sidot	6	6											8	C Martínez	6	6
	F Lubiani	4	4												B Schett	3	3
	T Panova	6	6			T Panova	3	2
	M Díaz-Oliva	4	1			B Schett	6	6
	B Schett	6	6							B Schett	6	6
Q	M Shaughnessy	4	3							N Zvereva	3	1
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	4
	N Zvereva	2	6	6		N Zvereva	6	6
12	S Appelmans	6	2	3

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

9	S Testud	6	6
	G León García	3	2		9	S Testud	6⁶	6	6
	J Kandarr	6	6			J Kandarr	7⁸	0	1
WC	S Drake-Brockman	1	4							9	S Testud	6	6
PR	J Husárová	4	6	7							A Gerši	4	2
	H Inoue	6	4	5	PR	J Husárová	2	5
	M Maleeva	6	2	2		A Gerši	6	7
	A Gerši	2	6	6										9	S Testud	3	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	6												T Tanasugarn	6	1	2
	M-A Vento	1	3			T Tanasugarn	6	4	6
	E Pampoulova	6	6			E Pampoulova	4	6	4
	J Watanabe	2	1								T Tanasugarn	6	6
WC	R Stubbs	5	1							4	I Majoli	0	2
	M Lučić	7	6			M Lučić	5	4
	N Sawamatsu	4	2		4	I Majoli	7	6
4	I Majoli	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

6	I Spîrlea	7⁷	3	1
	S Williams	6⁵	6	6		S Williams	6⁴	1
	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0			V Williams	7⁷	6
	V Williams	6	6								V Williams	6	6
	A Mauresmo	7⁷	7								A Mauresmo	1	4
	S Farina	6⁴	5			A Mauresmo	1	6	6
	E Gagliardi	5	1			S Plischke	6	4	3
	S Plischke	7	6													V Williams	6	6
	S-t Wang	6	4	6												P Schnyder	4	1
	I Gorrochategui	1	6	4		S-t Wang	3	4
	N Dechy	1	2			P Schnyder	6	6
	P Schnyder	6	6								P Schnyder	2	6	8
	S Dopfer	2	1							13	L Raymond	6	3	6
	N Miyagi	6	6			N Miyagi	2	6	5
	N Pratt	1	6	3	13	L Raymond	6	3	7
13	L Raymond	6	2	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

15	R Dragomir	6	6
	M Babel	2	1		15	R Dragomir	7⁷	2	6
	M Serna	6	4	9		M Serna	6⁵	6	3
	R McQuillan	3	6	7						15	R Dragomir	6	7
	K-A Guse	6	3	4							F Labat	2	5
	F Labat	2	6	6		F Labat	6	5	6
	Å Carlsson	6	2	6		Å Carlsson	4	7	4
WC	E Dominikovic	3	6	4										15	R Dragomir	0	0
WC	T Musgrave	3	5											2	L Davenport	6	6
	P Suárez	6	7			P Suárez	3	2
	S Cacic	7	4	6		F Perfetti	6	6
	F Perfetti	5	6	8							F Perfetti	2	2
	K Habšudová	6	6							2	L Davenport	6	6
Q	S Reeves	3	4			K Habšudová	6	0	7
	A Cocheteux	2	3		2	L Davenport	2	6	9
2	L Davenport	6	6

References

External links

1998 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Australian Open singles drawsheets

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Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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