1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1998 Australian Open
Champion		Martina Hingis
Runner-up		Conchita Martínez
Final score		6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
Australian Open  < 1997 1999 >

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. She drew her older sister Venus in the second round, and was defeated.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
3. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
4. Iva Majoli (Third Round)
5. Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
6. Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
8. Conchita Martínez (Final)
9. Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals)
10. Anke Huber (Semifinals)
11. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
12. Sabine Appelmans (First Round)
13. Lisa Raymond (Third round)
14. Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
15. Ruxandra Dragomir (Fourth Round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

External links

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