1998 French Open – Women's Singles

1998 French Open
Champion		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up		Monica Seles
Final score		7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
French Open  < 1997 1999 >

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title, defeating Monica Seles, 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2, in the final, marking the last time Sánchez Vicario defeated Seles at any tournament. It's also the personal last GS final of both Sánchez and Seles.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
3. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champion)
5. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
6. Monica Seles (Final)
7. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
8. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
9. Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
10. Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
11. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
12. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
13. Anna Kournikova (Fourth Round)
14. Sandrine Testud (Fourth Round)
15. Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
16. Lisa Raymond (First 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
	8	Venus Williams	3	4
								1	Martina Hingis	3	2
								6	Monica Seles	6	6
	3	Jana Novotná	6	3	3
	6	Monica Seles	4	6	6
															6	Monica Seles	65	6	2
															4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	77	0	6
		Patty Schnyder	2	77	0
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	65	6
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	77
								2	Lindsay Davenport	3	65
	10	Iva Majoli	1	7	3
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	5	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	M Hingis	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	1				1	M Hingis	6	6
	M Babel	6	6					M Babel	1	2
	Y Yoshida	1	0											1	M Hingis	6	6
	N Pratt	6	6												K Habšudová	4	2
	I Gorrochategui	0	2					N Pratt	65	2
	K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	77	6
	D Chládková	4	0																		1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	S Berger	0	2																			A Smashnova	1	2
	B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	6	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	2	7				N Sawamatsu	3	4
	L Němečková	3	6	5											B Rittner	6	4	1
	A Smashnova	3	6	6											A Smashnova	1	6	6
	L Neiland	6	3	2				A Smashnova	5	6	6
	E Gagliardi	4	7	6				E Gagliardi	7	0	1
12	N Tauziat	6	5	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	I Spîrlea	2	4
	S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	4	3
	H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	6	6
	R McQuillan	3	4												H Nagyová	77	3	6
	N Dechy	6	1	6											N Dechy	65	6	1
	O Barabanschikova	3	6	1				N Dechy	6	6
	A Cocheteux	5	65					A Wunderlich	1	1
	A Wunderlich	7	77																			H Nagyová	1	3
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	5	6																	8	V Williams	6	6
	O Lugina	1	7	2				A Dechaume-Balleret	6	5	6
	B Schett	7	2	2				A Gerši	2	7	1
	A Gerši	5	6	6											A Dechaume-Balleret	2	1
	L Golarsa	5	3											8	V Williams	6	6
	A Sugiyama	7	6					A Sugiyama	0	2
	T Tanasugarn	3	1				8	V Williams	6	6
8	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	J Novotná	7	6
	A Miller	5	4				3	J Novotná	7	6
WC	É Loit	6	6				WC	É Loit	5	0
	C Torrens Valero	4	3											3	J Novotná	6	77
Q	E Tatarkova	6	6											Q	E Tatarkova	3	65
	K Brandi	4	4				Q	E Tatarkova	6	6
	K Hrdličková	6	3	6				K Hrdličková	4	1
Q	E Bes-Ostariz	4	6	3																	3	J Novotná	62	6	6
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	0	6	10																	13	A Kournikova	77	3	3
	S Jeyaseelan	6	0	12				S Jeyaseelan	4	0
	H Inoue	5	1					Å Carlsson	6	6
	Å Carlsson	7	6												Å Carlsson	0	0
	S Kleinová	3	1											13	A Kournikova	6	6
	K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	2	62
	A Mauresmo	2	4				13	A Kournikova	6	77
13	A Kournikova	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
16	L Raymond	3	4
	T Panova	6	6					T Panova	1	1
	L McNeil	6	3	4				C Rubin	6	6
	C Rubin	3	6	6											C Rubin	6	6
	S Pitkowski	5	5												M Saeki	3	4
	M Saeki	7	7					M Saeki	6	77
WC	L Andretto	6	6				WC	L Andretto	1	65
	M-A Vento	3	3																			C Rubin	1	4
	W Probst	65	1																		6	M Seles	6	6
	B Schwartz	77	6					B Schwartz	6	6
	M Oremans	6	1	6				M Oremans	4	2
	E Makarova	1	6	3											B Schwartz	1	5
	K-A Guse	5	3											6	M Seles	6	7
	M Maruska	7	6					M Maruska	6	1	0
	A Ellwood	0	2				6	M Seles	2	6	6
6	M Seles	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	A Coetzer	4	6	6
	P Schnyder	6	3	8				P Schnyder	6	3	6
	N Kijimuta	1	2				WC	J Halard-Decugis	3	6	1
WC	J Halard-Decugis	6	6												P Schnyder	6	6
	A Glass	3	4												S Farina	2	1
	J Kruger	6	6					J Kruger	6	3	0
	S-t Wang	2	1					S Farina	4	6	6
	S Farina	6	6																			P Schnyder	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	4	6																		M Serna	1	3
PR	J Husárová	2	6	3				R Dragomir	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	6					F Perfetti	0	2
	S Cecchini	4	3												R Dragomir	4	6	1
	P Hy-Boulais	1	1												M Serna	6	2	6
	M Serna	6	6					M Serna	7	6
	S Appelmans	2	3				11	M Pierce	5	2
11	M Pierce	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	D Van Roost	7	3	6
	M Grzybowska	5	6	4			15	D Van Roost	6	6
	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	2	710	3			Q	E Callens	3	0
Q	E Callens	6	68	6										15	D Van Roost	1	1
	C Morariu	6	2												S Williams	6	6
	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	0	r				C Morariu	1	0
	J Nejedly	2	6	4				S Williams	6	6
	S Williams	6	1	6																		S Williams	6	5	3
	T Snyder	7	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	4	7	6
WC	E Curutchet	5	1					T Snyder	4	3
	B Paulus	1	5					A Fusai	6	6
	A Fusai	6	7												A Fusai	2	1
	C Cristea	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	M de Swardt	1	2					C Cristea	2	3
	J Kandarr	2	5				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
7	C Martínez	6	6
WC	M Lamarre	1	1				7	C Martínez	6	6
	J Lee	67	3					R Grande	1	2
	R Grande	79	6											7	C Martínez	6	6
	S Klösel	1	2												V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	78
WC	N van Lottum	6	3	2				A-G Sidot	4	66
	A-G Sidot	2	6	6																	7	C Martínez	61	77	3
	S-y Park	5	6	6																	10	I Majoli	77	63	6
	F Lubiani	7	1	2				S-y Park	2	2
Q	M Díaz-Oliva	710	6				Q	M Díaz-Oliva	6	6
	F Li	68	1											Q	M Díaz-Oliva	2	62
	F Labat	1	5											10	I Majoli	6	77
	N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	3	4
	P Stoyanova	3	1				10	I Majoli	6	6
10	I Majoli	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
14	S Testud	2	6	6
	S Reeves	6	2	3			14	S Testud	6	6
	N Miyagi	6	0	1				E Pampoulova	2	0
	E Pampoulova	3	6	6										14	S Testud	6	6
	N Basuki	3	2												G León García	1	1
	G León García	6	6					G León García	6	1	7
Q	R Bobková	6	61	7				P Suárez	2	6	5
	P Suárez	3	77	9																	14	S Testud	3	6	2
	S Cacic	4	3																		2	L Davenport	6	4	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	7	7
Q	A Alcazar	3	6	3			Q	C Black	5	5
Q	C Black	6	4	6											E Likhovtseva	5	5
WC	C Dhenin	6	3	0										2	L Davenport	7	7
Q	L Horn	3	6	6			Q	L Horn	2	0
	K Po	2	2				2	L Davenport	6	6
2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

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