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

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)

Qualifying

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	7^9	7
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6^7	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	7^7					B Rittner	5	1
	Q	E Tatarkova	1	6^5											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	6^4	6	6																		Y Basuki	0	0
		M Tu	7^7	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	6^5	4											14	D Van Roost	4	4
		T Snyder	7^7	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	7^8	7
		M Maruska	6^6	5				11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	6	6
		A Wunderlich	3	1												H Nagyová	6^1	7	6
	PR	M McGrath	1	3												E Likhovtseva	7^7	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	7^7					L Neiland	6	1	0
	WC	C Barclay	3	6^3											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	6^2	6	7				S Jeyaseelan	3	2
		S-h Park	7^7	1	5											J Kruger	7^7	3	2
	Q	A Miller	4	7	6										10	A Huber	6^4	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	6^4	7	6
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	7^7	5	1
		M Endo	4	3											16	A Sugiyama	7^7	1	6
		M Grzybowska	6	6												M Grzybowska	6^5	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	6^7																		7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7^9				Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6^5	5
		A Glass	2	2					R Hiraki	7^7	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	6^2	5												A-G Sidot	6	0	3
		V Ruano Pascual	7^7	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	6^6	6	6
		J Kandarr	6	6					J Kandarr	7^8	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	7^7	3	1
		S Williams	6^5	6	6				S Williams	6^4	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0					V Williams	7^7	6
		V Williams	6	6												V Williams	6	6
		A Mauresmo	7^7	7												A Mauresmo	1	4
		S Farina	6^4	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	7^7	2	6
		M Serna	6	4	9				M Serna	6^5	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

1. Serena Williams Beats Irina Spirlea
2. Serena and Venus Williams - A. R. Schafer - Google Books

External links

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