1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

First-seeded Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Conchita Martínez, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open.

Women's singles
1998 Australian Open
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Conchita Martínez
Final score6–3, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16

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]

Nirupama Vaidyanathan became the first Indian woman in the modern era to feature, and ultimately win a round at the singles event of a Grand Slam.

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
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

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

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
  1. Steve Wilstein (19 January 1998). "Serena Williams Beats Irina Spirlea". AP.
  2. Serena and Venus Williams - A. R. Schafer - Google Books
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