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

Main article: 1998 Australian Open

Defending champion Martina Hingis successfully defended her title, defeating Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open.

This was the first major in which future world No. 1 and 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams competed in the main draw. She was defeated by her elder sister Venus in the second round.

Nirupama Vaidyanathan became the first Indian woman in the Open Era to contest, and to win a major singles match.

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

• 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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1997 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1998 French Open – Women's singles