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1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major singles title overall.

Women's singles
1998 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upSpain Conchita Martínez
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1998 Australian Open

This was the first major in which future world No. 1, Olympic gold medalist, and 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams competed in the main draw.[1] She was defeated by her sister Venus in the second round.[2]

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

Seeds edit

  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 edit

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

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