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1998 French Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was Sánchez Vicario's third French Open title and fourth major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both her and Seles. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry.

Women's singles
1998 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-upUnited States Monica Seles
Score7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
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
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Main article: 1998 French Open

This event is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous year's final. Both finalists previously met in 1991, which was won by Seles.

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

Martina Hingis was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open titles, but lost to Seles in the semifinals.

Seeds edit

  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)

Qualifying edit

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 0r   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 edit

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-h Park 5 6 6 10   I Majoli 77 63 6
  F Lubiani 7 1 2   S-h 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 edit

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 Alcázar 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

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