1998 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The two had reached the final the previous year but the match was cancelled in the first set due to persistent rain. Novotná went on to win the Wimbledon title two weeks later.

Singles
1998 Direct Line International Championships
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–1, 7–5
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Jana Novotná (champion)
2. Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
4. Venus Williams (second round)
5. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
6. Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
7. Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
8. Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Final
	1	Jana Novotná	6	7
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	5

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná	6	6
	Q	N Dechy	6	6				Q	N Dechy	2	2
		F Li	4	4											1	J Novotná	6	7
		S Pitkowski	5	3											5	I Spîrlea	4	5
	Q	K-A Guse	7	6				Q	K-A Guse	0	5
		R Grande	3	6	4			5	I Spîrlea	6	7
	5	I Spîrlea	6	4	6																	1	J Novotná	6	6
																							N Zvereva	2	1
								4	V Williams	2	1
		M Vento	5	3					N Zvereva	6	6
		N Zvereva	7	6												N Zvereva	7	6
	Q	T Panova	7	3	1											M Serna	6	2
		M Serna	6	6	6				M Serna	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	6	4	8				E Likhovtseva	4	5
	7	N Tauziat	2	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Sugiyama	6	6
		M Grzybowska	4	4				8	A Sugiyama	2	5
		N Sawamatsu	4	5				WC	S Williams	6	7
	WC	S Williams	6	7											WC	S Williams	6	4	4
		T Tanasugarn	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
		A Miller	4	4					T Tanasugarn	2	5
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
																						3	A Sánchez Vicario	w/o
	6	A Kournikova	2	6	6																	6	A Kournikova
		A Fusai	6	1	3			6	A Kournikova	6	6
		L Raymond	0	6				Q	M de Swardt	4	1
	Q	M de Swardt	6	7											6	A Kournikova	6	6	6
		Y Basuki	4	3	r										2	S Graf	7	3	4
	WC	S Smith	6	3				WC	S Smith	1	2
								2	S Graf	6	6

External links

• 1998 Direct Line International Championships Draw