1998 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 French Open
Final
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

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.

This event is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous years' 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

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)
Monica Seles (final)
Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
Dominique Van Roost (third round)
Lisa Raymond (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

Section 5

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

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	0^r			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

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

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

External links

1998 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles