1998 Sydney International – Women's singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.

Women's singles
1998 Sydney International
1997 ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Final
ChampionSpain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Williams.

Seeds

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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.   Martina Hingis (second round)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3.   Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  4.   Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  5.   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (champion)
  6.   Conchita Martínez (second round)
  7.   Sandrine Testud (second round)
  8.   Anke Huber (first round)

Draw

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Final

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Final
    Venus Williams 1 3  
5   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Hingis 6 4 5
    V Williams 6         V Williams 3 6 7
    R Dragomir 4 r       V Williams 6 6  
    M Maleeva 6 1 6     M Maleeva 2 2  
    S Appelmans 1 6 3     M Maleeva 6 1 6
    C Rubin 6 6       C Rubin 3 6 4
8   A Huber 2 3       V Williams 6 7  
    A Sugiyama 1 6  
4   I Spîrlea 2 6 3
    B Paulus 6 6       B Paulus 6 1 6
    M Oremans 0 2       B Paulus 1 6  
    A Sugiyama 6 7       A Sugiyama 6 7  
LL   F Lubiani 1 6       A Sugiyama 7 6  
Q   G León García 2 3   6   C Martínez 6 3  
6   C Martínez 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   A Sánchez-Vicario 7 6  
    K Habšudová 5 4   5   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 3 6
Q   J Lee 6 1   Q   J Lee 2 6 3
    B Schultz-McCarthy 0 1 r 5   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
WC   R McQuillan 2 5       N Zvereva 1 2  
    N Zvereva 6 7       N Zvereva 6 6 7
3   A Coetzer 7 3 5
5   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
7   S Testud 6 6   Q   S Williams 2 1  
WC   K-A Guse 1 2   7   S Testud 6 0 r
Q   S Williams 3 6 7 Q   S Williams 7 3  
Q   M Lučić 6 4 5 Q   S Williams 1 7 7
    Y Basuki 4 0 r 2   L Davenport 6 5 5
    A Kournikova 6 3       A Kournikova 2 7 3
2   L Davenport 6 6 6
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