1998 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 du Maurier Open
1997 Champion	Monica Seles
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 6–2
Events

Three-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open.

Seeds edit

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

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
n/a
Monica Seles (champion)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Steffi Graf (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (third round)
Patty Schnyder (first round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Dominique Van Roost (second round)
Mary Pierce (first round)
Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
Anna Kournikova (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Lisa Raymond (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	3	2

5	Monica Seles	4	6	6
					5	Monica Seles	6	6

					3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	7	6

2	Jana Novotná	6	6	2

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				1	M Hingis	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6		S Plischke	4	1
	R Grande	1	1						1	M Hingis	6	6
	M Vento	6	6						16	A Sugiyama	3	0
	A Mauresmo	3	4		M Vento	4	0
Q	N Dechy	6	5	16	A Sugiyama	6	6
16	A Sugiyama	7	7											1	M Hingis	7	3	6
14	S Testud	6	6											14	S Testud	6	6	4
Q	R McQuillan	1	3	14	S Testud	6	6	6
	I Majoli	6	6		I Majoli	7	4	1
	B Paulus	3	1						14	S Testud	7	4	6
WC	S Jeyaseelan	7	6						9	I Spîrlea	6	6	1
Q	N Pratt	5	3	WC	S Jeyaseelan	7	6	0
				9	I Spîrlea	6	7	6

Section 2 edit

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				5	M Seles	6	6
	T Snyder	7	6		T Snyder	2	1
	A Miller	5	2					5	M Seles	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6						Y Basuki	3	3
Q	S-T Wang	3	1		Y Basuki	7	6
WC	J Nejedly	4	2	12	D Van Roost	5	3
12	D Van Roost	6	6									5	M Seles	6	6
10	P Schnyder	4	3										A Huber	3	4
Q	F Labat	6	6	Q	F Labat	2	4
	A Huber	6	6		A Huber	6	6
WC	V Webb	4	1						A Huber	7	7
	F Li	6	7					8	A Coetzer	5	6
Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	5		F Li	3	4
				8	A Coetzer	6	6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	C Martínez	7	6
	J Halard-Decugis	0	7	6	Q	A Frazier	6	4
Q	A Frazier	6	5	7						6	C Martínez	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	7							15	A Kournikova	0	3
	A-G Sidot	3	6			R Dragomir	6	2	4
	A Fusai	2	4		15	A Kournikova	4	6	6
15	A Kournikova	6	6												6	C Martínez	3	4
11	N Tauziat	4	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	S Cacic	6	4	2	11	N Tauziat	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	1	6			K Po	3	3
	K Po	6	7							11	N Tauziat	6	1	2
	N Sawamatsu	4	3							3	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	6			K Habšudová	6	5	2
					3	A Sánchez Vicario	0	7	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	S Graf	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6		V Ruano Pascual	0	1
LL	K Hrdličková	7	4	2					7	S Graf	4	4
LL	A Smashnova	6	5	2						M Serna	6	6
	M Serna	1	7	6		M Serna	7	6
	C Morariu	7	1	6		C Morariu	6	3
17	L Raymond	6	6	2										M Serna	6	1	1
13	M Pierce	1	1										2	J Novotná	2	6	6
	M J Fernández	6	6			M J Fernández	5	3
	S Farina	7	6	6		S Farina	7	6
	B Schett	5	7	1						S Farina	1	4
	M Oremans	4	3						2	J Novotná	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6			E Likhovtseva	5	2
					2	J Novotná	7	6

References edit

1998 du Maurier Open Draw