1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major singles title overall.

This was the first major in which future world No. 1, Olympic gold medalist, and 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams competed in the main draw.^[1] She was defeated by her sister Venus in the second round.^[2]

Nirupama Vaidyanathan became the first Indian woman in the Open Era to contest, and to win, a major singles match.

Seeds

Martina Hingis (champion)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
Iva Majoli (third round)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (final)
Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (semifinals)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Sabine Appelmans (first round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Dominique Van Roost (third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (fourth round)
Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

5	Mary Pierce	2	3
					1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6

					10	Anke Huber	1	6	1
10	Anke Huber	7⁹	7

7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6⁷	5
										1	Martina Hingis	6	6

										8	Conchita Martínez	3	3
8	Conchita Martínez	6	6

9	Sandrine Testud	3	2
					8	Conchita Martínez	4	6	6

					2	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	3
	Venus Williams	6	5	3

2	Lindsay Davenport	1	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	M Hingis	6	6
	W Probst	1	2		1	M Hingis	7	6
	B Rittner	6	7⁷			B Rittner	5	1
Q	E Tatarkova	1	6⁵							1	M Hingis	6	4	6
	E Callens	4	6	3							A Kournikova	4	6	4
	C Morariu	6	1	6		C Morariu	5	2
	A Kournikova	6	6			A Kournikova	7	6
	K Studeníková	2	1												1	M Hingis	6	6
	Y Basuki	6⁴	6	6												Y Basuki	0	0
	M Tu	7⁷	3	1		Y Basuki	5	6	6
	K Boogert	6	6			K Boogert	7	4	3
Q	R Bobková	3	2								Y Basuki	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6⁵	4							14	D Van Roost	4	4
	T Snyder	7⁷	6			T Snyder	3	4
	R Simpson	3	2		14	D Van Roost	6	6
14	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	B Schultz-McCarthy	7⁸	7
	M Maruska	6⁶	5	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	H Nagyová	6	6		H Nagyová	6	6
	A Wunderlich	3	1							H Nagyová	6¹	7	6
PR	M McGrath	1	3							E Likhovtseva	7⁷	5	2
	Y Yoshida	6	6		Y Yoshida	4	6	1
WC	R Reid	2	1		E Likhovtseva	6	4	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6												H Nagyová	0	0
Q	J Nejedly	6	6											5	M Pierce	6	6
	C Rubin	2	4	Q	J Nejedly	2	4
	O Barabanschikova	6	6		O Barabanschikova	6	6
	D Chládková	3	3							O Barabanschikova	5	3
	C Torrens Valero	6	6						5	M Pierce	7	6
	O Lugina	4	4		C Torrens Valero	1	2
	F Li	0	0	5	M Pierce	6	6
5	M Pierce	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	A Coetzer	6	6
	B Paulus	2	0		3	A Coetzer	2	6	6
	L Neiland	6	7⁷			L Neiland	6	1	0
WC	C Barclay	3	6³							3	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Brandi	4	7	3							A Ellwood	3	1
	A Ellwood	6	5	6		A Ellwood	4	6	6
PR	L Ghirardi	1	7	6	PR	L Ghirardi	6	4	1
	N Kijimuta	6	5	1											3	A Coetzer	6	4	5
	A Gavaldón	0	0	r											10	A Huber	2	6	7
	J Kruger	6	2			J Kruger	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan	6²	6	7		S Jeyaseelan	3	2
	S-h Park	7⁷	1	5							J Kruger	7⁷	3	2
Q	A Miller	4	7	6						10	A Huber	6⁴	6	6
	H Suková	6	5	0	Q	A Miller	4	0
	S Pitkowski	7	0	0	10	A Huber	6	6
10	A Huber	5	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

16	A Sugiyama	4	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	1	3	16	A Sugiyama	6⁴	7	6
	M Saeki	6	6			M Saeki	7⁷	5	1
	M Endo	4	3							16	A Sugiyama	7⁷	1	6
	M Grzybowska	6	6								M Grzybowska	6⁵	6	4
	C Cristea	3	2			M Grzybowska	6	6
WC	N Vaidyanathan	5	6	6	WC	N Vaidyanathan	2	1
	G Pizzichini	7	4	2											16	A Sugiyama	2	4
Q	S Krivencheva	3	6⁷												7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7⁹		Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6⁵	5
	A Glass	2	2			R Hiraki	7⁷	7
	R Hiraki	6	6								R Hiraki	2	3
	E Makarova	6	1	6						7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	L Golarsa	4	6	4		E Makarova	0	0
	J Lee	0	4		7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

8	C Martínez	6	6
	S Klösel	2	2		8	C Martínez	7	6
WC	K Kunce	5	2			M Oremans	5	2
	M Oremans	7	6						8	C Martínez	3	6	6
	S Kleinová	6²	5							A-G Sidot	6	0	3
	V Ruano Pascual	7⁷	7			V Ruano Pascual	4	4
	L Němečková	4	3			A-G Sidot	6	6
	A-G Sidot	6	6											8	C Martínez	6	6
	F Lubiani	4	4												B Schett	3	3
	T Panova	6	6			T Panova	3	2
	M Díaz Oliva	4	1			B Schett	6	6
	B Schett	6	6							B Schett	6	6
Q	M Shaughnessy	4	3							N Zvereva	3	1
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	4
	N Zvereva	2	6	6		N Zvereva	6	6
12	S Appelmans	6	2	3

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	S Testud	6	6
	G León García	3	2		9	S Testud	6⁶	6	6
	J Kandarr	6	6			J Kandarr	7⁸	0	1
WC	S Drake-Brockman	1	4							9	S Testud	6	6
PR	J Husárová	4	6	7							A Gerši	4	2
	H Inoue	6	4	5	PR	J Husárová	2	5
	M Maleeva	6	2	2		A Gerši	6	7
	A Gerši	2	6	6										9	S Testud	3	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	6												T Tanasugarn	6	1	2
	M-A Vento	1	3			T Tanasugarn	6	4	6
	E Pampoulova	6	6			E Pampoulova	4	6	4
	J Watanabe	2	1								T Tanasugarn	6	6
WC	R Stubbs	5	1							4	I Majoli	0	2
	M Lučić	7	6			M Lučić	5	4
	N Sawamatsu	4	2		4	I Majoli	7	6
4	I Majoli	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	I Spîrlea	7⁷	3	1
	S Williams	6⁵	6	6		S Williams	6⁴	1
	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0			V Williams	7⁷	6
	V Williams	6	6								V Williams	6	6
	A Mauresmo	7⁷	7								A Mauresmo	1	4
	S Farina	6⁴	5			A Mauresmo	1	6	6
	E Gagliardi	5	1			S Plischke	6	4	3
	S Plischke	7	6													V Williams	6	6
	S-t Wang	6	4	6												P Schnyder	4	1
	I Gorrochategui	1	6	4		S-t Wang	3	4
	N Dechy	1	2			P Schnyder	6	6
	P Schnyder	6	6								P Schnyder	2	6	8
	S Dopfer	2	1							13	L Raymond	6	3	6
	N Miyagi	6	6			N Miyagi	2	6	5
	N Pratt	1	6	3	13	L Raymond	6	3	7
13	L Raymond	6	2	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	R Dragomir	6	6
	M Babel	2	1		15	R Dragomir	7⁷	2	6
	M Serna	6	4	9		M Serna	6⁵	6	3
	R McQuillan	3	6	7						15	R Dragomir	6	7
	K-A Guse	6	3	4							F Labat	2	5
	F Labat	2	6	6		F Labat	6	5	6
	Å Carlsson	6	2	6		Å Carlsson	4	7	4
WC	E Dominikovic	3	6	4										15	R Dragomir	0	0
WC	T Musgrave	3	5											2	L Davenport	6	6
	P Suárez	6	7			P Suárez	3	2
	S Cacic	7	4	6		F Perfetti	6	6
	F Perfetti	5	6	8							F Perfetti	2	2
	K Habšudová	6	6							2	L Davenport	6	6
Q	S Reeves	3	4			K Habšudová	6	0	7
	A Cocheteux	2	3		2	L Davenport	2	6	9
2	L Davenport	6	6

References

^ Steve Wilstein (19 January 1998). "Serena Williams Beats Irina Spirlea". AP.
^ Serena and Venus Williams - A. R. Schafer - Google Books

External links

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

Preceded by 1997 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1998 French Open – Women's singles

[1] Steve Wilstein (19 January 1998). "Serena Williams Beats Irina Spirlea". AP.

[2] Serena and Venus Williams - A. R. Schafer - Google Books

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