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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
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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. She was defeated by her sister Venus in the second round.

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

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (champion)
2. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
3. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
4. Iva Majoli (third round)
5. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
6. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
8. Conchita Martínez (final)
9. Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
10. Anke Huber (semifinals)
11. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
12. Sabine Appelmans (first round)
13. Lisa Raymond (third round)
14. Dominique Van Roost (third round)
15. Ruxandra Dragomir (fourth round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)

Qualifying

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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

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	7	7
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	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	7					B Rittner	5	1
	Q	E Tatarkova	1	6											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	6	6	6																		Y Basuki	0	0
		M Tu	7	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	6	4											14	D Van Roost	4	4
		T Snyder	7	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	7	7
		M Maruska	6	5				11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	6	6
		A Wunderlich	3	1												H Nagyová	6	7	6
	PR	M McGrath	1	3												E Likhovtseva	7	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	7					L Neiland	6	1	0
	WC	C Barclay	3	6											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	6	6	7				S Jeyaseelan	3	2
		S-h Park	7	1	5											J Kruger	7	3	2
	Q	A Miller	4	7	6										10	A Huber	6	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	6	7	6
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	7	5	1
		M Endo	4	3											16	A Sugiyama	7	1	6
		M Grzybowska	6	6												M Grzybowska	6	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	6																		7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7				Q	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	5
		A Glass	2	2					R Hiraki	7	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	6	5												A-G Sidot	6	0	3
		V Ruano Pascual	7	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	6	6	6
		J Kandarr	6	6					J Kandarr	7	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	7	3	1
		S Williams	6	6	6				S Williams	6	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0					V Williams	7	6
		V Williams	6	6												V Williams	6	6
		A Mauresmo	7	7												A Mauresmo	1	4
		S Farina	6	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	7	2	6
		M Serna	6	4	9				M Serna	6	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

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

External links

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

• 1998 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1998 in Australian women's sport