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Women's singles
1998 US Open
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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Lindsay Davenport defeated the defending champion Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. It was her first major singles title, and she did not drop a set during the tournament. The final was a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.

This was the final US Open main draw appearance for five-time champion Steffi Graf; she lost to Patty Schnyder in the fourth round. It was also the first US Open appearance for future world No. 1 and six-time champion Serena Williams; she was defeated by Irina Spîrlea in the third round.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
3. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
5. Venus Williams (semifinals)
6. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
8. Steffi Graf (fourth round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (fourth round)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
11. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
12. Mary Pierce (fourth round)
13. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
14. Dominique Van Roost (third round)
15. Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (second 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Monica Seles	4	4
								1	Martina Hingis	3	6	6
								3	Jana Novotná	6	1	4
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
	11	Patty Schnyder	2	3
															1	Martina Hingis	3	5
															2	Lindsay Davenport	6	7
	5	Venus Williams	2	6	6
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	1
								5	Venus Williams	4	4
								2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	13	Amanda Coetzer	0	4
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	A Olsza	2	0				1	M Hingis	7	6
		A Huber	3	3					I Majoli	6	0
		I Majoli	6	6											1	M Hingis	4	6	6
	Q	L Richterová	2	1												A Mauresmo	6	2	2
		A Mauresmo	6	6					A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	J Craybas	1	6	3				M Saeki	4	1
		M Saeki	6	2	6																	1	M Hingis	6	6
		S-h Park	1	6	6																		N Dechy	4	4
		L Němečková	6	3	4				S-h Park	2	4
		N Dechy	6	7					N Dechy	6	6
		B Paulus	2	5												N Dechy	6	6
		J Lee	4	7	6											G León García	4	4
		G León García	6	6	7				G León García	2
		R Dragomir	1	2				16	A Sugiyama	3	r
	16	A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	D Van Roost	6	6
		J Halard-Decugis	2	2				14	D Van Roost	6	6
		K Studeníková	0	1					M Grzybowska	0	0
		M Grzybowska	6	6											14	D Van Roost	4	2
	WC	L Granville	6	6												K Po	6	6
		P Suárez	4	4				WC	L Granville	3	3
		K Guse	4	1					K Po	6	6
		K Po	6	6																			K Po	2	6	3
	Q	E Kulikovskaya	4	6	6																	6	M Seles	6	4	6
		S Kleinová	6	1	3			Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	6	2
	Q	S Načuk	2	3					A Miller	6	4	6
		A Miller	6	6												A Miller	3	3
		J Kruger	6	6											6	M Seles	6	6
		B Rittner	1	3					J Kruger	2	3
		F Labat	6	2				6	M Seles	6	6
	6	M Seles	7	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Novotná	6	6
	WC	J Capriati	4	3				3	J Novotná	6	7
		A Cocheteux	6	6					A Cocheteux	2	6
		S Dopfer	3	3											3	J Novotná	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	6												S Testud	2	3
		B Schwartz	2	3					K Hrdličková	6	3
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	7	6
		S-t Wang	0	2																		3	J Novotná	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	2																		9	I Spîrlea	3	3
	Q	P Stoyanova	7	6				Q	P Stoyanova	2	1
		N Pratt	3	6	4				S Williams	6	6
		S Williams	6	3	6											S Williams	3	6	5
		E Tatarkova	6	6	3										9	I Spîrlea	6	0	7
	Q	M Schnitzer	0	7	6			Q	M Schnitzer	3	2
		E Likhovtseva	6	4				9	I Spîrlea	6	6
	9	I Spîrlea	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	P Schnyder	7	7
		Y Yoshida	6	5				11	P Schnyder	6	6
		A Frazier	3	1				WC	B Rippner	1	2
	WC	B Rippner	6	6											11	P Schnyder	6	7
		MJ Fernández	6	7												MJ Fernández	1	6
	Q	T Križan	4	6					MJ Fernández	6	4	7
	WC	A Stevenson	4	4					A Fusai	3	6	6
		A Fusai	6	6																		11	P Schnyder	6	6
		M Lučić	6	6																		8	S Graf	3	4
		K Boogert	3	2					M Lučić	4	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	4	7	6				N Sawamatsu	6	1	1
		C Torrens Valero	6	5	1											M Lučić	1	1
	Q	M Weingärtner	6	1	6										8	S Graf	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	4	6	2			Q	M Weingärtner	0	1
		C Morariu	2	6	1			8	S Graf	6	6
	8	S Graf	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Williams	6	6
		E Pampoulova	1	0				5	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	6	5	7			Q	A Kremer	1	3
		Y Basuki	4	7	5										5	V Williams	5
	Q	L Courtois	6	4												L Neiland	0	r
		M de Swardt	7	6					M de Swardt	7	0	2
		L Neiland	6	6	6				L Neiland	5	6	6
		T Panova	7	3	4																	5	V Williams	6	7
		M Serna	7	5	4																	12	M Pierce	1	6
		MA Vento	6	7	6				MA Vento	4	6	4
		E Gagliardi	3	6					L Golarsa	6	3	6
		L Golarsa	6	7												L Golarsa	1	0
	WC	V Webb	4	2											12	M Pierce	6	6
		C Black	6	6					C Black	1	1
		M Babel	1	6	2			12	M Pierce	6	6
	12	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Kournikova	6	6
		L Ghirardi	1	3				15	A Kournikova	6	6
	Q	J Okada	2	2					R Bobková	3	4
		R Bobková	6	6											15	A Kournikova	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6												S Farina	4	1
		K Miller	4	2					A Dechaume-Balleret	3	6	3
		A Smashnova	4	6	2				S Farina	6	1	6
		S Farina	6	3	6																	15	A Kournikova	6	3
		Å Carlsson	6	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		S Smith	2	4					Å Carlsson	3	3
		K Habšudová	6	5	3				S Pitkowski	6	6
		S Pitkowski	1	7	6											S Pitkowski	2	3
	Q	F Zuluaga	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				Q	F Zuluaga	3	2
	WC	K Brandi	2	2				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	C Martínez	6	6
		M Oremans	1	2				7	C Martínez	7	6
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	r				Q	J Trail	6	1
		J Trail	6												7	C Martínez	6	3	6
		N Zvereva	3	6	6											L Raymond	3	6	2
		R McQuillan	6	3	4				N Zvereva	2	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3					L Raymond	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6																		7	C Martínez	4	6	2
	WC	M Washington	3	3																		13	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		B Schett	6	6					B Schett	6	7
		N Miyagi	6	5	2				S Plischke	1	6
		S Plischke	3	7	6											B Schett	6	0	3
	Q	L Horn	4	4											13	A Coetzer	3	6	6
	Q	R Sandu	6	6				Q	R Sandu	0	2
		S Cacic	1	6				13	A Coetzer	6	6
	13	A Coetzer	6	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	N Tauziat	6	6
		F Perfetti	3	2				10	N Tauziat	6	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	6	6	6				O Barabanschikova	7	2	3
		A-G Sidot	1	7	3										10	N Tauziat	6	6
		F Li	3	2												H Nagyová	1	1
		C Rubin	6	6					C Rubin	6	4
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	7	6
		A Gerši	2	0																		10	N Tauziat	1	4
		T Snyder	6	6																		2	L Davenport	6	6
		A Glass	4	1					T Snyder	4	4
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		J Nejedly	3	2												V Ruano Pascual	2	1
	WC	S Reeves	6	4	1										2	L Davenport	6	6
		L McNeil	4	6	6				L McNeil	1	1
		C Cristea	0	2				2	L Davenport	6	6
	2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

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

• 1998 US Open (tennis)
• US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1998 in women's tennis
• 1998 in American women's sports