1998 Sydney International – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 Sydney International
1997 champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	6–1, 6–3

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

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Williams.

Seeds

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

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

Section 1

	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

	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

External links

• 1998 Sydney International Draw