1998 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 Direct Line International Championships
Champion Jana Novotná
Runner-up Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score6–1, 7–5
Draw28
Seeds8

Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The two had reached the final the previous year but the match was cancelled in the first set due to persistent rain. Two weeks later, Novotná went on to win the Wimbledon title.

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. Jana Novotná (champion)
  2. Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  4. Venus Williams (second round)
  5. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  6. Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  8. Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Jana Novotná 6 7  
3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 5  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 6 6  
Q N Dechy 6 6   Q N Dechy 2 2  
  F Li 4 4   1 J Novotná 6 7  
  S Pitkowski 5 3   5 I Spîrlea 4 5  
Q K-A Guse 7 6   Q K-A Guse 0 5  
  R Grande 3 6 4 5 I Spîrlea 6 7  
5 I Spîrlea 6 4 6 1 J Novotná 6 6  
  N Zvereva 2 1  
4 V Williams 2 1  
  M Vento 5 3     N Zvereva 6 6  
  N Zvereva 7 6     N Zvereva 7 6  
Q T Panova 7 3 1   M Serna 6 2  
  M Serna 6 6 6   M Serna 6 7  
  E Likhovtseva 6 4 8   E Likhovtseva 4 5  
7 N Tauziat 2 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 A Sugiyama 6 6  
  M Grzybowska 4 4   8 A Sugiyama 2 5  
  N Sawamatsu 4 5   WC S Williams 6 7  
WC S Williams 6 7   WC S Williams 6 4 4
  T Tanasugarn 6 6   3 A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 6
  A Miller 4 4     T Tanasugarn 2 5  
3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 7  
3 A Sánchez Vicario w/o    
6 A Kournikova 2 6 6 6 A Kournikova      
  A Fusai 6 1 3 6 A Kournikova 6 6  
  L Raymond 0 6   Q M de Swardt 4 1  
Q M de Swardt 6 7   6 A Kournikova 6 6 6
  Y Basuki 4 3 r 2 S Graf 7 3 4
WC S Smith 6 3   WC S Smith 1 2  
2 S Graf 6 6  
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