1998 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1998 French Open
Champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up Monica Seles
Score7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1998 French Open

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was her third French Open title and fourth and last major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both players. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry.

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.

This is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous edition's final. Both finalists previously met in 1991, which was won by Seles.

Martina Hingis was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open titles, but lost to Seles in the semifinals.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Main article: 1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Martina Hingis 6 6
8 Venus Williams 3 4
1 Martina Hingis 3 2
6 Monica Seles 6 6
3 Jana Novotná 6 3 3
6 Monica Seles 4 6 6
6 Monica Seles 65 6 2
4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 77 0 6
  Patty Schnyder 2 77 0
4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 65 6
4 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 77
2 Lindsay Davenport 3 65
10 Iva Majoli 1 7 3
2 Lindsay Davenport 6 5 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 M Hingis 6 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 1 1 M Hingis 6 6
M Babel 6 6 M Babel 1 2
Y Yoshida 1 0 1 M Hingis 6 6
N Pratt 6 6 K Habšudová 4 2
I Gorrochategui 0 2 N Pratt 65 2
K Habšudová 6 6 K Habšudová 77 6
D Chládková 4 0 1 M Hingis 6 6
WC S Berger 0 2 A Smashnova 1 2
B Rittner 6 6 B Rittner 6 6
N Sawamatsu 6 2 7 N Sawamatsu 3 4
L Němečková 3 6 5 B Rittner 6 4 1
A Smashnova 3 6 6 A Smashnova 1 6 6
L Neiland 6 3 2 A Smashnova 5 6 6
E Gagliardi 4 7 6 E Gagliardi 7 0 1
12 N Tauziat 6 5 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 I Spîrlea 2 4
S Plischke 6 6 S Plischke 4 3
H Nagyová 6 6 H Nagyová 6 6
R McQuillan 3 4 H Nagyová 77 3 6
N Dechy 6 1 6 N Dechy 65 6 1
O Barabanschikova 3 6 1 N Dechy 6 6
A Cocheteux 5 65 A Wunderlich 1 1
A Wunderlich 7 77 H Nagyová 1 3
A Dechaume-Balleret 6 5 6 8 V Williams 6 6
O Lugina 1 7 2 A Dechaume-Balleret 6 5 6
B Schett 7 2 2 A Gerši 2 7 1
A Gerši 5 6 6 A Dechaume-Balleret 2 1
L Golarsa 5 3 8 V Williams 6 6
A Sugiyama 7 6 A Sugiyama 0 2
T Tanasugarn 3 1 8 V Williams 6 6
8 V Williams 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 J Novotná 7 6
A Miller 5 4 3 J Novotná 7 6
WC É Loit 6 6 WC É Loit 5 0
C Torrens Valero 4 3 3 J Novotná 6 77
Q E Tatarkova 6 6 Q E Tatarkova 3 65
K Brandi 4 4 Q E Tatarkova 6 6
K Hrdličková 6 3 6 K Hrdličková 4 1
Q E Bes-Ostariz 4 6 3 3 J Novotná 62 6 6
G Helgeson-Nielsen 0 6 10 13 A Kournikova 77 3 3
S Jeyaseelan 6 0 12 S Jeyaseelan 4 0
H Inoue 5 1 Å Carlsson 6 6
Å Carlsson 7 6 Å Carlsson 0 0
S Kleinová 3 1 13 A Kournikova 6 6
K Studeníková 6 6 K Studeníková 2 62
A Mauresmo 2 4 13 A Kournikova 6 77
13 A Kournikova 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 L Raymond 3 4
T Panova 6 6 T Panova 1 1
L McNeil 6 3 4 C Rubin 6 6
C Rubin 3 6 6 C Rubin 6 6
S Pitkowski 5 5 M Saeki 3 4
M Saeki 7 7 M Saeki 6 77
WC L Andretto 6 6 WC L Andretto 1 65
M-A Vento 3 3 C Rubin 1 4
W Probst 65 1 6 M Seles 6 6
B Schwartz 77 6 B Schwartz 6 6
M Oremans 6 1 6 M Oremans 4 2
E Makarova 1 6 3 B Schwartz 1 5
K-A Guse 5 3 6 M Seles 6 7
M Maruska 7 6 M Maruska 6 1 0
A Ellwood 0 2 6 M Seles 2 6 6
6 M Seles 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 A Coetzer 4 6 6
P Schnyder 6 3 8 P Schnyder 6 3 6
N Kijimuta 1 2 WC J Halard-Decugis 3 6 1
WC J Halard-Decugis 6 6 P Schnyder 6 6
A Glass 3 4 S Farina 2 1
J Kruger 6 6 J Kruger 6 3 0
S-t Wang 2 1 S Farina 4 6 6
S Farina 6 6 P Schnyder 6 6
R Dragomir 6 4 6 M Serna 1 3
PR J Husárová 2 6 3 R Dragomir 6 6
F Perfetti 6 6 F Perfetti 0 2
S Cecchini 4 3 R Dragomir 4 6 1
P Hy-Boulais 1 1 M Serna 6 2 6
M Serna 6 6 M Serna 7 6
S Appelmans 2 3 11 M Pierce 5 2
11 M Pierce 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 D Van Roost 7 3 6
M Grzybowska 5 6 4 15 D Van Roost 6 6
L Ghirardi-Rubbi 2 710 3 Q E Callens 3 0
Q E Callens 6 68 6 15 D Van Roost 1 1
C Morariu 6 2 S Williams 6 6
B Schultz-McCarthy 3 0r C Morariu 1 0
J Nejedly 2 6 4 S Williams 6 6
S Williams 6 1 6 S Williams 6 5 3
T Snyder 7 6 4 A Sánchez Vicario 4 7 6
WC E Curutchet 5 1 T Snyder 4 3
B Paulus 1 5 A Fusai 6 6
A Fusai 6 7 A Fusai 2 1
C Cristea 6 6 4 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
M de Swardt 1 2 C Cristea 2 3
J Kandarr 2 5 4 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
4 A Sánchez Vicario 6 7

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 C Martínez 6 6
WC M Lamarre 1 1 7 C Martínez 6 6
J Lee 67 3 R Grande 1 2
R Grande 79 6 7 C Martínez 6 6
S Klösel 1 2 V Ruano Pascual 1 0
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 6 78
WC N van Lottum 6 3 2 A-G Sidot 4 66
A-G Sidot 2 6 6 7 C Martínez 61 77 3
S-h Park 5 6 6 10 I Majoli 77 63 6
F Lubiani 7 1 2 S-h Park 2 2
Q M Díaz Oliva 710 6 Q M Díaz Oliva 6 6
F Li 68 1 Q M Díaz Oliva 2 62
F Labat 1 5 10 I Majoli 6 77
N Zvereva 6 7 N Zvereva 3 4
P Stoyanova 3 1 10 I Majoli 6 6
10 I Majoli 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 S Testud 2 6 6
S Reeves 6 2 3 14 S Testud 6 6
N Miyagi 6 0 1 E Pampoulova 2 0
E Pampoulova 3 6 6 14 S Testud 6 6
N Basuki 3 2 G León García 1 1
G León García 6 6 G León García 6 1 7
Q R Bobková 6 61 7 P Suárez 2 6 5
P Suárez 3 77 9 14 S Testud 3 6 2
S Cacic 4 3 2 L Davenport 6 4 6
E Likhovtseva 6 6 E Likhovtseva 7 7
Q A Alcázar 3 6 3 Q C Black 5 5
Q C Black 6 4 6 E Likhovtseva 5 5
WC C Dhenin 6 3 0 2 L Davenport 7 7
Q L Horn 3 6 6 Q L Horn 2 0
K Po 2 2 2 L Davenport 6 6
2 L Davenport 6 6
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