1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Singles
1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Champion Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up Maria Vento
Score7–5, 6–0
Draw30
Seeds8

Elena Likhovtseva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Maria Vento.

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Vento.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
  2. Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Ai Sugiyama (champion)
  5. Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6. Joannette Kruger (first round)
  7. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  8. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Maria Vento 5 0  
4 Ai Sugiyama 7 6  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
WC N Pratt 5 2     C Morariu 4 2  
  C Morariu 7 6   1 B Schultz-McCarthy 0 r  
  M Serna 3 4     M Vento 4    
  M Vento 6 6     M Vento 7 6  
  O Barabanschikova 6 1 1 7 E Likhovtseva 5 4  
7 E Likhovtseva 2 6 6   M Vento 6 6  
LL J Kandarr 4 6 6 Q S Plischke 2 3  
  E Gagliardi 6 4 3 LL J Kandarr 4 6 1
  L Courtois 7 4 5   M de Swardt 6 2 6
  M de Swardt 5 6 7   M de Swardt 6 4  
WC K Kunce 3 2   Q S Plischke 7 6  
Q S Plischke 6 6   Q S Plischke 6 6 6
  R Grande 4 4   5 P Schnyder 7 4 4
5 P Schnyder 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 J Kruger 2 6 2
  S Pitkowski 6 3 6   S Pitkowski 6 7  
  D Chládková 7 2 7   D Chládková 1 5  
Q M Endo 6 6 6   S Pitkowski 0 5  
Q C Barclay 7 7   4 A Sugiyama 6 7  
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 6   Q C Barclay 6 1  
  M Maleeva 5 2   4 A Sugiyama 7 6  
4 A Sugiyama 7 6   4 A Sugiyama 6 7  
8 A-G Sidot 6 3 3   S-T Wang 4 5  
  S-T Wang 3 6 6   S-T Wang 1 6 6
  R McQuillan 6 6     R McQuillan 6 4 4
  K-A Guse 1 1     S-T Wang 6 5 6
Q J Lee 7 3 5 2 R Dragomir 3 7 3
  M Grzybowska 5 6 7   M Grzybowska 6 4  
2 R Dragomir 7 6