1998 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1998 US Open
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–3, 7–5

Lindsay Davenport defeated defending champion Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–5, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. This was a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. Davenport did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.

The tournament was notable for the final US Open appearance of five-time champion Steffi Graf in the main draw, who lost to Patty Schnyder in the fourth round. It was also the first US Open appearance of six-time champion Serena Williams (who would go on to win her first US Open title (and first Grand Slam title) the following year). She was defeated by Irina Spîrlea in the third round. As of 2020, it remains the only time Williams has failed to reach at least the fourth round of the US Open.

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Final)
Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (Semifinals)
Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
Steffi Graf (Fourth Round)
Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
Anna Kournikova (Fourth Round)
Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	A Olsza	2	0		1	M Hingis	7⁷	6
	A Huber	3	3			I Majoli	6⁴	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	7⁸	6⁴						G León García	4	4
	G León García	6	6⁶	7⁷		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	6⁰	2		6	M Seles	6	6
6	M Seles	7⁷	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	7⁷
	A Cocheteux	6	6			A Cocheteux	2	6¹
	S Dopfer	3	3						3	J Novotná	6	6
	K Hrdličková	6	6							S Testud	2	3
	B Schwartz	2	3			K Hrdličková	6⁵	3
	S Testud	6	6			S Testud	7⁷	6
	S-t Wang	0	2											3	J Novotná	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6³	2											9	I Spîrlea	3	3
Q	P Stoyanova	7⁷	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	6⁶	3					9	I Spîrlea	6	0	7
Q	M Schnitzer	0	7⁸	6	Q	M Schnitzer	3	2
	E Likhovtseva	6⁰	4		9	I Spîrlea	6	6
9	I Spîrlea	7⁷	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

11	P Schnyder	7⁷	7
	Y Yoshida	6⁵	5		11	P Schnyder	6	6
	A Frazier	3	1		WC	B Rippner	1	2
WC	B Rippner	6	6							11	P Schnyder	6	7⁷
	MJ Fernández	6	7⁷								MJ Fernández	1	6³
Q	T Križan	4	6⁴			MJ Fernández	6	4	7¹²
WC	A Stevenson	4	4			A Fusai	3	6	6¹⁰
	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

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
	N Basuki	4	7	5						5	V Williams	5
Q	L Courtois	6³	4								L Neiland	0	r
	M de Swardt	7⁷	6			M de Swardt	7	0	2
	L Neiland	6⁵	6	6		L Neiland	5	6	6
	T Panova	7⁷	3	4										5	V Williams	6	7⁷
	M Serna	7⁷	5	4										12	M Pierce	1	6⁴
	MA Vento	6²	7	6		MA Vento	4	6	4
	E Gagliardi	3	6³			L Golarsa	6	3	6
	L Golarsa	6	7⁷								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	6⁵	3
	Å Carlsson	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	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	7⁷	6
Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	r		Q	J Trail	6⁴	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	7⁸
	N Miyagi	6	5	2		S Plischke	1	6⁶
	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	6³		13	A Coetzer	6	6
13	A Coetzer	6	7⁷

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

10	N Tauziat	6	6
	F Perfetti	3	2		10	N Tauziat	6⁴	6	6
	O Barabanschikova	6	6⁴	6		O Barabanschikova	7⁷	2	3
	G Sidot	1	7⁷	3						10	N Tauziat	6	6
	F Li	3	2								H Nagyová	1	1
	C Rubin	6	6			C Rubin	6³	4
	H Nagyová	6	6			H Nagyová	7⁷	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

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