# 1998 US Open – Girls' singles

Cara Black was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Jelena Dokic won the title by defeating Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Katarina Srebotnik (final)
* Jelena Dokic (champion)
* Tina Pisnik (semifinals)
* Evie Dominikovic (semifinals)
* Erica Krauth (first round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Wynne Prakusya (second round)
* Jackie Trail (quarterfinals)
* Tina Hergold (second round)
* Clarisa Fernández (second round)
* Milagros Sequera (first round)
* Kim Clijsters (second round)
* Gabriela Voleková (third round)
* Kildine Chevalier (third round)
* (n/a)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

## Draws
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jackie Trail | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jackie Trail | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Nadia Petrova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nadia Petrova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Tina Pisnik | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laura Granville | 4 | 6$^7$ | | 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kavitha Krishnamurthy | 2 | 0 | | 1 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | J Hopkins | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Bergman | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Z Gubacsi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Buric | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Bao | 6 | 1 | | | Z Gubacsi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danira Penić | 1 | 5 | | | M Buric | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buric | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | C Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Trail | 0 | 2 |
| | B Bielik | 4 | 3 | | 10 | C Fernández | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bašternáková | 6 | 6 | | | K Bašternáková | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katie Granson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Bašternáková | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Cargill | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | J Trail | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Uzma Khan | 0 | 5 | | | A Cargill | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dyrberg | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | J Trail | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Trail | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | E Dominikovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kinga Berezc | 6 | 4 | | 4 | E Dominikovic | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Védy | 4 | 6 | 7 | | A Védy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kučová | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | E Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jacquelyn Rosen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | G Voleková | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara | 7 | 0 | 3 | | J Rosen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Middleton | 6 | 2 | | 13 | G Voleková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Voleková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | M Sequera | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Nives Ćulum | 6 | 7 | | | N Ćulum | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hudson | 2 | 5 | | | M Gerards | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gerards | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | N Ćulum | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Sawondari | 1 | 2 | | | M Irvin | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Scaringe | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | N Petrova | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | E Krauth | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Collin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | H Collin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Baker | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Lehnhoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | I Tulyaganova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delila Causevic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | K Clijsters | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Clijsters | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | K Chevalier | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 |
| | S Hrozenská | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | K Chevalier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 6 | | G Zsíros | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Györgyi Zsíros | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | K Chevalier | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Brandis Braverman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Pisnik | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Krstulović | 2 | 3 | | | B Braverman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 4 | 4 | | 3 | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | W Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alessia Nikolaeva | 3 | 3 | 7 | W Prakusya | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | MÈ Pelletier | 0 | 3 | | S Walker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Walker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Walker | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Steinbach | 6 | 0 | | | | | | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Granville | 7 | 6 | | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K McCain | 3 | 2 | 9 | T Hergold | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Hergold | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Granville | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Dokic | 6 | 7 |
| | N Li | 5 | 4 | 16 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Laiho | 6 | 6 | | W Laiho | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Monika Horvath | 1 | 2 | | | | | | W Laiho | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | ME Salerni | 3 | 2 | | | | | 2 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Charbonnier | 6 | 6 | | C Charbonnier | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominique Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 2 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |