# 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first and only major singles title, following two previous runner-up finishes at Wimbledon.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The final marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the Wimbledon finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this scenario had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.
This marked the first Wimbledon singles appearance of future seven-time singles champion, Olympic gold medalist and world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the third round.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
    02. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
    03. Jana Novotná (champion)
    04. Steffi Graf (third round)
    05. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
    06. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
    07. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
    08. Conchita Martínez (third round)
    09. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
    10. Irina Spîrlea (fourth round)
    11. Mary Pierce (first round)
    12. Anna Kournikova (withdrew)
    13. Patty Schnyder (second round)
    14. Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
    15. Dominique Van Roost (fourth round)
    16. Nathalie Tauziat (final)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Anna Kournikova withdrew due to a thumb injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Lilia Osterloh.

## Draw
### 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 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 7$^7$ | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 6 | Monica Seles | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Natasha Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natasha Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | 16 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 5 | 3 | | 1 | M Hingis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Talaja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 0 | 1 | | | F Perfetti | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Yoshida | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| WC | K Cross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 |
| WC | J Ward | 3 | 4 | | WC | K Cross | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Black | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 4 | | Q | C Black | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | P Schnyder | 3 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 1 | 3 | | 15 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | A Miller | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Latimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 4 | 1 | | WC | L Latimer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | D Van Roost | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | J Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Woodroffe | 4 | 1 | | | J Lee | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Plischke | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 2 | 4 | | | M Grzybowska | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 2 | 2 | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 5 | 4 | | T Panova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Morariu | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Babel | 6 | 2 | 3 | | P Hy-Boulais | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Morariu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S de Beer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | I Spîrlea | 2 | 3 |
| | I Gorrochategui | 4 | 4 | | Q | S de Beer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | S-t Wang | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | Q | S de Beer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | B Rittner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 5 | 3 | | 10 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | I Spîrlea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| LL | L Osterloh | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Po | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Williams | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | M Lučić | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 1 |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | C Rubin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Rubin | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | T Snyder | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Stoyanova | 0 | 2 | | | B Schett | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 3 | 3 | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 4 | | 6 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | A Fusai | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 4 | 0 | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | A Mauresmo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Schnitzer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Testud | 3 | 2 |
| WC | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | WC | L McNeil | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | S Testud | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | O Lugina | 3 | 1 | | | S Noorlander | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 6$^5$ | 0 | | 14 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Testud | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | M Pierce | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Tatarkova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Tatarkova | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | M de Swardt | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M de Swardt | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | A Gerši | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | M Oremans | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | Å Carlsson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 6 | 3 | 2 | | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Oremans | 4 | 2 |
| | N Miyagi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Pullin | 3 | 6 | 2 | | N Miyagi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | S Graf | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | H Nagyová | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 4 | 1 | | 4 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 1 | 0 | | 8 | C Martínez | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Boogert | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Smith | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 2 | | | M Díaz Oliva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Smith | 3 | 1 |
| | S-h Park | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 9 | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6$^5$ | 11 | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | N Tauziat | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 2 | 3 | | | I Majoli | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Inoue | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 2 | 2 | | 9 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Li | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Serna | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bobková | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Serna | 1 | 0 |
| LL | K Miller | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | N Kijimuta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Kijimuta | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | M Vento | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Vento | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 5 | 6 | | L Neiland | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 2 | 2 | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |