# 1998 French Open – Women's singles

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

* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Monica Seles (final)
* Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
* Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
* Dominique Van Roost (third round)
* Lisa Raymond (first round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Venus Williams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Venus Williams | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Monica Seles | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 |
| | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 10 | Iva Majoli | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | K Habšudová | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 3 | 6 | 1 | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | A Wunderlich | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Wunderlich | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 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 | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | E Tatarkova | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | 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 | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 0 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 2 | 4 | | 13 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Kournikova | 6 | 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 |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Andretto | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Andretto | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-A Vento | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 1 | 4 |
| | W Probst | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | B Schwartz | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Fourth 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 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | Q | E Callens | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | 15 | D Van Roost | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz-McCarthy | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Lamarre | 1 | 1 | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | R Grande | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Klösel | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N van Lottum | 6 | 3 | 2 | | A-G Sidot | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | S-h Park | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | I Majoli | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | F Lubiani | 7 | 1 | 2 | | S-h Park | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Díaz Oliva | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | Q | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Li | 6$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | Q | M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | I Majoli | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 7$^7$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |