# 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major singles title overall.
This was the first major in which future world No. 1, Olympic gold medalist, and 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams competed in the main draw. She was defeated by her sister Venus in the second round.
Nirupama Vaidyanathan became the first Indian woman in the Open Era to contest, and to win, a major singles match.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
* Iva Majoli (third round)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (final)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (semifinals)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Sabine Appelmans (first round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (third round)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (fourth round)
* Ai Sugiyama (fourth 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Anke Huber | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Anke Huber | 7$^9$ | 7 | | 10 | Anke Huber | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Sandrine Testud | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sandrine Testud | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Conchita Martínez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Venus Williams | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 7 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 1 | 2 | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | B Rittner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Tatarkova | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | C Morariu | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kournikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Basuki | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 0 | 0 |
| | M Tu | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | Y Basuki | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | K Boogert | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bobková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | D Van Roost | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Snyder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 3 | 2 | | 14 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 11 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 6$^6$ | 5 | 11 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Wunderlich | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | M McGrath | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | | Y Yoshida | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Reid | 2 | 1 | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 0 | 0 |
| Q | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 |
| | C Rubin | 2 | 4 | Q | J Nejedly | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | O Barabanschikova | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Lugina | 4 | 4 | | C Torrens Valero | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Li | 0 | 0 | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Pierce | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 2 | 0 | | 3 | A Coetzer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Neiland | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Barclay | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | A Ellwood | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Ellwood | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Ghirardi | 1 | 7 | 6 | PR | L Ghirardi | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | A Gavaldón | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Huber | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 2 | | | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-h Park | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | J Kruger | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Miller | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Huber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 5 | 0 | Q | A Miller | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Huber | 5 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | A Sugiyama | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 6 | 6 | | | M Saeki | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Grzybowska | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 3 | 2 | | | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Vaidyanathan | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | N Vaidyanathan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 4 |
| Q | S Krivencheva | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| Q | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 7$^9$ | | Q | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 2 | 2 | | | R Hiraki | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Hiraki | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 4 | 6 | 4 | | E Makarova | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 0 | 4 | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 Klösel | 2 | 2 | | 8 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Kunce | 5 | 2 | | | M Oremans | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 4 | 3 | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | F Lubiani | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schett | 3 | 3 |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | T Panova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 4 | 1 | | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Appelmans | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| 9 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 3 | 2 | | 9 | S Testud | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | | J Kandarr | 7$^8$ | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Drake-Brockman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | J Husárová | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Gerši | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H Inoue | 6 | 4 | 5 | PR | J Husárová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 2 | | A Gerši | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | M-A Vento | 1 | 3 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 6 | 6 | | | E Pampoulova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Stubbs | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 7 | 6 | | | M Lučić | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 2 | | 4 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 6 | I Spîrlea | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Williams | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | S Williams | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 3 | 0 | | | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | A Mauresmo | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | A Mauresmo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 5 | 1 | | | S Plischke | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | S-t Wang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 4 | 1 |
| | I Gorrochategui | 1 | 6 | 4 | | S-t Wang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 1 | 2 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | N Miyagi | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L Raymond | 6 | 2 | 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 |
| 15 | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 2 | 1 | | 15 | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 4 | 9 | | M Serna | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | R Dragomir | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | F Labat | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Labat | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Å Carlsson | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Dragomir | 0 | 0 |
| WC | T Musgrave | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 7 | | | P Suárez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 7 | 4 | 6 | | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | F Perfetti | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Reeves | 3 | 4 | | | K Habšudová | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 2 | 3 | | 2 | L Davenport | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |