# 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 1998 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Annie Miller (qualified)
* Pavlina Stoyanova (second round)
* Seda Noorlander (first round)
* Lea Ghirardi (qualifying competition)
* Marketa Kochta (first round)
* Samantha Smith (qualifying competition)
* Petra Langrová (second round)
* Elena Tatarkova (qualified)
* Anne Kremer (second round)
* Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
* Lindsay Lee (second round)
* Noëlle van Lottum (first round)
* Karin Miller (qualifying competition)
* Mariaan de Swardt (qualifying competition)
* Eva Martincová (first round)
* Jana Nejedly (qualified)

## Qualifiers

* Annie Miller
* Samantha Reeves
* Radka Bobková
* Elena Tatarkova
* Svetlana Krivencheva
* Meghann Shaughnessy
* Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
* Jana Nejedly

## Qualifying 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

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Annie Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Annie Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anna Smashnova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Anna Smashnova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Anna Smashnova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Nino Louarsabishvili | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nino Louarsabishvili | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Annie Miller | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Daphne van de Zande | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 3 | 3 | | | Daphne van de Zande | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Laura Pena | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 10 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Lindsay Lee | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Melissa Beadman | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Melissa Beadman | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | 11 | Lindsay Lee | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Samantha Reeves | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nancy Feber | 3 | 2 | | | Samantha Reeves | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Reeves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Samantha Reeves | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Samantha Smith | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | Laurence Courtois | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Samantha Smith | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | Nannie de Villiers | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nannie de Villiers | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Samantha Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gail Biggs | 4 | 2 | | 6 | Samantha Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Samantha Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Seda Noorlander | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 | | Radka Bobková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Ana Alcázar | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Ana Alcázar | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Ana Alcázar | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana Alcázar | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Radka Bobková | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Barbara Schwartz | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Kyōko Nagatsuka | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | Barbara Schwartz | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Kristina Triska | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Triska | 6 | 4 | 6 | Kristina Triska | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 15 | Eva Martincová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 14 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 3 | 4 | 14 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Julie Pullin | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Tathiana Garbin | 2 | 4 | | Julie Pullin | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | Mariaan de Swardt | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Caroline Dhenin | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Syna Schmidle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syna Schmidle | 7 | 6 | | Syna Schmidle | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 4 | 2 | 8 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Petra Langrová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 5 | 0 | | 7 | Petra Langrová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Stephanie Devillé | 3 | 5 | | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Karin Miller | 3 | 1 |
| | Karin Kschwendt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Karin Miller | 3 | 1 |
| | Kim Eun-ha | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Eun-ha | 4 | 6 | 4 | | Karin Kschwendt | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Karin Miller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Virág Csurgó | 1 | 3 | | 13 | Karin Miller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | Karin Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Noëlle van Lottum | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Tina Križan | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Rochelle Rosenfield | 5 | 1 | | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Lea Ghirardi | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Cindy Watson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Lea Ghirardi | 4 | 3 |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 2 | 6 | 4 | WC | Cindy Watson | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Lea Ghirardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Bryanne Stewart | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Lea Ghirardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Lea Ghirardi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Marketa Kochta | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 | WC | Alicia Molik | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Brie Rippner | 3 | 6$^3$ | | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Amanda Grahame | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Amanda Grahame | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Amanda Grahame | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Lisa McShea | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lisa McShea | 3 | 5 | WC | Amanda Grahame | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Anne Kremer | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Jenny-Ann Fetch | 3 | 4 | 9 | Anne Kremer | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 9 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 16 | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Bes-Ostariz | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Bes-Ostariz | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 16 | Jana Nejedly | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Erika deLone | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 1 | 1 | | | Erika deLone | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Jana Nejedly | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Cara Black | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | Cara Black | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Cara Black | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | Martina Nejedly | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | Cara Black | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez Granados | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 2 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Pavlina Stoyanova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |