1998 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2

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

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title, defeating Monica Seles, 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2, in the final, marking the last time Sánchez Vicario defeated Seles at any tournament. It's also the personal last Grand Slam final of both Sánchez and Seles.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
3. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champion)
5. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
6. Monica Seles (Final)
7. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
8. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
9. Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
10. Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
11. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
12. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
13. Anna Kournikova (Fourth Round)
14. Sandrine Testud (Fourth Round)
15. Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
16. Lisa Raymond (First Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	8	Venus Williams	3	4
								1	Martina Hingis	3	2
								6	Monica Seles	6	6
	3	Jana Novotná	6	3	3
	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	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	6	5	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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							Second Round							Third 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-y Park	5	6	6																	10	I Majoli	7^7	6^3	6
		F Lubiani	7	1	2				S-y 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							Second Round							Third 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 Alcazar	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

External links

• 1998 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw