1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships
1997 Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Corina Morariu
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Corina Morariu.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Ai Sugiyama (Champion) Naoko Sawamatsu (Quarterfinals) Tamarine Tanasugarn (Second Round) Amy Frazier (Semifinals)

Corina Morariu (Final) Shi-Ting Wang (Semifinals) Miho Saeki (First Round) Yuka Yoshida (Second Round)

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

Final

	Final
	1	Ai Sugiyama	6	6
	5	Corina Morariu	3	3

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	A Sugiyama	6	6
	N Miyagi	6	3	7				S-T Wang	3	2
	L Osterloh	0	6	6										1	A Sugiyama	4	6	6
Q	S de Beer	4	4												E de Lone	6	1	1
	E de Lone	6	6					E de Lone	6	2	6
	N Kijimuta	1	6	1			8	Y Yoshida	3	6	2
8	Y Yoshida	6	4	6																	1	A Sugiyama	6	6
3	T Tanasugarn	4	7	6																	6	S-T Wang	3	2
	E-H Kim	6	5	0			3	T Tanasugarn	2	3
	M-R Jeon	4	1					L McNeil	6	6
	L McNeil	6	6												L McNeil	6	4	1
Q	S Hisamatsu	2	2											6	S-T Wang	4	6	6
	R Hiraki	6	6					R Hiraki	3	2
WC	S Asagoe	6	3	1			6	S-T Wang	6	6
6	S-T Wang	3	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	M Saeki	6	2
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	7	6					G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	2
WC	S Obata	5	1					N Pratt	6	6
	N Pratt	7	6												N Pratt	2	6	2
	K Kunce	7	4	1										4	A Frazier	6	4	6
Q	M Endo	6	6	6			Q	M Endo	0	1
Q	Y-J Choi	4	2				4	A Frazier	6	6
4	A Frazier	6	6																		4	A Frazier	6	6	4
5	C Morariu	6	6																		5	C Morariu	4	7	6
	S-H Park	4	2				5	C Morariu	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	3	6	6				M Shaughnessy	3	2
	J Lee	6	2	4										5	C Morariu	7	6
	H Inoue	6	6											2	N Sawamatsu	5	3
	S Noorlander	4	1					H Inoue	6	4	6
							2	N Sawamatsu	4	6	7

External links

• 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw