1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Singles
1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
1997 Champion Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Champion Japan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up Venezuela Maria Vento
Final score 75, 60

Elena Likhovtseva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Maria Vento.

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 75, 60 against Vento.

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.

  1. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Quarterfinals)
  2. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (Quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Japan Ai Sugiyama (Champion)

  1. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
  2. South Africa Joannette Kruger (First Round)
  3. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round)
  4. France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Venezuela Maria Vento 5 0  
4 Japan Ai Sugiyama 7 6  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6    
WC  Australia N Pratt 5 2          United States C Morariu 4 2    
   United States C Morariu 7 6         1  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 0 r    
   Spain M Serna 3 4            Venezuela M Vento 4      
   Venezuela M Vento 6 6          Venezuela M Vento 7 6  
   Belarus O Barabanschikova 6 1 1     7  Russia E Likhovtseva 5 4    
7  Russia E Likhovtseva 2 6 6          Venezuela M Vento 6 6  
LL  Germany J Kandarr 4 6 6       Q  Austria S Plischke 2 3  
   Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 4 3     LL  Germany J Kandarr 4 6 1  
   Belgium L Courtois 7 4 5        South Africa M de Swardt 6 2 6  
   South Africa M de Swardt 5 6 7          South Africa M de Swardt 6 4  
WC  Australia K Kunce 3 2         Q  Austria S Plischke 7 6    
Q  Austria S Plischke 6 6       Q  Austria S Plischke 6 6 6
   Italy R Grande 4 4       5  Switzerland P Schnyder 7 4 4  
5  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  South Africa J Kruger 2 6 2  
   France S Pitkowski 6 3 6        France S Pitkowski 6 7    
   Czech Republic D Chládková 7 2 7        Czech Republic D Chládková 1 5    
Q  Japan M Endo 6 6 6          France S Pitkowski 0 5    
Q  Australia C Barclay 7 7         4  Japan A Sugiyama 6 7    
   Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 6       Q  Australia C Barclay 6 1  
   Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 2       4  Japan A Sugiyama 7 6    
4  Japan A Sugiyama 7 6         4  Japan A Sugiyama 6 7  
8  France A-G Sidot 6 3 3          Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 5  
   Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 3 6 6        Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 1 6 6  
   Australia R McQuillan 6 6          Australia R McQuillan 6 4 4  
   Australia K-A Guse 1 1            Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 5 6
Q  Chinese Taipei J Lee 7 3 5       2  Romania R Dragomir 3 7 3  
   Poland M Grzybowska 5 6 7        Poland M Grzybowska 6 4  
    2  Romania R Dragomir 7 6    
 

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