1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Jana Novotná in the semifinals in a rematch of last year's final.

Jana Novotná then defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2), in the final on 4 July 1998 to win the tournament. This was Jana Novotná's first win in a Wimbledon final on her third attempt. This would be the last time a Czech player would win Wimbledon (or win a Grand Slam title) until Petra Kvitová won in 2011.^[1]

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (Champion)
Steffi Graf (Third Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (Quarterfinalst)
Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
Mary Pierce (First Round)
Anna Kournikova (Withdrew due to thumb injury, replaced by Lilia Osterloh)
Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
Sandrine Testud (Fourth Round)
Dominique Van Roost (Fourth Round)
Nathalie Tauziat (Final)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	3	6
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
					1	Martina Hingis	4	4

					3	Jana Novotná	6	6
3	Jana Novotná	7	7⁷

7	Venus Williams	5	6²
										3	Jana Novotná	6	7⁷
										16	Nathalie Tauziat	4	6²
6	Monica Seles	6⁴	2
	Natasha Zvereva	7⁷	6
						Natasha Zvereva	6	6¹	3

					16	Nathalie Tauziat	1	7⁷	6
16	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

2	Lindsay Davenport	3	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

1	M Hingis	7	6
	L Raymond	5	3		1	M Hingis	7⁸	6
	E Makarova	6	6			E Makarova	6⁶	4
Q	S Talaja	4	2							1	M Hingis	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	6								E Likhovtseva	2	1
	D Chládková	0	1			F Perfetti	4	0
	Y Yoshida	6⁶	2			E Likhovtseva	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	7⁸	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	K Cross	6	6												T Tanasugarn	3	2
WC	J Ward	3	4		WC	K Cross	2	5
	T Tanasugarn	6	7			T Tanasugarn	6	7
	K Hrdličková	0	5								T Tanasugarn	6	6
Q	C Black	6	6							Q	C Black	4	0
	S Jeyaseelan	2	4		Q	C Black	6³	7	6
	H Suková	6	4	3	13	P Schnyder	7⁷	5	3
13	P Schnyder	3	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

15	D Van Roost	6	6
	J Kruger	1	3		15	D Van Roost	6	6
	N Dechy	6³	2			A Miller	1	1
	A Miller	7⁷	6							15	D Van Roost	6	6
WC	L Latimer	6	6								S Appelmans	1	2
	J Kandarr	4	1		WC	L Latimer	1	4
	S Appelmans	6	6			S Appelmans	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	3	3											15	D Van Roost	6	3	2
	J Lee	6	6											5	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
WC	L Woodroffe	4	1			J Lee	2	0
	A Sugiyama	4	7⁷	3		S Plischke	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6²	6							S Plischke	5	2
	M Grzybowska	6	6							5	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	R Dragomir	2	4			M Grzybowska	6	4	3
	C Cristea	7	2	0	5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
5	A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

3	J Novotná	6	6
	S Kleinová	2	2		3	J Novotná	6	4	6
	E Gagliardi	6	5	4		T Panova	3	6	1
	T Panova	4	7	6						3	J Novotná	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	4	6	6							C Morariu	3	1
	M Babel	6	2	3		P Hy-Boulais	5	0
	C Morariu	4	6	6		C Morariu	7	6
	M Maruska	6	1	2										3	J Novotná	6	6
Q	S De Beer	6	6											10	I Spîrlea	2	3
	I Gorrochategui	4	4		Q	S De Beer	6	4	6
	K Brandi	6⁴	5			S-t Wang	2	6	3
	S-t Wang	7⁷	7							Q	S De Beer	4	4
	B Rittner	7⁸	6							10	I Spîrlea	6	6
	A Cocheteux	6⁶	0			B Rittner	4	4
	F Lubiani	5	3		10	I Spîrlea	6	6
10	I Spîrlea	7	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

LL	L Osterloh	2	6	1
	K Po	6	2	6		K Po	2	4
	A Glass	1	7⁷	3		V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6⁴	6							V Ruano Pascual	7	4
	L Golarsa	4	3								S Williams	5	1	r
	S Williams	6	6			S Williams	6	6
	A Smashnova	4	7⁷	3		M Lučić	3	0
	M Lučić	6	6⁵	6												V Ruano Pascual	3	1
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	0	2											7	V Williams	6	6
	C Rubin	4	6	6		C Rubin	3	7	11
	T Snyder	6	6			T Snyder	6	5	9
	L Němečková	3	0								C Rubin	3	4
	B Schett	6	6							7	V Williams	6	6
	P Stoyanova	0	2			B Schett	1	2
	J Nejedly	3	3		7	V Williams	6	6
7	V Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

6	M Seles	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4		6	M Seles	6	6
	A Fusai	6	6			A Fusai	1	1
	K Studeníková	3	2							6	M Seles	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6								Y Basuki	2	3
	S Reeves	4	0			Y Basuki	6	6
	A Mauresmo	6	6			A Mauresmo	3	4
Q	M Schnitzer	3	4											6	M Seles	6	6
	N Pratt	4	6	4										14	S Testud	3	2
WC	J Capriati	6	3	6	WC	J Capriati	6	4	2
WC	L McNeil	2	6	6	WC	L McNeil	4	6	6
Q	E Callens	6	4	4						WC	L McNeil	3	6⁷
	S Noorlander	6	6							14	S Testud	6	7⁹
	O Lugina	3	1			S Noorlander	3	1
Q	R Stubbs	6⁵	0		14	S Testud	6	6
14	S Testud	7⁷	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

11	M Pierce	6⁴	3
	E Tatarkova	7⁷	6			E Tatarkova	4	6⁵
	B Schwartz	6⁵	3			M de Swardt	6	7⁷
	M de Swardt	7⁷	6							M de Swardt	4	5
	A Gerši	1	1							M Oremans	6	7
	Å Carlsson	6	6			Å Carlsson	2	3
	E Wagner	6	3	2		M Oremans	6	6
	M Oremans	2	6	6										M Oremans	4	2
	N Miyagi	6	1	6										N Zvereva	6	6
WC	J Pullin	3	6	2		N Miyagi	1	3
	N Zvereva	7	6			N Zvereva	6	6
	R McQuillan	5	4							N Zvereva	6	7
	H Nagyová	6³	6	6					4	S Graf	4	5
	A Frazier	7⁷	2	4		H Nagyová	0	4
	G León García	4	1		4	S Graf	6	6
4	S Graf	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

8	C Martínez	6	6
	S Farina	1	0		8	C Martínez	7	7
	K Boogert	3	6	6		K Boogert	5	5
	M Saeki	6	2	1					8	C Martínez	6	3	5
	M Díaz-Oliva	6	6						WC	S Smith	2	6	7
	P Suárez	3	2			M Díaz-Oliva	1	3
	A-G Sidot	3	6	2	WC	S Smith	6	6
WC	S Smith	6	4	6										WC	S Smith	3	1
	S-h Park	2	4											16	N Tauziat	6	6
	J Halard-Decugis	6	6			J Halard-Decugis	6	7⁸
	O Barabanschikova	4	7⁷	9		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	6⁶
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6⁵	11						J Halard-Decugis	6⁵	6	4
	I Majoli	6	6						16	N Tauziat	7⁷	3	6
	K Habšudová	2	3			I Majoli	0	1
Q	H Inoue	6	1	3	16	N Tauziat	6	6
16	N Tauziat	2	6	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

9	A Coetzer	6	6
	K-A Guse	2	2		9	A Coetzer	6	3	2
	N Sawamatsu	2	6	6		N Sawamatsu	3	6	6
	B Paulus	6	3	2							N Sawamatsu	3	7	0
	F Li	1	4								M Serna	6	5	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	1
	M Serna	7	4	6		M Serna	6	6
Q	R Bobková	5	6	1												M Serna	1	0
LL	K Miller	6	3	4											2	L Davenport	6	6
	N Kijimuta	3	6	6		N Kijimuta	0	5
	M-A Vento	7⁷	4	6		M-A Vento	6	7
	S Cacic	6¹	6	3							M-A Vento	3	6	2
	S Pitkowski	1	7	3						2	L Davenport	6	1	6
	L Neiland	6	5	6		L Neiland	1	5
	F Labat	2	2		2	L Davenport	6	7
2	L Davenport	6	6

References

↑ Wimbledon 2011: Kvitova stuns Sharapova to lift women's title

External links

1998 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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