1998 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 du Maurier Open
1997 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

Martina Hingis (Semifinals) Jana Novotná (Semifinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Final) n/a Monica Seles (Champion) Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals) Steffi Graf (Third Round) Amanda Coetzer (Third Round) Irina Spîrlea (Third Round)

Patty Schnyder (First Round) Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round) Dominique Van Roost (Second Round) Mary Pierce (First Round) Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals) Anna Kournikova (Third Round) Ai Sugiyama (Third Round) Lisa Raymond (First 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	3	2
	5	Monica Seles	4	6	6
								5	Monica Seles	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	7	6
	2	Jana Novotná	6	6	2

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Hingis	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	4	1
	R Grande	1	1											1	M Hingis	6	6
	M Vento	6	6											16	A Sugiyama	3	0
	A Mauresmo	3	4					M Vento	4	0
Q	N Dechy	6	5				16	A Sugiyama	6	6
16	A Sugiyama	7	7																		1	M Hingis	7	3	6
14	S Testud	6	6																		14	S Testud	6	6	4
Q	R McQuillan	1	3				14	S Testud	6	6	6
	I Majoli	6	6					I Majoli	7	4	1
	B Paulus	3	1											14	S Testud	7	4	6
WC	S Jeyaseelan	7	6											9	I Spîrlea	6	6	1
Q	N Pratt	5	3				WC	S Jeyaseelan	7	6	0
							9	I Spîrlea	6	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	M Seles	6	6
	T Snyder	7	6					T Snyder	2	1
	A Miller	5	2											5	M Seles	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	3	3
Q	S-T Wang	3	1					Y Basuki	7	6
WC	J Nejedly	4	2				12	D Van Roost	5	3
12	D Van Roost	6	6																		5	M Seles	6	6
10	P Schnyder	4	3																			A Huber	3	4
Q	F Labat	6	6				Q	F Labat	2	4
	A Huber	6	6					A Huber	6	6
WC	V Webb	4	1												A Huber	7	7
	F Li	6	7											8	A Coetzer	5	6
Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	5					F Li	3	4
							8	A Coetzer	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	C Martínez	7	6
	J Halard-Decugis	0	7	6			Q	A Frazier	6	4
Q	A Frazier	6	5	7										6	C Martínez	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	7											15	A Kournikova	0	3
	A-G Sidot	3	6					R Dragomir	6	2	4
	A Fusai	2	4				15	A Kournikova	4	6	6
15	A Kournikova	6	6																		6	C Martínez	3	4
11	N Tauziat	4	6	6																	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	S Cacic	6	4	2			11	N Tauziat	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	1	6					K Po	3	3
	K Po	6	7											11	N Tauziat	6	1	2
	N Sawamatsu	4	3											3	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	6	5	2
							3	A Sánchez Vicario	0	7	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	S Graf	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6				V Ruano Pascual	0	1
LL	K Hrdličková	7	4	2										7	S Graf	4	4
LL	A Smashnova	6	5	2											M Serna	6	6
	M Serna	1	7	6				M Serna	7	6
	C Morariu	7	1	6				C Morariu	6	3
17	L Raymond	6	6	2																		M Serna	6	1	1
13	M Pierce	1	1																		2	J Novotná	2	6	6
	M J Fernández	6	6					M J Fernández	5	3
	S Farina	7	6	6				S Farina	7	6
	B Schett	5	7	1											S Farina	1	4
	M Oremans	4	3											2	J Novotná	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	5	2
							2	J Novotná	7	6

References

• 1998 du Maurier Open Draw