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1998 French Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1998 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-upUnited States Monica Seles
Score7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was Sánchez Vicario's third French Open title and fourth major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both her and Seles. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry.

This event is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous years' final. Both finalists previously met in 1991, which was won by Seles.

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

Martina Hingis was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open titles, but lost to Seles in the semifinals.

Seeds

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  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
  5. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (first round)
  6. United States Monica Seles (final)
  7. Spain Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
  8. United States Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  9. Romania Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  10. Croatia Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  11. France Mary Pierce (second round)
  12. France Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  13. Russia Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
  14. France Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
  15. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (third round)
  16. United States Lisa Raymond (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6
8 United States Venus Williams 3 4
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 2
6 United States Monica Seles 6 6
3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 3 3
6 United States Monica Seles 4 6 6
6 United States Monica Seles 65 6 2
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 77 0 6
  Switzerland Patty Schnyder 2 77 0
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 65 6
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 77
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 3 65
10 Croatia Iva Majoli 1 7 3
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 5 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 1 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Germany M Babel 6 6 Germany M Babel 1 2
Japan Y Yoshida 1 0 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Australia N Pratt 6 6 Slovakia K Habšudová 4 2
Argentina I Gorrochategui 0 2 Australia N Pratt 65 2
Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6 Slovakia K Habšudová 77 6
Czech Republic D Chládková 4 0 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
WC France S Berger 0 2 Israel A Smashnova 1 2
Germany B Rittner 6 6 Germany B Rittner 6 6
Japan N Sawamatsu 6 2 7 Japan N Sawamatsu 3 4
Czech Republic L Němečková 3 6 5 Germany B Rittner 6 4 1
Israel A Smashnova 3 6 6 Israel A Smashnova 1 6 6
Latvia L Neiland 6 3 2 Israel A Smashnova 5 6 6
Switzerland E Gagliardi 4 7 6 Switzerland E Gagliardi 7 0 1
12 France N Tauziat 6 5 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Romania I Spîrlea 2 4
Austria S Plischke 6 6 Austria S Plischke 4 3
Slovakia H Nagyová 6 6 Slovakia H Nagyová 6 6
Australia R McQuillan 3 4 Slovakia H Nagyová 77 3 6
France N Dechy 6 1 6 France N Dechy 65 6 1
Belarus O Barabanschikova 3 6 1 France N Dechy 6 6
France A Cocheteux 5 65 United States A Wunderlich 1 1
United States A Wunderlich 7 77 Slovakia H Nagyová 1 3
France A Dechaume-Balleret 6 5 6 8 United States V Williams 6 6
Ukraine O Lugina 1 7 2 France A Dechaume-Balleret 6 5 6
Austria B Schett 7 2 2 Czech Republic A Gerši 2 7 1
Czech Republic A Gerši 5 6 6 France A Dechaume-Balleret 2 1
Italy L Golarsa 5 3 8 United States V Williams 6 6
Japan A Sugiyama 7 6 Japan A Sugiyama 0 2
Thailand T Tanasugarn 3 1 8 United States V Williams 6 6
8 United States V Williams 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 7 6
United States A Miller 5 4 3 Czech Republic J Novotná 7 6
WC France É Loit 6 6 WC France É Loit 5 0
Spain C Torrens Valero 4 3 3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 77
Q Ukraine E Tatarkova 6 6 Q Ukraine E Tatarkova 3 65
United States K Brandi 4 4 Q Ukraine E Tatarkova 6 6
Czech Republic K Hrdličková 6 3 6 Czech Republic K Hrdličková 4 1
Q Spain E Bes-Ostariz 4 6 3 3 Czech Republic J Novotná 62 6 6
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 0 6 10 13 Russia A Kournikova 77 3 3
Canada S Jeyaseelan 6 0 12 Canada S Jeyaseelan 4 0
Japan H Inoue 5 1 Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6
Sweden Å Carlsson 7 6 Sweden Å Carlsson 0 0
Czech Republic S Kleinová 3 1 13 Russia A Kournikova 6 6
Slovakia K Studeníková 6 6 Slovakia K Studeníková 2 62
France A Mauresmo 2 4 13 Russia A Kournikova 6 77
13 Russia A Kournikova 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 United States L Raymond 3 4
Russia T Panova 6 6 Russia T Panova 1 1
United States L McNeil 6 3 4 United States C Rubin 6 6
United States C Rubin 3 6 6 United States C Rubin 6 6
France S Pitkowski 5 5 Japan M Saeki 3 4
Japan M Saeki 7 7 Japan M Saeki 6 77
WC France L Andretto 6 6 WC France L Andretto 1 65
Venezuela M-A Vento 3 3 United States C Rubin 1 4
Germany W Probst 65 1 6 United States M Seles 6 6
Austria B Schwartz 77 6 Austria B Schwartz 6 6
Netherlands M Oremans 6 1 6 Netherlands M Oremans 4 2
Russia E Makarova 1 6 3 Austria B Schwartz 1 5
Australia K-A Guse 5 3 6 United States M Seles 6 7
Austria M Maruska 7 6 Austria M Maruska 6 1 0
Australia A Ellwood 0 2 6 United States M Seles 2 6 6
6 United States M Seles 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 South Africa A Coetzer 4 6 6
Switzerland P Schnyder 6 3 8 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 3 6
Japan N Kijimuta 1 2 WC France J Halard-Decugis 3 6 1
WC France J Halard-Decugis 6 6 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
Germany A Glass 3 4 Italy S Farina 2 1
South Africa J Kruger 6 6 South Africa J Kruger 6 3 0
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 2 1 Italy S Farina 4 6 6
Italy S Farina 6 6 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
Romania R Dragomir 6 4 6 Spain M Serna 1 3
PR Slovakia J Husárová 2 6 3 Romania R Dragomir 6 6
Italy F Perfetti 6 6 Italy F Perfetti 0 2
Italy S Cecchini 4 3 Romania R Dragomir 4 6 1
Canada P Hy-Boulais 1 1 Spain M Serna 6 2 6
Spain M Serna 6 6 Spain M Serna 7 6
Belgium S Appelmans 2 3 11 France M Pierce 5 2
11 France M Pierce 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Belgium D Van Roost 7 3 6
Poland M Grzybowska 5 6 4 15 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6
France L Ghirardi-Rubbi 2 710 3 Q Belgium E Callens 3 0
Q Belgium E Callens 6 68 6 15 Belgium D Van Roost 1 1
United States C Morariu 6 2 United States S Williams 6 6
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 3 0r United States C Morariu 1 0
Canada J Nejedly 2 6 4 United States S Williams 6 6
United States S Williams 6 1 6 United States S Williams 6 5 3
United States T Snyder 7 6 4 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 7 6
WC France E Curutchet 5 1 United States T Snyder 4 3
Austria B Paulus 1 5 France A Fusai 6 6
France A Fusai 6 7 France A Fusai 2 1
Romania C Cristea 6 6 4 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
South Africa M de Swardt 1 2 Romania C Cristea 2 3
Germany J Kandarr 2 5 4 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
4 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 7

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Spain C Martínez 6 6
WC France M Lamarre 1 1 7 Spain C Martínez 6 6
Chinese Taipei J Lee 67 3 Italy R Grande 1 2
Italy R Grande 79 6 7 Spain C Martínez 6 6
Germany S Klösel 1 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual 1 0
Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6 Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 78
WC France N van Lottum 6 3 2 France A-G Sidot 4 66
France A-G Sidot 2 6 6 7 Spain C Martínez 61 77 3
South Korea S-h Park 5 6 6 10 Croatia I Majoli 77 63 6
Italy F Lubiani 7 1 2 South Korea S-h Park 2 2
Q Argentina M Díaz Oliva 710 6 Q Argentina M Díaz Oliva 6 6
China F Li 68 1 Q Argentina M Díaz Oliva 2 62
Argentina F Labat 1 5 10 Croatia I Majoli 6 77
Belarus N Zvereva 6 7 Belarus N Zvereva 3 4
Bulgaria P Stoyanova 3 1 10 Croatia I Majoli 6 6
10 Croatia I Majoli 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 France S Testud 2 6 6
United States S Reeves 6 2 3 14 France S Testud 6 6
Japan N Miyagi 6 0 1 Bulgaria E Pampoulova 2 0
Bulgaria E Pampoulova 3 6 6 14 France S Testud 6 6
Indonesia N Basuki 3 2 Spain G León García 1 1
Spain G León García 6 6 Spain G León García 6 1 7
Q Czech Republic R Bobková 6 61 7 Argentina P Suárez 2 6 5
Argentina P Suárez 3 77 9 14 France S Testud 3 6 2
United States S Cacic 4 3 2 United States L Davenport 6 4 6
Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6 Russia E Likhovtseva 7 7
Q Spain A Alcázar 3 6 3 Q Zimbabwe C Black 5 5
Q Zimbabwe C Black 6 4 6 Russia E Likhovtseva 5 5
WC France C Dhenin 6 3 0 2 United States L Davenport 7 7
Q South Africa L Horn 3 6 6 Q South Africa L Horn 2 0
United States K Po 2 2 2 United States L Davenport 6 6
2 United States L Davenport 6 6
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