1998 Sydney International – Women's singles

1998 Sydney International SUI Martina Hingis ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario USA Venus Williams 6–1, 6–3 28 8 Sydney International Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Williams. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. SUI Martina Hingis (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (champion) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (second round) GER Anke Huber (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final   USA Venus Williams 1 3   5 ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   USA V Williams 6       ROM R Dragomir 4 r     BUL M Maleeva 6 1 6   BEL S Appelmans 1 6 3   USA C Rubin 6 6   8 GER A Huber 2 3     AUT B Paulus 6 6     NED M Oremans 0 2     JPN A Sugiyama 6 7   LL ITA F Lubiani 1 6   Q ESP G León García 2 3   6 ESP C Martínez 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 4 5   USA V Williams 3 6 7   BUL M Maleeva 6 1 6   USA C Rubin 3 6 4 4 ROM I Spîrlea 2 6 3   AUT B Paulus 6 1 6   JPN A Sugiyama 7 6   6 ESP C Martínez 6 3     USA V Williams 6 6     BUL M Maleeva 2 2     AUT B Paulus 1 6     JPN A Sugiyama 6 7     USA V Williams 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 1 6   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 7 6     SVK K Habšudová 5 4   Q TPE J Lee 6 1     NED B Schultz-McCarthy 0 1 r WC AUS R McQuillan 2 5     BLR N Zvereva 6 7   7 FRA S Testud 6 6   WC AUS K-A Guse 1 2   Q USA S Williams 3 6 7 Q CRO M Lučić 6 4 5   INA Y Basuki 4 0 r   RUS A Kournikova 6 3   5 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 3 6 Q TPE J Lee 2 6 3   BLR N Zvereva 6 6 7 3 RSA A Coetzer 7 3 5 7 FRA S Testud 6 0 r Q USA S Williams 7 3     RUS A Kournikova 2 7 3 2 USA L Davenport 6 6 6 5 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6     BLR N Zvereva 1 2   Q USA S Williams 1 7 7 2 USA L Davenport 6 5 5 5 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6   Q USA S Williams 2 1   External links Singles and Doubles Main draws Women's Singles Singles