1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 1998 Lipton Championships USA Venus Williams RUS Anna Kournikova 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 96 32 Venus Williams defeated Anna Kournikova in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Miami Open. Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Williams. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round. SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) n/a USA Monica Seles (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (fourth round) n/a ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (semifinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) USA Venus Williams (champion) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round) FRA Sandrine Testud (fourth round) GER Anke Huber (fourth round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (second round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round) SUI Patty Schnyder (fourth round) BEL Sabine Appelmans (third round) BLR Natasha Zvereva (third round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (second round) RSA Joannette Kruger (third round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) RUS Anna Kournikova (final) AUT Barbara Paulus (third round) INA Yayuk Basuki (third round) SVK Henrieta Nagyová (third round) AUT Barbara Schett (second round) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (third round) ITA Silvia Farina (quarterfinals) VEN Maria Vento (fourth round) ARG Florencia Labat (third round) FRA Sarah Pitkowski (second round) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round) ITA Rita Grande (fourth round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 1 7   USA Serena Williams 3 6 6 11 USA Venus Williams 6 6   29 ITA Silvia Farina 1 2   8 ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6   3 CZE Jana Novotná 1 1   23 RUS Anna Kournikova 6 2 6 2 USA Lindsay Davenport 4 6 2 1 SUI Martina Hingis 2 7 2 11 USA Venus Williams 6 5 6 8 ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 1 3 23 RUS Anna Kournikova 3 6 6 11 USA Venus Williams 2 6 6 23 RUS Anna Kournikova 6 4 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round LL CZE L Němečková 3 3     USA C Rubin 6 6   Q FRA L Ghirardi 4 7 1   USA A Miller 6 6 6   CAN P Hy-Boulais 0 6 5 WC USA L McNeil 6 1 7 WC USA B Rippner 6 5     SWE Å Carlsson 7 7   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     USA C Rubin 1 0     USA A Miller 4 0   21 RSA J Kruger 6 6   27 AUT B Schett 2 2   WC USA L McNeil 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson 1 2   13 FRA S Testud 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   21 RSA J Kruger 0 0   WC USA L McNeil 3 3   13 FRA S Testud 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 5 6 13 FRA S Testud 3 7 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   USA S Williams 6 6     CZE D Chládková 4 0     CZE A Gerši 1 2     JPN M Saeki 6 6   WC USA A Stevenson 6 3 2   ESP C Torrens Valero 2 6 6   GER W Probst 3 6 3   SVK K Habšudová 6 4 6 10 ROM I Spîrlea 6 0     USA S Williams 7 6     JPN M Saeki 6 3   24 AUT B Paulus 7 6   17 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     ESP C Torrens Valero 0 3     SVK K Habšudová 1 6 2 33 THA T Tanasugarn 6 3 6   USA S Williams 6 6   24 AUT B Paulus 3 2   17 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   33 THA T Tanasugarn 0 2     USA S Williams 6 4 6 17 SUI P Schnyder 0 6 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   AUT S Plischke 7 7     SVK K Studeníková 6 5     ITA L Golarsa 5 1     FRA A Mauresmo 7 6     BLR O Barabanschikova 7 2 6 Q FRA N Dechy 6 6 1 LL RUS T Panova 6 7   WC USA M Washington 2 5   34 ITA R Grande 3 6 6   AUT S Plischke 6 3 2   FRA A Mauresmo 5 6   25 INA Y Basuki 7 7   32 FRA S Pitkowski 4 0 r   BLR O Barabanschikova 6 1   LL RUS T Panova 3 3   11 USA V Williams 6 6   34 ITA R Grande 6 3 6 25 INA Y Basuki 4 6 4   BLR O Barabanschikova 2 1   11 USA V Williams 6 6   34 ITA R Grande 1 4   11 USA V Williams 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q USA J Watanabe 6 3 2   GER B Rittner 1 6 6   ESP G León García 6 7   LL AUS A Ellwood 4 5     AUS K-A Guse 6 5 1   JPN Y Yoshida 0 7 6   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6 6   NED M Oremans 6 3 2 16 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     GER B Rittner 2 3     ESP G León García 4 1   29 ITA S Farina 6 6   19 BLR N Zvereva 6 6     JPN Y Yoshida 3 4     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 7 3 3 6 RSA A Coetzer 5 6 6 16 JPN A Sugiyama 3 5   29 ITA S Farina 6 7   19 BLR N Zvereva 5 3   6 RSA A Coetzer 7 6   29 ITA S Farina 6 6 6 6 RSA A Coetzer 7 2 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ITA F Lubiani 4 1     TPE S-T Wang 6 6     RUS E Makarova 5 r   WC USA T Snyder 7       LAT L Neiland 6 3 6   CZE S Kleinová 1 6 2   SVK J Husárová 3 2     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   8 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 4 6 6   TPE S-T Wang 6 4 2 WC USA T Snyder 5 4   31 ARG F Labat 7 6   30 VEN 1930 M Vento 7 6     LAT L Neiland 5 3     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 1   15 BEL D Van Roost 1 0 r 8 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6   31 ARG F Labat 0 1   30 VEN 1930 M Vento 7 5 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 5 7 3 8 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6   30 VEN 1930 M Vento 2 1   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   JPN N Kijimuta 1 4   Q TPE J Lee 6 6     ESP M Serna 6 5 3   FRA J Halard-Decugis 3 7 6 Q GER J Kandarr 6 6     FRA A Fusai 4 3     POL M Grzybowska 6 7   WC USA J Capriati 0 5   14 GER A Huber 2 6 6 Q TPE J Lee 6 4 4   FRA J Halard-Decugis 2 1   18 BEL S Appelmans 6 6   22 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 1 4   Q GER J Kandarr 6 6     POL M Grzybowska 1 1   3 CZE J Novotná 6 6   14 GER A Huber 6 6 6 18 BEL S Appelmans 7 4 4 Q GER J Kandarr 3 6 3 3 CZE J Novotná 6 4 6 14 GER A Huber 2 2   3 CZE J Novotná 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     USA S Cacic 3 3   Q ARG M Díaz Oliva 3 0     CRO M Lučić 6 6   WC PUR K Brandi 6 5 6   USA C Morariu 3 7 4 Q ISR A Smashnova 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 1 1   5 USA M Seles 6 6 6   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 7 3   CRO M Lučić 4 2   23 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   28 JPN N Sawamatsu 7 6   WC PUR K Brandi 5 3   Q ISR A Smashnova 4 2   9 ESP C Martínez 6 6   5 USA M Seles 5 4   23 RUS A Kournikova 7 6   28 JPN N Sawamatsu 2 2   9 ESP C Martínez 6 6   23 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   9 ESP C Martínez 3 0   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ITA S Cecchini 5 2   WC USA A Wunderlich 7 6   WC USA S Reeves 3 2     GER M Babel 6 6     CHN F Li 7 6     AUS R McQuillan 6 2   Q BUL P Stoyanova 0 6 6   USA A Frazier 6 3 4 12 FRA N Tauziat 7 6   WC USA A Wunderlich 5 4     GER M Babel 2 1   26 SVK H Nagyová 6 6   20 ROM R Dragomir 6 6 4   CHN F Li 2 7 6 Q BUL P Stoyanova 2 2   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   12 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   26 SVK H Nagyová 1 1     CHN F Li 6 1 3 2 USA L Davenport 3 6 6 12 FRA N Tauziat 1 2   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   External links 1998 Lipton Championships draw Women's Singles Lipton Championships - Women's Singles