1998 French Open – Women's singles

1998 French Open ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario USA Monica Seles 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2 128 16 1998 French Open 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 her third French Open title and fourth and last major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both players. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry. Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals. This is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous edition's final. Both finalists previously met in 1991, which was won by Seles. 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. This marked the first French Open singles appearance of future three-time champion, 23-time major winner, Olympic gold medalist and world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Sánchez Vicario in the fourth round. Seeds 30em SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion) RSA Amanda Coetzer (first round) USA Monica Seles (final) ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round) USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) ROU Irina Spîrlea (first round) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (first round) RUS Anna Kournikova (fourth round) FRA Sandrine Testud (fourth round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (third round) USA Lisa Raymond (first round) Qualifying 1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 183 USA Monica Seles 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 65 77 6 0 2 6 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Monica Seles 6 3 6 2 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 6 3 77 65 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Venus Williams 8 6 3 6 4 CZE Jana Novotná 3 USA Monica Seles 6 6 4 3 6 3 6 SUI Patty Schnyder   ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 2 6 77 65 0 6 CRO Iva Majoli 10 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1 6 7 5 3 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI M Hingis 1 ISR A Smashnova 6 1 6 2 SUI M Hingis 1 SVK K Habšudová 6 4 6 2 GER B Rittner ISR A Smashnova 6 1 4 6 1 6 SUI M Hingis 1 GER M Babel 6 1 6 2 AUS N Pratt SVK K Habšudová 65 77 2 6 GER B Rittner JPN N Sawamatsu 6 3 6 4 ISR A Smashnova SUI E Gagliardi 5 7 6 0 6 1 SUI M Hingis 1 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 2 6 1 GER M Babel JPN Y Yoshida 6 1 6 0 AUS N Pratt ARG I Gorrochategui 6 0 6 2 SVK K Habšudová CZE D Chládková 6 4 6 0 FRA S Berger WC GER B Rittner 0 6 2 6 JPN N Sawamatsu CZE L Němečková 6 3 2 6 7 5 ISR A Smashnova LAT L Neiland 3 6 6 3 6 2 SUI E Gagliardi FRA N Tauziat 12 4 6 7 5 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SVK H Nagyová USA V Williams 8 1 6 3 6 SVK H Nagyová FRA N Dechy 77 65 3 6 6 1 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret USA V Williams 8 2 6 1 6 AUT S Plischke SVK H Nagyová 4 6 3 6 FRA N Dechy USA A Wunderlich 6 1 6 1 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret CZE A Gerši 6 2 5 7 6 1 JPN A Sugiyama USA V Williams 8 0 6 2 6 ROU I Spîrlea 9 AUT S Plischke 2 6 4 6 SVK H Nagyová AUS R McQuillan 6 3 6 4 FRA N Dechy BLR O Barabanschikova 6 3 1 6 6 1 FRA A Cocheteux USA A Wunderlich 5 7 65 77 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret UKR O Lugina 6 1 5 7 6 2 AUT B Schett CZE A Gerši 7 5 2 6 2 6 ITA L Golarsa JPN A Sugiyama 5 7 3 6 THA T Tanasugarn USA V Williams 8 3 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CZE J Novotná 3 RUS A Kournikova 13 62 77 6 3 6 3 CZE J Novotná 3 UKR E Tatarkova Q 6 3 77 65 SWE Å Carlsson RUS A Kournikova 13 0 6 0 6 CZE J Novotná 3 FRA É Loit WC 7 5 6 0 UKR E Tatarkova Q CZE K Hrdličková 6 4 6 1 CAN S Jeyaseelan SWE Å Carlsson 4 6 0 6 SVK K Studeníková RUS A Kournikova 13 2 6 62 77 CZE J Novotná 3 USA A Miller 7 5 6 4 FRA É Loit WC ESP C Torrens Valero 6 4 6 3 UKR E Tatarkova Q USA K Brandi 6 4 6 4 CZE K Hrdličková ESP E Bes-Ostariz Q 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen CAN S Jeyaseelan 0 6 6 0 10 12 JPN H Inoue SWE Å Carlsson 5 7 1 6 CZE S Kleinová SVK K Studeníková 3 6 1 6 FRA A Mauresmo RUS A Kournikova 13 2 6 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA C Rubin USA M Seles 6 1 6 4 6 USA C Rubin JPN M Saeki 6 3 6 4 AUT B Schwartz USA M Seles 6 1 6 5 7 RUS T Panova USA C Rubin 1 6 1 6 JPN M Saeki FRA L Andretto WC 6 1 77 65 AUT B Schwartz NED M Oremans 6 4 6 2 AUT M Maruska USA M Seles 6 6 2 1 6 0 6 USA L Raymond 16 RUS T Panova 3 6 4 6 USA L McNeil USA C Rubin 6 3 3 6 4 6 FRA S Pitkowski JPN M Saeki 5 7 5 7 FRA L Andretto WC VEN M-A Vento 6 3 6 3 GER W Probst AUT B Schwartz 65 77 1 6 NED M Oremans RUS E Makarova 6 1 1 6 6 3 AUS K-A Guse AUT M Maruska 5 7 3 6 AUS A Ellwood USA M Seles 6 0 6 2 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI P Schnyder ESP M Serna 6 1 6 3 SUI P Schnyder ITA S Farina 6 2 6 1 ROU R Dragomir ESP M Serna 4 6 6 2 1 6 SUI P Schnyder FRA J Halard-Decugis WC 6 3 3 6 6 1 RSA J Kruger ITA S Farina 6 4 3 6 0 6 ROU R Dragomir ITA F Perfetti 6 0 6 2 ESP M Serna FRA M Pierce 11 7 5 6 2 RSA A Coetzer 5 SUI P Schnyder 4 6 6 3 6 8 JPN N Kijimuta FRA J Halard-Decugis WC 1 6 2 6 GER A Glass RSA J Kruger 3 6 4 6 TPE S-t Wang ITA S Farina 2 6 1 6 ROU R Dragomir SVK J Husárová PR 6 2 4 6 6 3 ITA F Perfetti ITA S Cecchini 6 4 6 3 CAN P Hy-Boulais ESP M Serna 1 6 1 6 BEL S Appelmans FRA M Pierce 11 2 6 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA S Williams ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 4 5 7 3 6 BEL D Van Roost 15 USA S Williams 1 6 1 6 FRA A Fusai ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 2 6 1 6 BEL D Van Roost 15 BEL E Callens Q 6 3 6 0 USA C Morariu USA S Williams 1 6 0 6 USA T Snyder FRA A Fusai 4 6 3 6 ROU C Cristea ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 2 6 3 6 BEL D Van Roost 15 POL M Grzybowska 7 5 3 6 6 4 FRA L Ghirardi-Rubbi BEL E Callens Q 2 6 710 68 3 6 USA C Morariu NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 3 2 0r CAN J Nejedly USA S Williams 2 6 6 1 4 6 USA T Snyder FRA E Curutchet WC 7 5 6 1 AUT B Paulus FRA A Fusai 1 6 5 7 ROU C Cristea RSA M de Swardt 6 1 6 2 GER J Kandarr ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 2 6 5 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez 7 CRO I Majoli 10 61 77 77 63 3 6 ESP C Martínez 7 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 1 6 0 ARG M Díaz Oliva Q CRO I Majoli 10 2 6 62 77 ESP C Martínez 7 ITA R Grande 6 1 6 2 ESP V Ruano Pascual FRA A-G Sidot 6 4 78 66 KOR S-h Park ARG M Díaz Oliva Q 2 6 2 6 BLR N Zvereva CRO I Majoli 10 3 6 4 6 ESP C Martínez 7 FRA M Lamarre WC 6 1 6 1 TPE J Lee ITA R Grande 67 79 3 6 GER S Klösel ESP V Ruano Pascual 1 6 2 6 FRA N van Lottum WC FRA A-G Sidot 6 2 3 6 2 6 KOR S-h Park ITA F Lubiani 5 7 6 1 6 2 ARG M Díaz Oliva Q CHN F Li 710 68 6 1 ARG F Labat BLR N Zvereva 1 6 5 7 BUL P Stoyanova CRO I Majoli 10 3 6 1 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA S Testud 14 USA L Davenport 2 3 6 6 4 2 6 FRA S Testud 14 ESP G León García 6 1 6 1 RUS E Likhovtseva USA L Davenport 2 5 7 5 7 FRA S Testud 14 BUL E Pampoulova 6 2 6 0 ESP G León García ARG P Suárez 6 2 1 6 7 5 RUS E Likhovtseva ZIM C Black Q 7 5 7 5 RSA L Horn Q USA L Davenport 2 2 6 0 6 FRA S Testud 14 USA S Reeves 2 6 6 2 6 3 JPN N Miyagi BUL E Pampoulova 6 3 0 6 1 6 INA N Basuki ESP G León García 3 6 2 6 CZE R Bobková Q ARG P Suárez RD1-seed08 6 3 61 77 7 9 USA S Cacic RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 3 6 ESP A Alcázar Q ZIM C Black Q 3 6 6 4 3 6 FRA C Dhenin WC RSA L Horn Q 6 3 3 6 0 6 USA K Po USA L Davenport 2 2 6 2 6 External links 1998 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1998 in women's tennis French Open – Women's singles