1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and only major singles title overall, following two previous runner-up finishes at Wimbledon.^[2]

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná in a rematch of the previous year's final.

The final marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the Wimbledon finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this scenario had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.

Seeds

01.

Martina Hingis (semifinals)

02.

Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

03.

Jana Novotná (champion)

04.

Steffi Graf (third round)

05.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

06.

Monica Seles (quarterfinals)

07.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

08.

Conchita Martínez (third round)

09.

Amanda Coetzer (second round)

10.

Irina Spîrlea (fourth round)

11.

Mary Pierce (first round)

12.

Anna Kournikova (withdrew)

13.

Patty Schnyder (second round)

14.

Sandrine Testud (fourth round)

15.

Dominique Van Roost (fourth round)

16.

Nathalie Tauziat (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Anna Kournikova withdrew due to a thumb injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Lilia Osterloh.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	3	6

5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
					1	Martina Hingis	4	4

					3	Jana Novotná	6	6
3	Jana Novotná	7	7⁷

7	Venus Williams	5	6²
										3	Jana Novotná	6	7⁷

										16	Nathalie Tauziat	4	6²
6	Monica Seles	6⁴	2

	Natasha Zvereva	7⁷	6
						Natasha Zvereva	6	6¹	3

					16	Nathalie Tauziat	1	7⁷	6
16	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

2	Lindsay Davenport	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Hingis	7	6
	L Raymond	5	3		1	M Hingis	7⁷	6
	E Makarova	6	6			E Makarova	6²	4
Q	S Talaja	4	2							1	M Hingis	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	6								E Likhovtseva	2	1
	D Chládková	0	1			F Perfetti	4	0
	Y Yoshida	6⁶	2			E Likhovtseva	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	7⁸	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	K Cross	6	6												T Tanasugarn	3	2
WC	J Ward	3	4		WC	K Cross	2	5
	T Tanasugarn	6	7			T Tanasugarn	6	7
	K Hrdličková	0	5								T Tanasugarn	6	6
Q	C Black	6	6							Q	C Black	4	0
	S Jeyaseelan	2	4		Q	C Black	6³	7	6
	H Suková	6	4	3	13	P Schnyder	7⁷	5	3
13	P Schnyder	3	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	D Van Roost	6	6
	J Kruger	1	3		15	D Van Roost	6	6
	N Dechy	6³	2			A Miller	1	1
	A Miller	7⁷	6							15	D Van Roost	6	6
WC	L Latimer	6	6								S Appelmans	1	2
	J Kandarr	4	1		WC	L Latimer	1	4
	S Appelmans	6	6			S Appelmans	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	3	3											15	D Van Roost	6	3	2
	J Lee	6	6											5	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
WC	L Woodroffe	4	1			J Lee	2	0
	A Sugiyama	4	7⁷	3		S Plischke	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6²	6							S Plischke	5	2
	M Grzybowska	6	6							5	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	R Dragomir	2	4			M Grzybowska	6	4	3
	C Cristea	7	2	0	5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
5	A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	J Novotná	6	6
	S Kleinová	2	2		3	J Novotná	6	4	6
	E Gagliardi	6	5	4		T Panova	3	6	1
	T Panova	4	7	6						3	J Novotná	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	4	6	6							C Morariu	3	1
	M Babel	6	2	3		P Hy-Boulais	5	0
	C Morariu	4	6	6		C Morariu	7	6
	M Maruska	6	1	2										3	J Novotná	6	6
Q	S de Beer	6	6											10	I Spîrlea	2	3
	I Gorrochategui	4	4		Q	S de Beer	6	4	6
	K Brandi	6⁴	5			S-t Wang	2	6	3
	S-t Wang	7⁷	7							Q	S de Beer	4	4
	B Rittner	7⁸	6							10	I Spîrlea	6	6
	A Cocheteux	6⁶	0			B Rittner	4	4
	F Lubiani	5	3		10	I Spîrlea	6	6
10	I Spîrlea	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

LL	L Osterloh	2	6	1
	K Po	6	2	6		K Po	2	4
	A Glass	1	7⁷	3		V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6⁴	6							V Ruano Pascual	7	4
	L Golarsa	4	3								S Williams	5	1^r
	S Williams	6	6			S Williams	6	6
	A Smashnova	4	7⁷	3		M Lučić	3	0
	M Lučić	6	6⁵	6											V Ruano Pascual	3	1
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	0	2										7	V Williams	6	6
	C Rubin	4	6	6		C Rubin	3	7	11
	T Snyder	6	6			T Snyder	6	5	9
	L Němečková	3	0								C Rubin	3	4
	B Schett	6	6							7	V Williams	6	6
	P Stoyanova	0	2			B Schett	1	2
	J Nejedly	3	3		7	V Williams	6	6
7	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	M Seles	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4		6	M Seles	6	6
	A Fusai	6	6			A Fusai	1	1
	K Studeníková	3	2							6	M Seles	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6								Y Basuki	2	3
	S Reeves	4	0			Y Basuki	6	6
	A Mauresmo	6	6			A Mauresmo	3	4
Q	M Schnitzer	3	4											6	M Seles	6	6
	N Pratt	4	6	4										14	S Testud	3	2
WC	J Capriati	6	3	6	WC	J Capriati	6	4	2
WC	L McNeil	2	6	6	WC	L McNeil	4	6	6
Q	E Callens	6	4	4						WC	L McNeil	3	6⁷
	S Noorlander	6	6							14	S Testud	6	7⁹
	O Lugina	3	1			S Noorlander	3	1
Q	R Stubbs	6⁵	0		14	S Testud	6	6
14	S Testud	7⁷	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

11	M Pierce	6⁴	3
	E Tatarkova	7⁷	6			E Tatarkova	4	6⁵
	B Schwartz	6⁵	3			M de Swardt	6	7⁷
	M de Swardt	7⁷	6							M de Swardt	4	5
	A Gerši	1	1							M Oremans	6	7
	Å Carlsson	6	6			Å Carlsson	2	3
	E Wagner	6	3	2		M Oremans	6	6
	M Oremans	2	6	6										M Oremans	4	2
	N Miyagi	6	1	6										N Zvereva	6	6
WC	J Pullin	3	6	2		N Miyagi	1	3
	N Zvereva	7	6			N Zvereva	6	6
	R McQuillan	5	4							N Zvereva	6	7
	H Nagyová	6³	6	6					4	S Graf	4	5
	A Frazier	7⁷	2	4		H Nagyová	0	4
	G León García	4	1		4	S Graf	6	6
4	S Graf	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

8	C Martínez	6	6
	S Farina	1	0		8	C Martínez	7	7
	K Boogert	3	6	6		K Boogert	5	5
	M Saeki	6	2	1					8	C Martínez	6	3	5
	M Díaz Oliva	6	6						WC	S Smith	2	6	7
	P Suárez	3	2			M Díaz Oliva	1	3
	A-G Sidot	3	6	2	WC	S Smith	6	6
WC	S Smith	6	4	6										WC	S Smith	3	1
	S-h Park	2	4											16	N Tauziat	6	6
	J Halard-Decugis	6	6			J Halard-Decugis	6	7⁸
	O Barabanschikova	4	7⁷	9		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	6⁶
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6⁵	11						J Halard-Decugis	6⁵	6	4
	I Majoli	6	6						16	N Tauziat	7⁷	3	6
	K Habšudová	2	3			I Majoli	0	1
Q	H Inoue	6	1	3	16	N Tauziat	6	6
16	N Tauziat	2	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	A Coetzer	6	6
	K-A Guse	2	2		9	A Coetzer	6	3	2
	N Sawamatsu	2	6	6		N Sawamatsu	3	6	6
	B Paulus	6	3	2							N Sawamatsu	3	7	0
	F Li	1	4								M Serna	6	5	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	1
	M Serna	7	4	6		M Serna	6	6
Q	R Bobková	5	6	1												M Serna	1	0
LL	K Miller	6	3	4											2	L Davenport	6	6
	N Kijimuta	3	6	6		N Kijimuta	0	5
	M Vento	7⁷	4	6		M Vento	6	7
	S Cacic	6¹	6	3							M Vento	3	6	2
	S Pitkowski	1	7	3						2	L Davenport	6	1	6
	L Neiland	6	5	6		L Neiland	1	5
	F Labat	2	2		2	L Davenport	6	7
2	L Davenport	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Wimbledon 2011: Kvitova stuns Sharapova to lift women's title

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1998 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1998 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1998 US Open – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] Wimbledon 2011: Kvitova stuns Sharapova to lift women's title

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