1998 Sydney International – Women's Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.

Women's Singles
1998 Sydney International
1997 Champion Martina Hingis
Champion Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score6–1, 6–3

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.

  1. Martina Hingis (Second Round)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  4. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
  5. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Champion)
  6. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  7. Sandrine Testud (Second Round)
  8. Anke Huber (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
  Venus Williams 1 3  
5 Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 4 5
  V Williams 6       V Williams 3 6 7
  R Dragomir 4 r     V Williams 6 6  
  M Maleeva 6 1 6   M Maleeva 2 2  
  S Appelmans 1 6 3   M Maleeva 6 1 6
  C Rubin 6 6     C Rubin 3 6 4
8 A Huber 2 3     V Williams 6 7  
  A Sugiyama 1 6  
4 I Spîrlea 2 6 3
  B Paulus 6 6     B Paulus 6 1 6
  M Oremans 0 2     B Paulus 1 6  
  A Sugiyama 6 7     A Sugiyama 6 7  
LL F Lubiani 1 6     A Sugiyama 7 6  
Q G León García 2 3   6 C Martínez 6 3  
6 C Martínez 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 A Sánchez-Vicario 7 6  
  K Habšudová 5 4   5 A Sánchez-Vicario 6 3 6
Q J Lee 6 1   Q J Lee 2 6 3
  B Schultz-McCarthy 0 1 r 5 A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
WC R McQuillan 2 5     N Zvereva 1 2  
  N Zvereva 6 7     N Zvereva 6 6 7
3 A Coetzer 7 3 5
5 A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
7 S Testud 6 6   Q S Williams 2 1  
WC K-A Guse 1 2   7 S Testud 6 0 r
Q S Williams 3 6 7 Q S Williams 7 3  
Q M Lučić 6 4 5 Q S Williams 1 7 7
  Y Basuki 4 0 r 2 L Davenport 6 5 5
  A Kournikova 6 3     A Kournikova 2 7 3
2 L Davenport 6 6 6
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