1998 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Italian Open.

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Mirjana Lučić.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (champion)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Mary Pierce (third round)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (semifinals)
Monica Seles (third round)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Iva Majoli (third round)
Venus Williams (final)
Irina Spîrlea (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
Dominique Van Roost (third round)
Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

14	Anna Kournikova	2	4
					1	Martina Hingis	6	6

						Mirjana Lučić	2	1
	Mirjana Lučić	7	0

12	Sandrine Testud	5	0^r
										1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6

										9	Venus Williams	3	6	3
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6

15	Lisa Raymond	7	1	2
					5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	5

					9	Venus Williams	6	2	7
	Serena Williams	4	2

9	Venus Williams	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Hingis	6	6
	F Li	7	6			F Li	3	0
	O Barabanschikova	6	2							1	M Hingis	6	6
	G León García	5	3							10	I Spîrlea	1	2
	V Ruano Pascual	7	6			V Ruano Pascual	3	6
	J Halard-Decugis	4	2		10	I Spîrlea	6	7
10	I Spîrlea	6	6												1	M Hingis	6	6
14	A Kournikova	6	6												14	A Kournikova	2	4
Q	V Csurgo	0	1		14	A Kournikova	6	6
	M Vento	2	3			B Paulus	2	2
	B Paulus	6	6							14	A Kournikova	6	3	6
Q	J Kandarr	4	6	7						8	I Majoli	3	6	2
	F Labat	6	4	6	Q	J Kandarr	6	4	4
					8	I Majoli	4	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	M Pierce	6	6
	S Pitkowski	6	3	6		S Pitkowski	1	2
	S Appelmans	1	6	3						4	M Pierce	5	4
	M Lučić	6	6	7							M Lučić	7	6
	S Cacic	1	7	6		M Lučić	3	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	4	6	6		E Likhovtseva	6	2	2
16	P Schnyder	6	4	4												M Lučić	7	0
12	S Testud	2	6	6											12	S Testud	5	0^r
WC	L Golarsa	6	4	2	12	S Testud	4	6	6
	B Schett	4	6	6		B Schett	6	2	3
	M Grzybowska	6	3	2						12	S Testud	6	4	7
WC	F Lubiani	0	1							6	M Seles	2	6	5
	S Farina	6	6			S Farina	2	1
					6	M Seles	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	7
Q	C Torrens Valero	4	6	6	Q	C Torrens Valero	3	5
	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	3						6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
	L Courtois	6	2	4						13	D Van Roost	1	2
	N Sawamatsu	1	6	6		N Sawamatsu	4	4
	K Habšudová	4	2		13	D Van Roost	6	6
13	D Van Roost	6	6											6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6	6
15	L Raymond	2	6	7										15	L Raymond	7	1	2
	A-G Sidot	6	3	5	15	L Raymond	6	3	7
	R Grande	3	0		Q	A Miller	2	6	6
Q	A Miller	6	6							15	L Raymond	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	6								R Dragomir	4	1
WC	J Capriati	3	2			R Dragomir	6	6
					3	A Coetzer	2	2

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	C Martínez	6	4	6
WC	F Perfetti	7	6		WC	F Perfetti	1	6	3
Q	E Gagliardi	5	2							7	C Martínez	2	2
Q	T Garbin	7	4	1							S Williams	6	6
	J Kruger	6	6	6		J Kruger	1^r
	S Williams	7	6			S Williams	5
11	N Tauziat	5	0												S Williams	4	2
9	V Williams	6	6											9	V Williams	6	6
	Y Basuki	2	3		9	V Williams	6	6
	M Oremans	4	1		Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	4
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6							9	V Williams	6	6
Q	A Fusai	7	6							Q	A Fusai	1	1
	A Sugiyama	6	0		Q	A Fusai	2	7	6
					2	J Novotná	6	6	3