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1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upRussia Anna Kournikova
Score2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1997 · Lipton Championships · 1999 →

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Williams.

Seeds edit

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.

  1.   Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3.   Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  4. n/a
  5.   Monica Seles (third round)
  6.   Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
  7. n/a
  8.   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (semifinals)
  9.   Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
  10.   Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  11.   Venus Williams (champion)
  12.   Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
  13.   Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
  14.   Anke Huber (fourth round)
  15.   Dominique Van Roost (second round)
  16.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  17.   Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
  18.   Sabine Appelmans (third round)
  19.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)
  20.   Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
  21.   Joannette Kruger (third round)
  22.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  23.   Anna Kournikova (final)
  24.   Barbara Paulus (third round)
  25.   Yayuk Basuki (third round)
  26.   Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
  27.   Barbara Schett (second round)
  28.   Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
  29.   Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
  30.   Maria Vento (fourth round)
  31.   Florencia Labat (third round)
  32.   Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
  33.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
  34.   Rita Grande (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Hingis 6 1 7
    Serena Williams 3 6 6
1   Martina Hingis 2 7 2
11   Venus Williams 6 5 6
11   Venus Williams 6 6  
29   Silvia Farina 1 2  
11   Venus Williams 2 6 6
23   Anna Kournikova 6 4 1
8   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
3   Jana Novotná 1 1  
8   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 1 3
23   Anna Kournikova 3 6 6
23   Anna Kournikova 6 2 6
2   Lindsay Davenport 4 6 2

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Hingis 6 6  
LL   L Němečková 3 3       C Rubin 1 0  
    C Rubin 6 6   1   M Hingis 6 6  
Q   L Ghirardi 4 7 1 21   J Kruger 0 0  
    A Miller 6 6 6     A Miller 4 0  
21   J Kruger 6 6  
1   M Hingis 6 5 6
13   S Testud 3 7 2
27   B Schett 2 2  
    P Hy-Boulais 0 6 5 WC   L McNeil 6 6  
WC   L McNeil 6 1 7 WC   L McNeil 3 3  
WC   B Rippner 6 5   13   S Testud 6 6  
    Å Carlsson 7 7       Å Carlsson 1 2  
13   S Testud 6 6  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   I Spîrlea 6 0  
    S Williams 6 6       S Williams 7 6  
    D Chládková 4 0       S Williams 6 6  
    A Gerši 1 2   24   B Paulus 3 2  
    M Saeki 6 6       M Saeki 6 3  
24   B Paulus 7 6  
    S Williams 6 4 6
17   P Schnyder 0 6 3
17   P Schnyder 6 6  
WC   A Stevenson 6 3 2     C Torrens Valero 0 3  
    C Torrens Valero 2 6 6 17   P Schnyder 6 6  
    W Probst 3 6 3 33   T Tanasugarn 0 2  
    K Habšudová 6 4 6     K Habšudová 1 6 2
33   T Tanasugarn 6 3 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
34   R Grande 3 6 6
    S Plischke 7 7       S Plischke 6 3 2
    K Studeníková 6 5   34   R Grande 6 3 6
    L Golarsa 5 1   25   Y Basuki 4 6 4
    A Mauresmo 7 6       A Mauresmo 5 6  
25   Y Basuki 7 7  
34   R Grande 1 4  
11   V Williams 6 6  
32   S Pitkowski 4 0 r
    O Barabanschikova 7 2 6     O Barabanschikova 6 1  
Q   N Dechy 6 6 1     O Barabanschikova 2 1  
LL   T Panova 6 7   11   V Williams 6 6  
WC   M Washington 2 5   LL   T Panova 3 3  
11   V Williams 6 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Sugiyama 6 6  
Q   J Watanabe 6 3 2     B Rittner 2 3  
    B Rittner 1 6 6 16   A Sugiyama 3 5  
    G León García 6 7   29   S Farina 6 7  
LL   A Ellwood 4 5       G León García 4 1  
29   S Farina 6 6  
29   S Farina 6 6 6
6   A Coetzer 7 2 1
19   N Zvereva 6 6  
    K-A Guse 6 5 1     Y Yoshida 3 4  
    Y Yoshida 0 7 6 19   N Zvereva 5 3  
    A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6 6 6   A Coetzer 7 6  
    M Oremans 6 3 2     A Dechaume-Balleret 7 3 3
6   A Coetzer 5 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   A Sánchez-Vicario 4 6 6
    F Lubiani 4 1       S-T Wang 6 4 2
    S-T Wang 6 6   8   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
    E Makarova 5 r   31   F Labat 0 1  
WC   T Snyder 7     WC   T Snyder 5 4  
31   F Labat 7 6  
8   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
30   M Vento 2 1  
30   M Vento 7 6  
    L Neiland 6 3 6     L Neiland 5 3  
    S Kleinová 1 6 2 30   M Vento 7 5 6
    J Husárová 3 2       E Likhovtseva 5 7 3
    E Likhovtseva 6 6       E Likhovtseva 6 1  
15   D Van Roost 1 0 r

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   A Huber 2 6 6
    N Kijimuta 1 4   Q   J Lee 6 4 4
Q   J Lee 6 6   14   A Huber 6 6 6
    M Serna 6 5 3 18   S Appelmans 7 4 4
    J Halard-Decugis 3 7 6     J Halard-Decugis 2 1  
18   S Appelmans 6 6  
14   A Huber 2 2  
3   J Novotná 6 6  
22   B Schultz-McCarthy 1 4  
Q   J Kandarr 6 6   Q   J Kandarr 6 6  
    A Fusai 4 3   Q   J Kandarr 3 6 3
    M Grzybowska 6 7   3   J Novotná 6 4 6
WC   J Capriati 0 5       M Grzybowska 1 1  
3   J Novotná 6 6  

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Seles 6 6 6
    M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6       M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 7 3
    S Cacic 3 3   5   M Seles 5 4  
Q   M Díaz Oliva 3 0   23   A Kournikova 7 6  
    M Lučić 6 6       M Lučić 4 2  
23   A Kournikova 6 6  
23   A Kournikova 6 6  
9   C Martínez 3 0  
28   N Sawamatsu 7 6  
WC   K Brandi 6 5 6 WC   K Brandi 5 3  
    C Morariu 3 7 4 28   N Sawamatsu 2 2  
Q   A Smashnova 6 6   9   C Martínez 6 6  
    V Ruano Pascual 1 1   Q   A Smashnova 4 2  
9   C Martínez 6 6  

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   N Tauziat 7 6  
    S Cecchini 5 2   WC   A Wunderlich 5 4  
WC   A Wunderlich 7 6   12   N Tauziat 6 6  
WC   S Reeves 3 2   26   H Nagyová 1 1  
    M Babel 6 6       M Babel 2 1  
26   H Nagyová 6 6  
12   N Tauziat 1 2  
2   L Davenport 6 6  
20   R Dragomir 6 6 4
    F Li 7 6       F Li 2 7 6
    R McQuillan 6 2       F Li 6 1 3
Q   P Stoyanova 0 6 6 2   L Davenport 3 6 6
    A Frazier 6 3 4 Q   P Stoyanova 2 2  
2   L Davenport 6 6  

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