1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Anna Kournikova
Final score	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Williams won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Anna Kournikova.

Seeds[]

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.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	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[]

Section 1[]

	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[]

	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[]

	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[]

	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[]

Section 5[]

	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[]

	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[]

	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[]

	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

External links[]

• 1998 Lipton Championships draw