1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Singles
1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
1997 champion	Elena Likhovtseva
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Maria Vento
Final score	7–5, 6–0

Elena Likhovtseva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Maria Vento.

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Vento.

Seeds

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

1. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Quarterfinals)
2. Ruxandra Dragomir (Quarterfinals)
3. n/a
4. Ai Sugiyama (Champion)

5. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
6. Joannette Kruger (First Round)
7. Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round)
8. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
		Maria Vento	5	0
	4	Ai Sugiyama	7	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	WC	N Pratt	5	2					C Morariu	4	2
		C Morariu	7	6											1	B Schultz-McCarthy	0	r
		M Serna	3	4												M Vento	4
		M Vento	6	6					M Vento	7	6
		O Barabanschikova	6	1	1			7	E Likhovtseva	5	4
	7	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6																		M Vento	6	6
	LL	J Kandarr	4	6	6																	Q	S Plischke	2	3
		E Gagliardi	6	4	3			LL	J Kandarr	4	6	1
		L Courtois	7	4	5				M de Swardt	6	2	6
		M de Swardt	5	6	7											M de Swardt	6	4
	WC	K Kunce	3	2											Q	S Plischke	7	6
	Q	S Plischke	6	6				Q	S Plischke	6	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				5	P Schnyder	7	4	4
	5	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Kruger	2	6	2
		S Pitkowski	6	3	6				S Pitkowski	6	7
		D Chládková	7	2	7				D Chládková	1	5
	Q	M Endo	6	6	6											S Pitkowski	0	5
	Q	C Barclay	7	7											4	A Sugiyama	6	7
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6				Q	C Barclay	6	1
		M Maleeva	5	2				4	A Sugiyama	7	6
	4	A Sugiyama	7	6																		4	A Sugiyama	6	7
	8	A-G Sidot	6	3	3																		S-T Wang	4	5
		S-T Wang	3	6	6				S-T Wang	1	6	6
		R McQuillan	6	6					R McQuillan	6	4	4
		K-A Guse	1	1												S-T Wang	6	5	6
	Q	J Lee	7	3	5										2	R Dragomir	3	7	3
		M Grzybowska	5	6	7				M Grzybowska	6	4
								2	R Dragomir	7	6

External links

• 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Draw