1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw	128 (8Q / 8WC)
Seeds	16
Events
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Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her first and only major singles title, following two previous runner-up finishes at Wimbledon.^[2]

Champion

Jana Novotná

Runner-up

Nathalie Tauziat

Score6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

Draw128 (8 / 8)

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Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná in a rematch of the previous year's final.

The final marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the Wimbledon finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this scenario had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.

This marked the first Wimbledon singles appearance of future seven-time champion, Olympic gold medalist and world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the third round.

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	3	6

5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	3
					1	Martina Hingis	4	4

					3	Jana Novotná	6	6
3	Jana Novotná	7	7⁷

7	Venus Williams	5	6²
										3	Jana Novotná	6	7⁷

										16	Nathalie Tauziat	4	6²
6	Monica Seles	6⁴	2

	Natasha Zvereva	7⁷	6
						Natasha Zvereva	6	6¹	3

					16	Nathalie Tauziat	1	7⁷	6
16	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

2	Lindsay Davenport	3	3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Hingis	7	6
	L Raymond	5	3		1	M Hingis	7⁷	6
	E Makarova	6	6			E Makarova	6²	4
Q	S Talaja	4	2							1	M Hingis	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	6								E Likhovtseva	2	1
	D Chládková	0	1			F Perfetti	4	0
	Y Yoshida	6⁶	2			E Likhovtseva	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	7⁸	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	K Cross	6	6												T Tanasugarn	3	2
WC	J Ward	3	4		WC	K Cross	2	5
	T Tanasugarn	6	7			T Tanasugarn	6	7
	K Hrdličková	0	5								T Tanasugarn	6	6
Q	C Black	6	6							Q	C Black	4	0
	S Jeyaseelan	2	4		Q	C Black	6³	7	6
	H Suková	6	4	3	13	P Schnyder	7⁷	5	3
13	P Schnyder	3	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	D Van Roost	6	6
	J Kruger	1	3		15	D Van Roost	6	6
	N Dechy	6³	2			A Miller	1	1
	A Miller	7⁷	6							15	D Van Roost	6	6
WC	L Latimer	6	6								S Appelmans	1	2
	J Kandarr	4	1		WC	L Latimer	1	4
	S Appelmans	6	6			S Appelmans	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	3	3											15	D Van Roost	6	3	2
	J Lee	6	6											5	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
WC	L Woodroffe	4	1			J Lee	2	0
	A Sugiyama	4	7⁷	3		S Plischke	6	6
	S Plischke	6	6²	6							S Plischke	5	2
	M Grzybowska	6	6							5	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	R Dragomir	2	4			M Grzybowska	6	4	3
	C Cristea	7	2	0	5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
5	A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	J Novotná	6	6
	S Kleinová	2	2		3	J Novotná	6	4	6
	E Gagliardi	6	5	4		T Panova	3	6	1
	T Panova	4	7	6						3	J Novotná	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	4	6	6							C Morariu	3	1
	M Babel	6	2	3		P Hy-Boulais	5	0
	C Morariu	4	6	6		C Morariu	7	6
	M Maruska	6	1	2										3	J Novotná	6	6
Q	S de Beer	6	6											10	I Spîrlea	2	3
	I Gorrochategui	4	4		Q	S de Beer	6	4	6
	K Brandi	6⁴	5			S-t Wang	2	6	3
	S-t Wang	7⁷	7							Q	S de Beer	4	4
	B Rittner	7⁸	6							10	I Spîrlea	6	6
	A Cocheteux	6⁶	0			B Rittner	4	4
	F Lubiani	5	3		10	I Spîrlea	6	6
10	I Spîrlea	7	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

LL	L Osterloh	2	6	1
	K Po	6	2	6		K Po	2	4
	A Glass	1	7⁷	3		V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6⁴	6							V Ruano Pascual	7	4
	L Golarsa	4	3								S Williams	5	1^r
	S Williams	6	6			S Williams	6	6
	A Smashnova	4	7⁷	3		M Lučić	3	0
	M Lučić	6	6⁵	6											V Ruano Pascual	3	1
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	0	2										7	V Williams	6	6
	C Rubin	4	6	6		C Rubin	3	7	11
	T Snyder	6	6			T Snyder	6	5	9
	L Němečková	3	0								C Rubin	3	4
	B Schett	6	6							7	V Williams	6	6
	P Stoyanova	0	2			B Schett	1	2
	J Nejedly	3	3		7	V Williams	6	6
7	V Williams	6	6

1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	M Seles	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4		6	M Seles	6	6
	A Fusai	6	6			A Fusai	1	1
	K Studeníková	3	2							6	M Seles	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6								Y Basuki	2	3
	S Reeves	4	0			Y Basuki	6	6
	A Mauresmo	6	6			A Mauresmo	3	4
Q	M Schnitzer	3	4											6	M Seles	6	6
	N Pratt	4	6	4										14	S Testud	3	2
WC	J Capriati	6	3	6	WC	J Capriati	6	4	2
WC	L McNeil	2	6	6	WC	L McNeil	4	6	6
Q	E Callens	6	4	4						WC	L McNeil	3	6⁷
	S Noorlander	6	6							14	S Testud	6	7⁹
	O Lugina	3	1			S Noorlander	3	1
Q	R Stubbs	6⁵	0		14	S Testud	6	6
14	S Testud	7⁷	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

11	M Pierce	6⁴	3
	E Tatarkova	7⁷	6			E Tatarkova	4	6⁵
	B Schwartz	6⁵	3			M de Swardt	6	7⁷
	M de Swardt	7⁷	6							M de Swardt	4	5
	A Gerši	1	1							M Oremans	6	7
	Å Carlsson	6	6			Å Carlsson	2	3
	E Wagner	6	3	2		M Oremans	6	6
	M Oremans	2	6	6										M Oremans	4	2
	N Miyagi	6	1	6										N Zvereva	6	6
WC	J Pullin	3	6	2		N Miyagi	1	3
	N Zvereva	7	6			N Zvereva	6	6
	R McQuillan	5	4							N Zvereva	6	7
	H Nagyová	6³	6	6					4	S Graf	4	5
	A Frazier	7⁷	2	4		H Nagyová	0	4
	G León García	4	1		4	S Graf	6	6
4	S Graf	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

8	C Martínez	6	6
	S Farina	1	0		8	C Martínez	7	7
	K Boogert	3	6	6		K Boogert	5	5
	M Saeki	6	2	1					8	C Martínez	6	3	5
	M Díaz Oliva	6	6						WC	S Smith	2	6	7
	P Suárez	3	2			M Díaz Oliva	1	3
	A-G Sidot	3	6	2	WC	S Smith	6	6
WC	S Smith	6	4	6										WC	S Smith	3	1
	S-h Park	2	4											16	N Tauziat	6	6
	J Halard-Decugis	6	6			J Halard-Decugis	6	7⁸
	O Barabanschikova	4	7⁷	9		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	6⁶
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6⁵	11						J Halard-Decugis	6⁵	6	4
	I Majoli	6	6						16	N Tauziat	7⁷	3	6
	K Habšudová	2	3			I Majoli	0	1
Q	H Inoue	6	1	3	16	N Tauziat	6	6
16	N Tauziat	2	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	A Coetzer	6	6
	K-A Guse	2	2		9	A Coetzer	6	3	2
	N Sawamatsu	2	6	6		N Sawamatsu	3	6	6
	B Paulus	6	3	2							N Sawamatsu	3	7	0
	F Li	1	4								M Serna	6	5	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	4	1
	M Serna	7	4	6		M Serna	6	6
Q	R Bobková	5	6	1												M Serna	1	0
LL	K Miller	6	3	4											2	L Davenport	6	6
	N Kijimuta	3	6	6		N Kijimuta	0	5
	M Vento	7⁷	4	6		M Vento	6	7
	S Cacic	6¹	6	3							M Vento	3	6	2
	S Pitkowski	1	7	3						2	L Davenport	6	1	6
	L Neiland	6	5	6		L Neiland	1	5
	F Labat	2	2		2	L Davenport	6	7
2	L Davenport	6	6