1998 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1998 du Maurier Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	56 (3WC/7Q/2LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1998 du Maurier Open

Three-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
2. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
4. Venus Williams (withdrew)
5. Monica Seles (champion)
6. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
7. Steffi Graf (third round)
8. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (third round)
10. Patty Schnyder (first round)
11. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
12. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
13. Mary Pierce (first round)
14. Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
15. Anna Kournikova (third round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
17. Lisa Raymond (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	3	2
	5	Monica Seles	4	6	6
								5	Monica Seles	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	77	6
	2	Jana Novotná	6	64	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	4	1
		R Grande	1	1											1	M Hingis	6	6
		M Vento	6	6											16	A Sugiyama	3	0
		A Mauresmo	3	4					M Vento	4	0
	Q	N Dechy	62	5				16	A Sugiyama	6	6
	16	A Sugiyama	77	7																		1	M Hingis	77	3	6
	14	S Testud	6	6																		14	S Testud	63	6	4
	Q	R McQuillan	1	3				14	S Testud	65	6	6
		I Majoli	6	6					I Majoli	77	4	1
		B Paulus	3	1											14	S Testud	77	4	6
	WC	S Jeyaseelan	7	6											9	I Spîrlea	64	6	1
	Q	N Pratt	5	3				WC	S Jeyaseelan	77	65	0
								9	I Spîrlea	65	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Seles	6	6
		T Snyder	7	6					T Snyder	2	1
		A Miller	5	2											5	M Seles	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	3	3
	Q	S-T Wang	3	1					Y Basuki	7	6
	WC	J Nejedly	4	2				12	D Van Roost	5	3
	12	D Van Roost	6	6																		5	M Seles	6	6
	10	P Schnyder	4	3																			A Huber	3	4
	Q	F Labat	6	6				Q	F Labat	2	4
		A Huber	6	6					A Huber	6	6
	WC	V Webb	4	1												A Huber	7	78
		F Li	6	7											8	A Coetzer	5	66
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	5					F Li	3	4
								8	A Coetzer	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Martínez	77	6
		J Halard-Decugis	0	7	65			Q	A Frazier	64	4
	Q	A Frazier	6	5	77										6	C Martínez	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	77											15	A Kournikova	0	3
		A-G Sidot	3	65					R Dragomir	6	2	4
		A Fusai	2	4				15	A Kournikova	4	6	6
	15	A Kournikova	6	6																		6	C Martínez	3	4
	11	N Tauziat	4	6	6																	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	6	4	2			11	N Tauziat	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	1	61					K Po	3	3
		K Po	6	77											11	N Tauziat	6	1	2
		N Sawamatsu	4	3											3	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	6	5	2
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	0	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Graf	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6				V Ruano Pascual	0	1
	LL	K Hrdličková	7	4	2										7	S Graf	4	4
	LL	A Smashnova	6	5	2											M Serna	6	6
		M Serna	1	7	6				M Serna	77	6
		C Morariu	77	1	6				C Morariu	64	3
	17	L Raymond	65	6	2																		M Serna	6	1	1
	13	M Pierce	1	1																		2	J Novotná	2	6	6
		M J Fernández	6	6					M J Fernández	5	3
		S Farina	7	61	6				S Farina	7	6
		B Schett	5	77	1											S Farina	1	4
		M Oremans	4	3											2	J Novotná	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	5	2
								2	J Novotná	7	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Anna Smashnova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Florencia Labat (qualified)
3. (n/a)
4. Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
5. (n/a)
6. Nathalie Dechy (qualified)
7. Wang Shi-ting (qualified)
8. Miho Saeki (qualifying competition, retired)
9. Rachel McQuillan (qualified)
10. Sandra Cacic (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Amy Frazier
2. Wang Shi-ting
3. Rachel McQuillan
4. Sandra Cacic
5. Nicole Pratt
6. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
7. Nathalie Dechy
8. Florencia Labat

Lucky losers

1. Anna Smashnova
2. Květa Hrdličková

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anna Smashnova	6	6	6
		Amélie Cocheteux	7	4	2
								1	Anna Smashnova	5	2
									Amy Frazier	7	6
		Amy Frazier	6	6
		Andrea Glass	1	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Marie-Ève Pelletier	2	0
		Elena Makarova	6	6
									Elena Makarova	5	3
								7	Wang Shi-ting	7	6
	WC	Christina Popescu	1	2
	7	Wang Shi-ting	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Rachel McQuillan	4	6	6
	Alt	Jolene Watanabe	6	1	3
								9	Rachel McQuillan	6	1	7
									Larisa Neiland	3	6	5
		Kerry-Anne Guse	1	4
		Larisa Neiland	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Maureen Drake	5	4
		Yuka Yoshida	7	6
									Yuka Yoshida	4	6
								10	Sandra Cacic	6	7
		Sandra Kleinová	5	0
	10	Sandra Cacic	7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Miho Saeki	6	3	7
		Janet Lee	3	6	6
								8	Miho Saeki	1r
									Nicole Pratt	6
		Barbara Rittner	6	0r
		Nicole Pratt	7	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	2	3
									Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6
									Nana Miyagi	4	3
		Nana Miyagi	7	6
	4	Olga Barabanschikova	5	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Nathalie Dechy	7	6
	Alt	Samantha Reeves	5	1
								6	Nathalie Dechy	3	6	7
									Květa Hrdličková	6	1	6
		Květa Hrdličková	6	6
	Alt	Lilia Osterloh	4	0

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Renata Kolbovic	6	5	3
		Cătălina Cristea	2	7	6
									Cătălina Cristea	1	4
								2	Florencia Labat	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	1	1
	2	Florencia Labat	6	6

External links

• 1998 du Maurier Open Draw
• Main draw (WTA)