1998 US Open – Women's Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated defending champion Martina Hingis, 6–3, 7–5, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. This was a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. Davenport did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.

Women's Singles
1998 US Open
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–3, 7–5

The tournament was notable for the final US Open appearance of five-time champion Steffi Graf in the main draw, who lost to Patty Schnyder in the fourth round. It was also the first US Open appearance of six-time champion Serena Williams (who would go on to win her first US Open title (and first Grand Slam title) the following year). She was defeated by Irina Spîrlea in the third round. As of 2020, it remains the only time Williams has failed to reach at least the fourth round of the US Open.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
3. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
5. Venus Williams (Semifinals)
6. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
8. Steffi Graf (Fourth Round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
11. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
12. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
13. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
14. Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
15. Anna Kournikova (Fourth Round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)

Qualifying

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Monica Seles	4	4
								1	Martina Hingis	3	6	6
								3	Jana Novotná	6	1	4
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
	11	Patty Schnyder	2	3
															1	Martina Hingis	3	5
															2	Lindsay Davenport	6	7
	5	Venus Williams	2	6	6
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	1
								5	Venus Williams	4	4
								2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	13	Amanda Coetzer	0	4
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	A Olsza	2	0				1	M Hingis	7^7	6
		A Huber	3	3					I Majoli	6^4	0
		I Majoli	6	6											1	M Hingis	4	6	6
	Q	L Richterová	2	1												A Mauresmo	6	2	2
		A Mauresmo	6	6					A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	J Craybas	1	6	3				M Saeki	4	1
		M Saeki	6	2	6																	1	M Hingis	6	6
		S-h Park	1	6	6																		N Dechy	4	4
		L Němečková	6	3	4				S-h Park	2	4
		N Dechy	6	7					N Dechy	6	6
		B Paulus	2	5												N Dechy	6	6
		J Lee	4	7^8	6^4											G León García	4	4
		G León García	6	6^6	7^7				G León García	2
		R Dragomir	1	2				16	A Sugiyama	3	r
	16	A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	D Van Roost	6	6
		J Halard-Decugis	2	2				14	D Van Roost	6	6
		K Studeníková	0	1					M Grzybowska	0	0
		M Grzybowska	6	6											14	D Van Roost	4	2
	WC	L Granville	6	6												K Po	6	6
		P Suárez	4	4				WC	L Granville	3	3
		K Guse	4	1					K Po	6	6
		K Po	6	6																			K Po	2	6	3
	Q	E Kulikovskaya	4	6	6																	6	M Seles	6	4	6
		S Kleinová	6	1	3			Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	6	2
	Q	S Načuk	2	3					A Miller	6	4	6
		A Miller	6	6												A Miller	3	3
		J Kruger	6	6											6	M Seles	6	6
		B Rittner	1	3					J Kruger	2	3
		F Labat	6^0	2				6	M Seles	6	6
	6	M Seles	7^7	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	J Novotná	6	6
	WC	J Capriati	4	3				3	J Novotná	6	7^7
		A Cocheteux	6	6					A Cocheteux	2	6^1
		S Dopfer	3	3											3	J Novotná	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	6												S Testud	2	3
		B Schwartz	2	3					K Hrdličková	6^5	3
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	7^7	6
		S-t Wang	0	2																		3	J Novotná	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6^3	2																		9	I Spîrlea	3	3
	Q	P Stoyanova	7^7	6				Q	P Stoyanova	2	1
		N Pratt	3	6	4				S Williams	6	6
		S Williams	6	3	6											S Williams	3	6	5
		E Tatarkova	6	6^6	3										9	I Spîrlea	6	0	7
	Q	M Schnitzer	0	7^8	6			Q	M Schnitzer	3	2
		E Likhovtseva	6^0	4				9	I Spîrlea	6	6
	9	I Spîrlea	7^7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	P Schnyder	7^7	7
		Y Yoshida	6^5	5				11	P Schnyder	6	6
		A Frazier	3	1				WC	B Rippner	1	2
	WC	B Rippner	6	6											11	P Schnyder	6	7^7
		MJ Fernández	6	7^7												MJ Fernández	1	6^3
	Q	T Križan	4	6^4					MJ Fernández	6	4	7^12
	WC	A Stevenson	4	4					A Fusai	3	6	6^10
		A Fusai	6	6																		11	P Schnyder	6	6
		M Lučić	6	6																		8	S Graf	3	4
		K Boogert	3	2					M Lučić	4	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	4	7	6				N Sawamatsu	6	1	1
		C Torrens Valero	6	5	1											M Lučić	1	1
	Q	M Weingärtner	6	1	6										8	S Graf	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	4	6	2			Q	M Weingärtner	0	1
		C Morariu	2	6	1			8	S Graf	6	6
	8	S Graf	6	3	6

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	V Williams	6	6
		E Pampoulova	1	0				5	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	6	5	7			Q	A Kremer	1	3
		N Basuki	4	7	5										5	V Williams	5
	Q	L Courtois	6^3	4												L Neiland	0	r
		M de Swardt	7^7	6					M de Swardt	7	0	2
		L Neiland	6^5	6	6				L Neiland	5	6	6
		T Panova	7^7	3	4																	5	V Williams	6	7^7
		M Serna	7^7	5	4																	12	M Pierce	1	6^4
		MA Vento	6^2	7	6				MA Vento	4	6	4
		E Gagliardi	3	6^3					L Golarsa	6	3	6
		L Golarsa	6	7^7												L Golarsa	1	0
	WC	V Webb	4	2											12	M Pierce	6	6
		C Black	6	6					C Black	1	1
		M Babel	1	6	2			12	M Pierce	6	6
	12	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Kournikova	6	6
		L Ghirardi	1	3				15	A Kournikova	6	6
	Q	J Okada	2	2					R Bobková	3	4
		R Bobková	6	6											15	A Kournikova	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6												S Farina	4	1
		K Miller	4	2					A Dechaume-Balleret	3	6	3
		A Smashnova	4	6	2				S Farina	6	1	6
		S Farina	6	3	6																	15	A Kournikova	6^5	3
		Å Carlsson	6	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	7^7	6
		S Smith	2	4					Å Carlsson	3	3
		K Habšudová	6	5	3				S Pitkowski	6	6
		S Pitkowski	1	7	6											S Pitkowski	2	3
	Q	F Zuluaga	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				Q	F Zuluaga	3	2
	WC	K Brandi	2	2				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	C Martínez	6	6
		M Oremans	1	2				7	C Martínez	7^7	6
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	r				Q	J Trail	6^4	1
		J Trail	6												7	C Martínez	6	3	6
		N Zvereva	3	6	6											L Raymond	3	6	2
		R McQuillan	6	3	4				N Zvereva	2	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3					L Raymond	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6																		7	C Martínez	4	6	2
	WC	M Washington	3	3																		13	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		B Schett	6	6					B Schett	6	7^8
		N Miyagi	6	5	2				S Plischke	1	6^6
		S Plischke	3	7	6											B Schett	6	0	3
	Q	L Horn	4	4											13	A Coetzer	3	6	6
	Q	R Sandu	6	6				Q	R Sandu	0	2
		S Cacic	1	6^3				13	A Coetzer	6	6
	13	A Coetzer	6	7^7

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	N Tauziat	6	6
		F Perfetti	3	2				10	N Tauziat	6^4	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	6	6^4	6				O Barabanschikova	7^7	2	3
		G Sidot	1	7^7	3										10	N Tauziat	6	6
		F Li	3	2												H Nagyová	1	1
		C Rubin	6	6					C Rubin	6^3	4
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	7^7	6
		A Gerši	2	0																		10	N Tauziat	1	4
		T Snyder	6	6																		2	L Davenport	6	6
		A Glass	4	1					T Snyder	4	4
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		J Nejedly	3	2												V Ruano Pascual	2	1
	WC	S Reeves	6	4	1										2	L Davenport	6	6
		L McNeil	4	6	6				L McNeil	1	1
		C Cristea	0	2				2	L Davenport	6	6
	2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

• 1998 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation