1998 French Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was her third French Open title and fourth and last major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both players. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry.

Women's singles
1998 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1998 French Open

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.

This is the most recent edition of the French Open to have a final that was a rematch of a previous edition's final. Both finalists previously met in 1991, which was won by Seles.

Martina Hingis was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open titles, but lost to Seles in the semifinals.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Main article: 1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	8	Venus Williams	3	4
								1	Martina Hingis	3	2
								6	Monica Seles	6	6
	3	Jana Novotná	6	3	3
	6	Monica Seles	4	6	6
															6	Monica Seles	65	6	2
															4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	77	0	6
		Patty Schnyder	2	77	0
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	65	6
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	77
								2	Lindsay Davenport	3	65
	10	Iva Majoli	1	7	3
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	1				1	M Hingis	6	6
		M Babel	6	6					M Babel	1	2
		Y Yoshida	1	0											1	M Hingis	6	6
		N Pratt	6	6												K Habšudová	4	2
		I Gorrochategui	0	2					N Pratt	65	2
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	77	6
		D Chládková	4	0																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	S Berger	0	2																			A Smashnova	1	2
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	2	7				N Sawamatsu	3	4
		L Němečková	3	6	5											B Rittner	6	4	1
		A Smashnova	3	6	6											A Smashnova	1	6	6
		L Neiland	6	3	2				A Smashnova	5	6	6
		E Gagliardi	4	7	6				E Gagliardi	7	0	1
	12	N Tauziat	6	5	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	I Spîrlea	2	4
		S Plischke	6	6					S Plischke	4	3
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	6	6
		R McQuillan	3	4												H Nagyová	77	3	6
		N Dechy	6	1	6											N Dechy	65	6	1
		O Barabanschikova	3	6	1				N Dechy	6	6
		A Cocheteux	5	65					A Wunderlich	1	1
		A Wunderlich	7	77																			H Nagyová	1	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	5	6																	8	V Williams	6	6
		O Lugina	1	7	2				A Dechaume-Balleret	6	5	6
		B Schett	7	2	2				A Gerši	2	7	1
		A Gerši	5	6	6											A Dechaume-Balleret	2	1
		L Golarsa	5	3											8	V Williams	6	6
		A Sugiyama	7	6					A Sugiyama	0	2
		T Tanasugarn	3	1				8	V Williams	6	6
	8	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Novotná	7	6
		A Miller	5	4				3	J Novotná	7	6
	WC	É Loit	6	6				WC	É Loit	5	0
		C Torrens Valero	4	3											3	J Novotná	6	77
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	6											Q	E Tatarkova	3	65
		K Brandi	4	4				Q	E Tatarkova	6	6
		K Hrdličková	6	3	6				K Hrdličková	4	1
	Q	E Bes-Ostariz	4	6	3																	3	J Novotná	62	6	6
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	0	6	10																	13	A Kournikova	77	3	3
		S Jeyaseelan	6	0	12				S Jeyaseelan	4	0
		H Inoue	5	1					Å Carlsson	6	6
		Å Carlsson	7	6												Å Carlsson	0	0
		S Kleinová	3	1											13	A Kournikova	6	6
		K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	2	62
		A Mauresmo	2	4				13	A Kournikova	6	77
	13	A Kournikova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	L Raymond	3	4
		T Panova	6	6					T Panova	1	1
		L McNeil	6	3	4				C Rubin	6	6
		C Rubin	3	6	6											C Rubin	6	6
		S Pitkowski	5	5												M Saeki	3	4
		M Saeki	7	7					M Saeki	6	77
	WC	L Andretto	6	6				WC	L Andretto	1	65
		M-A Vento	3	3																			C Rubin	1	4
		W Probst	65	1																		6	M Seles	6	6
		B Schwartz	77	6					B Schwartz	6	6
		M Oremans	6	1	6				M Oremans	4	2
		E Makarova	1	6	3											B Schwartz	1	5
		K-A Guse	5	3											6	M Seles	6	7
		M Maruska	7	6					M Maruska	6	1	0
		A Ellwood	0	2				6	M Seles	2	6	6
	6	M Seles	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Coetzer	4	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	3	8				P Schnyder	6	3	6
		N Kijimuta	1	2				WC	J Halard-Decugis	3	6	1
	WC	J Halard-Decugis	6	6												P Schnyder	6	6
		A Glass	3	4												S Farina	2	1
		J Kruger	6	6					J Kruger	6	3	0
		S-t Wang	2	1					S Farina	4	6	6
		S Farina	6	6																			P Schnyder	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	4	6																		M Serna	1	3
	PR	J Husárová	2	6	3				R Dragomir	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	6					F Perfetti	0	2
		S Cecchini	4	3												R Dragomir	4	6	1
		P Hy-Boulais	1	1												M Serna	6	2	6
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	7	6
		S Appelmans	2	3				11	M Pierce	5	2
	11	M Pierce	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	D Van Roost	7	3	6
		M Grzybowska	5	6	4			15	D Van Roost	6	6
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi	2	710	3			Q	E Callens	3	0
	Q	E Callens	6	68	6										15	D Van Roost	1	1
		C Morariu	6	2												S Williams	6	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	3	0r					C Morariu	1	0
		J Nejedly	2	6	4				S Williams	6	6
		S Williams	6	1	6																		S Williams	6	5	3
		T Snyder	7	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	4	7	6
	WC	E Curutchet	5	1					T Snyder	4	3
		B Paulus	1	5					A Fusai	6	6
		A Fusai	6	7												A Fusai	2	1
		C Cristea	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		M de Swardt	1	2					C Cristea	2	3
		J Kandarr	2	5				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	M Lamarre	1	1				7	C Martínez	6	6
		J Lee	67	3					R Grande	1	2
		R Grande	79	6											7	C Martínez	6	6
		S Klösel	1	2												V Ruano Pascual	1	0
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	78
	WC	N van Lottum	6	3	2				A-G Sidot	4	66
		A-G Sidot	2	6	6																	7	C Martínez	61	77	3
		S-h Park	5	6	6																	10	I Majoli	77	63	6
		F Lubiani	7	1	2				S-h Park	2	2
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	710	6				Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	6
		F Li	68	1											Q	M Díaz Oliva	2	62
		F Labat	1	5											10	I Majoli	6	77
		N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	3	4
		P Stoyanova	3	1				10	I Majoli	6	6
	10	I Majoli	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Testud	2	6	6
		S Reeves	6	2	3			14	S Testud	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	0	1				E Pampoulova	2	0
		E Pampoulova	3	6	6										14	S Testud	6	6
		N Basuki	3	2												G León García	1	1
		G León García	6	6					G León García	6	1	7
	Q	R Bobková	6	61	7				P Suárez	2	6	5
		P Suárez	3	77	9																	14	S Testud	3	6	2
		S Cacic	4	3																		2	L Davenport	6	4	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	7	7
	Q	A Alcázar	3	6	3			Q	C Black	5	5
	Q	C Black	6	4	6											E Likhovtseva	5	5
	WC	C Dhenin	6	3	0										2	L Davenport	7	7
	Q	L Horn	3	6	6			Q	L Horn	2	0
		K Po	2	2				2	L Davenport	6	6
	2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

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

Preceded by 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles