1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upVenezuela Maria Vento
Score7–5, 6–0
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Vento.

Seeds

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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

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Final

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Final
    Maria Vento 5 0  
4   Ai Sugiyama 7 6  

Section 1

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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

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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  
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