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1998 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

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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.[1][2][3][4]

Women's singles
1998 du Maurier Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Monica Seles
Runner-upSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (3WC/7Q/2LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 1998 du Maurier Open

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 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

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Key

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Qualifying seeds

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  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

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  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

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  1.   Anna Smashnova
  2.   Květa Hrdličková

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Seles wins 4th straight Du Maurier". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "An Old Favorite Leads to a Seles Breakthrough". Los Angeles Times. 24 August 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Seles wins Canadian Open again; Corretja defeats Aggassi in RCA". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Krastev, Todor (14 October 2018). "Women Tennis Canadian Open Montreal CAN - 1998 Winner Monica Seles, United States 5". Todor 66. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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