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Women's singles
1998 French Open
Final
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6, 0–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final, 7–6, 0–6, 6–2, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was Sánchez Vicario's third French Open title and fourth major singles title overall, and the last major singles final for both her and Seles. This was also the third and the last victory for Sánchez Vicario over Seles in their rivalry.

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

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

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

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

	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	6	6	2
															4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	0	6
		Patty Schnyder	2	7	0
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7
								2	Lindsay Davenport	3	6
	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	6	2
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	7	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	7	3	6
		N Dechy	6	1	6											N Dechy	6	6	1
		O Barabanschikova	3	6	1				N Dechy	6	6
		A Cocheteux	5	6					A Wunderlich	1	1
		A Wunderlich	7	7																			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	7
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	6											Q	E Tatarkova	3	6
		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	6	6	6
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	0	6	10																	13	A Kournikova	7	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	6
		A Mauresmo	2	4				13	A Kournikova	6	7
	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	7
	WC	L Andretto	6	6				WC	L Andretto	1	6
		M-A Vento	3	3																			C Rubin	1	4
		W Probst	6	1																		6	M Seles	6	6
		B Schwartz	7	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	7	3			Q	E Callens	3	0
	Q	E Callens	6	6	6										15	D Van Roost	1	1
		C Morariu	6	2												S Williams	6	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	3	0					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	6	3					R Grande	1	2
		R Grande	7	6											7	C Martínez	6	6
		S Klösel	1	2												V Ruano Pascual	1	0
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	7
	WC	N van Lottum	6	3	2				A-G Sidot	4	6
		A-G Sidot	2	6	6																	7	C Martínez	6	7	3
		S-h Park	5	6	6																	10	I Majoli	7	6	6
		F Lubiani	7	1	2				S-h Park	2	2
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	7	6				Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	6
		F Li	6	1											Q	M Díaz Oliva	2	6
		F Labat	1	5											10	I Majoli	6	7
		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	6	7				P Suárez	2	6	5
		P Suárez	3	7	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

• 1998 French Open
• French Open by year – Women's singles
• 1998 WTA Tour
• 1998 in women's tennis
• 1998 in French women's sport