Women's singles
1998 French Open
Final
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeatedMonica Seles in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the1998 French Open. It was her thirdFrench Open title and fourth and lastmajor 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.

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost toLindsay 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 in1991, which was won by Seles.

Martina Hingis was attempting to complete anon-calendar-year Grand Slam, having won the precedingWimbledon,US Open, andAustralian Open titles, but lost to Seles in the semifinals.

Key

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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• 1998 WTA Tour
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