1998 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

The 1998 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Women's Singles
1998 du Maurier Open
1997 Champion Monica Seles
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score6–3, 6–2

Seeds

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. n/a
  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

Key

Finals
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 7 6
2 Jana Novotná 6 6 2

Top Half

Section 1
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 6 5   16 A Sugiyama 6 6  
16 A Sugiyama 7 7   1 M Hingis 7 3 6
14 S Testud 6 6   14 S Testud 6 6 4
Q R McQuillan 1 3   14 S Testud 6 6 6
  I Majoli 6 6     I Majoli 7 4 1
  B Paulus 3 1   14 S Testud 7 4 6
WC S Jeyaseelan 7 6   9 I Spîrlea 6 6 1
Q N Pratt 5 3   WC S Jeyaseelan 7 6 0
9 I Spîrlea 6 7 6

Section 2
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 7  
  F Li 6 7   8 A Coetzer 5 6  
Q A Dechaume-Balleret 3 5     F Li 3 4  
8 A Coetzer 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 C Martínez 7 6  
  J Halard-Decugis 0 7 6 Q A Frazier 6 4  
Q A Frazier 6 5 7 6 C Martínez 6 6  
  R Dragomir 6 7   15 A Kournikova 0 3  
  A-G Sidot 3 6     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 6     K Po 3 3  
  K Po 6 7   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
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 7 6  
  C Morariu 7 1 6   C Morariu 6 3  
17 L Raymond 6 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 6 6   S Farina 7 6  
  B Schett 5 7 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  

References
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