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1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

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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
← 1997 · Australian Hard Court Championships · 1999 →

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

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. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
  2. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Japan Ai Sugiyama (champion)
  5. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6. South Africa Joannette Kruger (first round)
  7. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  8. France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
  Venezuela Maria Vento 5 0  
4 Japan Ai Sugiyama 7 6  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
WC Australia N Pratt 5 2     United States C Morariu 4 2  
  United States C Morariu 7 6   1 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 0 r  
  Spain M Serna 3 4     Venezuela M Vento 4    
  Venezuela M Vento 6 6     Venezuela M Vento 7 6  
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 6 1 1 7 Russia E Likhovtseva 5 4  
7 Russia E Likhovtseva 2 6 6   Venezuela M Vento 6 6  
LL Germany J Kandarr 4 6 6 Q Austria S Plischke 2 3  
  Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 4 3 LL Germany J Kandarr 4 6 1
  Belgium L Courtois 7 4 5   South Africa M de Swardt 6 2 6
  South Africa M de Swardt 5 6 7   South Africa M de Swardt 6 4  
WC Australia K Kunce 3 2   Q Austria S Plischke 7 6  
Q Austria S Plischke 6 6   Q Austria S Plischke 6 6 6
  Italy R Grande 4 4   5 Switzerland P Schnyder 7 4 4
5 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 South Africa J Kruger 2 6 2
  France S Pitkowski 6 3 6   France S Pitkowski 6 7  
  Czech Republic D Chládková 7 2 7   Czech Republic D Chládková 1 5  
Q Japan M Endo 6 6 6   France S Pitkowski 0 5  
Q Australia C Barclay 7 7   4 Japan A Sugiyama 6 7  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 6   Q Australia C Barclay 6 1  
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 2   4 Japan A Sugiyama 7 6  
4 Japan A Sugiyama 7 6   4 Japan A Sugiyama 6 7  
8 France A-G Sidot 6 3 3   Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 5  
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 3 6 6   Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 1 6 6
  Australia R McQuillan 6 6     Australia R McQuillan 6 4 4
  Australia K-A Guse 1 1     Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 5 6
Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 7 3 5 2 Romania R Dragomir 3 7 3
  Poland M Grzybowska 5 6 7   Poland M Grzybowska 6 4  
2 Romania R Dragomir 7 6  
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