1998 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

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

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.

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

• 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

	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

• 1998 du Maurier Open Draw