# Sydney International 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1998
Tour: WTA

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1998 Sydney International, defeating Venus Williams 6-1 6-3 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Sydney, Australia, from January 11 to January 17, 1998. The match log contains 27 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: Tier II -> WTA 500
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Start date: 1998-01-11
- End date: 1998-01-17

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## Champion
- Winner: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
- Runner-up: Venus Williams
- Final score: 6-1 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Venus Williams 6-1 6-3

### SF
- Venus Williams def. Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-6
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Serena Williams 6-2 6-1

### QF
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Natasha Zvereva 6-1 6-2
- Venus Williams def. Magdalena Maleeva 6-2 6-2
- Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport 1-6 7-5 7-5
- Ai Sugiyama def. Barbara Paulus 6-1 7-6

### R16
- Serena Williams def. Sandrine Testud 7-6 3-0 RET
- Natasha Zvereva def. Amanda Coetzer 6-7 6-3 7-5
- Ai Sugiyama def. Conchita Martínez 7-6 6-3
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Chanda Rubin 6-3 1-6 6-4
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Janet Lee 6-2 3-6 6-3
- Venus Williams def. Martina Hingis 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Barbara Paulus def. Irina Spirlea 6-2 1-6 6-3
- Lindsay Davenport def. Anna Kournikova 6-2 6-7 6-3

### R32
- Sandrine Testud def. Kerry-Anne Guse 6-1 6-2
- Barbara Paulus def. Miriam Oremans 6-0 6-2
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Sabine Appelmans 6-1 1-6 6-3
- Anna Kournikova def. Yayuk Basuki 6-4 3-0 RET
- Ai Sugiyama def. Francesca Lubiani 6-1 7-6
- Venus Williams def. Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-4 RET
- Chanda Rubin def. Anke Huber 6-2 6-3
- Janet Lee def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 6-0 1-1 RET
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Karina Habsudova 7-5 6-4
- Natasha Zvereva def. Rachel Mcquillan 6-2 7-5
- Conchita Martínez def. Gala Leon Garcia 6-2 6-3
- Serena Williams def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 3-6 6-4 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 27
- Players: 28

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1998
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