WTA US Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Lindsay Davenport won the 1998 US Open, defeating Martina Hingis 6-3 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 31 to September 13, 1998.

Champion
Lindsay Davenport
def. Martina Hingis , 6-3 7-5
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 13
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-0 6-2
Catalina Cristea #75
Lori Mcneil #101 4-6 6-4 6-1
Samantha Reeves #107
Virginia Ruano Pascual #39 6-3 6-2
Jana Nejedly #97
Tara Snyder #51 6-4 6-1
Andrea Glass #79
Nathalie Tauziat #9 6-3 6-2
Flora Perfetti #93
Olga Barabanschikova #61 6-1 6-7 6-3
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #58
Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-2 6-0
Adriana Rikl Gersi #70
Chanda Rubin #46 6-3 6-2
Fang Li #43
Amanda Coetzer #11 6-1 7-6
Sandra Cacic #72
Raluca Sandu #126 6-4 6-4
Liezel Huber #143
Barbara Schett #28 6-3 6-3
Mashona Washington #159
Sylvia Plischke #59 3-6 7-5 6-2
Nana Smith #87
Conchita Martínez #7 6-1 6-2
Miriam Oremans #47
Jacqueline Trail #272 6-6 (ret.)
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #86
Lisa Raymond #18 6-3 6-3
María Sánchez Lorenzo #84
Natasha Zvereva #16 3-6 6-3 6-4
Rachel Mcquillan #73
Venus Williams #5 6-1 6-0
Elena Pampoulova
Anne Kremer #137 6-4 5-7 7-5
Yayuk Basuki #35
Larisa Savchenko #85 6-7 6-3 6-4
Tatiana Panova #78
Mariaan De Swardt 7-6 6-4
Laurence Courtois #122
Mary Pierce #12 6-1 4-6 6-2
Meike Babel #91
Cara Black #52 6-4 6-2
Vanessa Webb #259
Laura Golarsa #95 6-3 7-6
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #82
Maria Vento-Kabchi #36 6-7 7-5 6-4
Magui Serna #24
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-2 6-2
Kristina Brandi #90
Fabiola Zuluaga #129 6-4 6-4
Rita Grande #48
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #44 1-6 7-5 6-3
Karina Habsudova #54
Asa Carlsson #100 6-2 6-4
Samantha Smith #60
Anna Kournikova #14 6-1 6-3
Lea Ghirardi #104
Radka Bobkova #88 6-2 6-2
Jean Okada #266
Silvia Farina Elia #22 6-4 3-6 6-2
Anna Smashnova #57
Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-2
Karin Miller #125
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-0
Aleksandra Olsza #139
Iva Majoli #21 6-3 6-3
Anke Huber #19
Amélie Mauresmo #31 6-2 6-1
Ludmila Richterova #179
Miho Saeki #80 6-1 2-6 6-3
Jill Craybas #260
Nathalie Dechy #64 6-2 7-5
Barbara Paulus #34
Sung-Hee Park #116 1-6 6-3 6-4
Lenka Nemeckova #103
Gala Leon Garcia #62 6-4 6-7 7-6
Janet Lee #89
Ai Sugiyama #15 6-1 6-2
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Monica Seles #6 7-6 6-2
Florencia Labat #55
Joannette Kruger #25 6-1 6-3
Barbara Rittner #74
Anne Miller 6-2 6-3
Sandra Nacuk #152
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #149 4-6 6-1 6-3
Sandra Kleinova #76
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-4 6-1
Kerry-Anne Guse #102
Laura Granville 6-4 6-4
Paola Suarez #96
Dominique Monami #13 6-2 6-2
Julie Halard-Decugis #29
Magdalena Grzybowska #38 6-0 6-1
Katarina Studenikova #106
Jana Novotna #2 6-4 6-3
Jennifer Capriati #109
Amelie Cocheteux #83 6-3 6-3
Sandra Dopfer #132
Sandrine Testud #17 6-0 6-2
Shi-Ting Wang #63
Kveta Peschke #71 6-2 6-3
Barbara Schwartz #92
Irina Spirlea #8 7-6 6-4
Elena Likhovtseva #27
Miriam Schnitzer #174 0-6 7-6 6-3
Elena Tatarkova #50
Serena Williams #20 6-3 3-6 6-4
Nicole Pratt #94
Pavlina Nola #124 7-6 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn #42
Patty Schnyder #10 7-6 7-5
Yuka Yoshida #105
Brie Rippner #146 6-3 6-1
Amy Frazier #66
Mary Joe Fernandez #49 6-4 7-6
Tina Krizan #180
Alexandra Fusai #41 6-4 6-4
Alexandra Stevenson #138
Steffi Graf #26 6-2 3-6 6-1
Corina Morariu #32
Marlene Weingartner #153 6-4 1-6 6-2
Meghann Shaughnessy #81
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #53 6-3 6-2
Kristie Boogert #77
Naoko Sawamatsu #37 4-6 7-5 6-1
Cristina Torrens Valero #99
Round of 64
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-1 6-1
Lori Mcneil #101
Virginia Ruano Pascual #39 6-4 6-4
Tara Snyder #51
Nathalie Tauziat #9 6-7 6-2 6-3
Olga Barabanschikova #61
Henrieta Nagyova #23 7-6 6-4
Chanda Rubin #46
Amanda Coetzer #11 6-0 6-2
Raluca Sandu #126
Barbara Schett #28 6-1 7-6
Sylvia Plischke #59
Conchita Martínez #7 7-6 6-1
Jacqueline Trail #272
Lisa Raymond #18 6-2 6-2
Natasha Zvereva #16
Venus Williams #5 6-1 6-3
Anne Kremer #137
Larisa Savchenko #85 5-7 6-0 6-2
Mariaan De Swardt
Mary Pierce #12 6-1 6-1
Cara Black #52
Laura Golarsa #95 6-4 3-6 6-4
Maria Vento-Kabchi #36
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-3 6-2
Fabiola Zuluaga #129
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #44 6-3 6-3
Asa Carlsson #100
Anna Kournikova #14 6-3 6-4
Radka Bobkova #88
Silvia Farina Elia #22 6-3 1-6 6-3
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Martina Hingis #1 7-6 6-0
Iva Majoli #21
Amélie Mauresmo #31 6-4 6-1
Miho Saeki #80
Nathalie Dechy #64 6-2 6-4
Sung-Hee Park #116
Gala Leon Garcia #62 2-3 (ret.)
Ai Sugiyama #15
Monica Seles #6 6-2 6-3
Joannette Kruger #25
Anne Miller 6-1 4-6 6-2
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #149
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 6-3
Laura Granville
Dominique Monami #13 6-0 6-0
Magdalena Grzybowska #38
Jana Novotna #2 6-2 7-6
Amelie Cocheteux #83
Sandrine Testud #17 7-6 6-3
Kveta Peschke #71
Irina Spirlea #8 6-3 6-2
Miriam Schnitzer #174
Serena Williams #20 6-2 6-1
Pavlina Nola #124
Patty Schnyder #10 6-1 6-2
Brie Rippner #146
Mary Joe Fernandez #49 6-3 4-6 7-6
Alexandra Fusai #41
Steffi Graf #26 6-0 6-1
Marlene Weingartner #153
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #53 4-6 6-1 6-1
Naoko Sawamatsu #37
Round of 32
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-2 6-1
Virginia Ruano Pascual #39
Nathalie Tauziat #9 6-1 6-1
Henrieta Nagyova #23
Amanda Coetzer #11 3-6 6-0 6-3
Barbara Schett #28
Conchita Martínez #7 6-3 3-6 6-2
Lisa Raymond #18
Venus Williams #5 5-0 (ret.)
Larisa Savchenko #85
Mary Pierce #12 6-1 6-0
Laura Golarsa #95
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-2 6-3
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #44
Anna Kournikova #14 6-4 6-1
Silvia Farina Elia #22
Martina Hingis #1 4-6 6-2 6-2
Amélie Mauresmo #31
Nathalie Dechy #64 6-4 6-4
Gala Leon Garcia #62
Monica Seles #6 6-3 6-3
Anne Miller
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-4 6-2
Dominique Monami #13
Jana Novotna #2 6-2 6-3
Sandrine Testud #17
Irina Spirlea #8 6-3 0-6 7-5
Serena Williams #20
Patty Schnyder #10 6-1 7-6
Mary Joe Fernandez #49
Steffi Graf #26 6-1 6-1
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #53
Round of 16
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-1 6-4
Nathalie Tauziat #9
Amanda Coetzer #11 6-4 4-6 6-2
Conchita Martínez #7
Venus Williams #5 6-1 7-6
Mary Pierce #12
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 7-6 6-3
Anna Kournikova #14
Martina Hingis #1 6-4 6-4
Nathalie Dechy #64
Monica Seles #6 6-2 4-6 6-3
Kimberly Po Messerli
Jana Novotna #2 6-3 6-3
Irina Spirlea #8
Patty Schnyder #10 6-3 6-4
Steffi Graf #26
Quarterfinals
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-0 6-4
Amanda Coetzer #11
Venus Williams #5 2-6 6-1 6-1
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4
Martina Hingis #1 6-4 6-4
Monica Seles #6
Jana Novotna #2 6-2 6-3
Patty Schnyder #10
Semifinals
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-4 6-4
Venus Williams #5
Martina Hingis #1 3-6 6-1 6-4
Jana Novotna #2
Final
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-3 7-5
Martina Hingis #1

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