WTA Australian Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Martina Hingis won the 1998 Australian Open, defeating Conchita Martínez 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 19 to February 2, 1998.
Dates
Jan 19 — Feb 2
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Hingis
6-1 6-2
Barbara Rittner
6-1 7-6(5)
Anna Kournikova
6-2 6-1
Corina Morariu
6-4 1-6 6-3
Yayuk Basuki
6-7(4) 6-3 6-1
Kristie Boogert
6-3 6-2
Dominique Monami
6-3 6-2
Tara Snyder
7-6(5) 6-4
Mary Pierce
6-0 6-0
Cristina Torrens Valero
6-4 6-4
Olga Barabanschikova
6-3 6-3
Jana Nejedly
6-2 6-4
Henrieta Nagyova
6-3 6-1
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
7-6(6) 7-5
Elena Likhovtseva
6-2 6-1
Yuka Yoshida
6-1 6-3
Anke Huber
5-7 6-0 6-0
Anne Miller
4-6 7-5 6-0
Joannette Kruger
6-0 2-0 (ret.)
Sonya Jeyaseelan
6-7(2) 6-1 7-5
Amanda Coetzer
6-2 6-0
Larisa Savchenko
6-3 7-6(3)
Annabel Ellwood
6-4 5-7 6-3
Lea Ghirardi
1-6 7-5 6-1
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-0 6-4
Elena Makarova
6-4 1-6 6-4
Rika Hiraki
6-2 6-2
Ginger Helgeson
6-3 7-6(7)
Ai Sugiyama
4-6 6-1 6-3
Miho Saeki
6-4 6-3
Magdalena Grzybowska
6-3 6-2
Nirupama Vaidyanathan
5-7 6-4 6-2
Conchita Martínez
6-2 6-2
Miriam Oremans
7-5 6-2
Anne-Gaelle Sidot
6-4 6-3
Virginia Ruano Pascual
7-6(2) 7-5
Barbara Schett
6-4 6-1
Tatiana Panova
6-4 6-4
Natasha Zvereva
2-6 6-2 6-3
Rita Grande
6-4 6-3
Sandrine Testud
6-3 6-2
Jana Kandarr
6-1 6-4
Adriana Rikl Gersi
2-6 6-2 6-2
Janette Husarova
4-6 6-4 7-5
Elena Pampoulova
6-2 6-1
Iva Majoli
6-4 6-2
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
7-5 6-1
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-3
Karina Habsudova
6-3 6-4
Flora Perfetti
5-7 6-4 8-6
Paola Suarez
6-3 7-5
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
6-2 6-1
Magui Serna
6-3 4-6 9-7
Florencia Labat
2-6 6-3 6-4
Asa Carlsson
6-3 2-6 6-4
Serena Williams
6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Amélie Mauresmo
7-6(4) 7-5
Sylvia Plischke
7-5 6-1
Patty Schnyder
6-1 6-2
Shi-Ting Wang
6-1 4-6 6-4
Lisa Raymond
6-1 2-6 6-3
Nana Smith
6-2 6-1
Round of 64
Martina Hingis
7-5 6-1
Anna Kournikova
7-5 6-2
Yayuk Basuki
5-7 6-4 6-3
Dominique Monami
6-3 6-4
Mary Pierce
6-1 6-2
Olga Barabanschikova
6-2 6-4
Elena Likhovtseva
6-4 4-6 6-1
Anke Huber
6-4 6-0
Joannette Kruger
6-3 6-2
Amanda Coetzer
2-6 6-1 6-0
Annabel Ellwood
4-6 6-4 6-1
Rika Hiraki
7-6(5) 7-5
Ai Sugiyama
6-7(4) 7-5 6-1
Conchita Martínez
7-5 6-2
Barbara Schett
6-3 6-2
Natasha Zvereva
6-4 6-4
Sandrine Testud
6-7(6) 6-0 6-1
Adriana Rikl Gersi
6-2 7-5
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-4 4-6 6-4
Iva Majoli
7-5 6-4
Lindsay Davenport
2-6 6-0 9-7
Flora Perfetti
6-3 6-2
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
7-6(5) 2-6 6-3
Florencia Labat
6-4 5-7 6-4
Venus Williams
7-6(4) 6-1
Amélie Mauresmo
1-6 6-4 6-3
Patty Schnyder
6-3 6-4
Lisa Raymond
6-2 3-6 7-5
Round of 32
Martina Hingis
6-4 4-6 6-4
Yayuk Basuki
6-4 6-4
Mary Pierce
7-5 6-3
Henrieta Nagyova
6-7(1) 7-5 6-2
Anke Huber
6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Amanda Coetzer
6-3 6-1
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-2 6-3
Ai Sugiyama
7-6(5) 1-6 6-4
Conchita Martínez
3-6 6-0 6-3
Barbara Schett
6-3 6-1
Sandrine Testud
6-4 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-0 6-2
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-2
Venus Williams
6-1 6-4
Patty Schnyder
2-6 6-3 8-6
Round of 16
Martina Hingis
6-0 6-0
Mary Pierce
6-0 6-0
Anke Huber
2-6 6-4 7-5
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-2 6-4
Conchita Martínez
6-3 6-3
Sandrine Testud
3-6 6-1 6-2
Venus Williams
6-4 6-1
Quarterfinals
Martina Hingis
6-2 6-3
Anke Huber
7-6(7) 7-5
Conchita Martínez
6-3 6-2
Lindsay Davenport
1-6 7-5 6-3
Semifinals
Martina Hingis
6-1 2-6 6-1
Conchita Martínez
4-6 6-3 6-3
Final
Martina Hingis
6-3 6-3
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 7 |
| Evonne Goolagong | 4 |
| Margaret Court | 4 |
| Monica Seles | 4 |
| Steffi Graf | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-3 7-6(2) | Danielle Collins | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Australian Open held?
- Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Who won the most recent Australian Open?
- The 2026 Australian Open was won by Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-4.
- Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
- Serena Williams has won 7 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Australian Open played?
- The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
- What surface is Australian Open played on?
- Australian Open is played on hard courts.