Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first and only major singles title, following two previous runner-up finishes at Wimbledon.Wimbledon 2011: Kvitova stuns Sharapova to lift women's title
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The final marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the Wimbledon finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this scenario had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.
This marked the first Wimbledon singles appearance of future seven-time champion, Olympic gold medalist and world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the third round.
Seeds
Martina Hingis (semifinals) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Jana Novotná (champion) Steffi Graf (third round) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) Monica Seles (quarterfinals) Venus Williams (quarterfinals) Conchita Martínez (third round) Amanda Coetzer (second round) Irina Spîrlea (fourth round) Mary Pierce (first round) Anna Kournikova (withdrew) Patty Schnyder (second round) Sandrine Testud (fourth round) Dominique Van Roost (fourth round) Nathalie Tauziat (final)
Anna Kournikova withdrew due to a thumb injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Lilia Osterloh.
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1998 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation