1998 Sydney International – Women's singles explained

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Williams.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (second round)
2. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
3. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
4. Irina Spîrlea (second round)
5. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (champion)
6. Conchita Martínez (second round)
7. Sandrine Testud (second round)
8. Anke Huber (first round)

Draw

Section 2

External links

• Singles and Doubles Main draws