1998 Sydney International – Women's singles
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. Martina Hingis (second round) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Amanda Coetzer (second round) Irina Spîrlea (second round) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (champion) Conchita Martínez (second round) Sandrine Testud (second round) Anke Huber (first round) Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 External links Singles and Doubles Main draws Women's Singles Singles