Women's singles
1998 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, with a score of 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Italian Open.^[1]

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Mirjana Lučić.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	14	Anna Kournikova	2	4
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
									Mirjana Lučić	2	1
		Mirjana Lučić	7	0
	12	Sandrine Testud	5	0r
															1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6
															9	Venus Williams	3	6	3
	5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6
	15	Lisa Raymond	7	1	2
								5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	6	5
								9	Venus Williams	6	2	7
		Serena Williams	4	2
	9	Venus Williams	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		F Li	7	6					F Li	3	0
		O Barabanschikova	6	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
		G León García	5	3											10	I Spîrlea	1	2
		V Ruano Pascual	7	6					V Ruano Pascual	3	6
		J Halard-Decugis	4	2				10	I Spîrlea	6	7
	10	I Spîrlea	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	14	A Kournikova	6	6																		14	A Kournikova	2	4
	Q	V Csurgo	0	1				14	A Kournikova	6	6
		M Vento	2	3					B Paulus	2	2
		B Paulus	6	6											14	A Kournikova	6	3	6
	Q	J Kandarr	4	6	7										8	I Majoli	3	6	2
		F Labat	6	4	6			Q	J Kandarr	6	4	4
								8	I Majoli	4	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Pierce	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	3	6				S Pitkowski	1	2
		S Appelmans	1	6	3										4	M Pierce	5	4
		M Lučić	6	6	7											M Lučić	7	6
		S Cacic	1	7	6				M Lučić	3	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	4	6	6				E Likhovtseva	6	2	2
	16	P Schnyder	6	4	4																		M Lučić	7	0
	12	S Testud	2	6	6																	12	S Testud	5	0r
	WC	L Golarsa	6	4	2			12	S Testud	4	6	6
		B Schett	4	6	6				B Schett	6	2	3
		M Grzybowska	6	3	2										12	S Testud	6	4	7
	WC	F Lubiani	0	1											6	M Seles	2	6	5
		S Farina	6	6					S Farina	2	1
								6	M Seles	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	7
	Q	C Torrens Valero	4	6	6			Q	C Torrens Valero	3	5
		B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	3										6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
		L Courtois	6	2	4										13	D Van Roost	1	2
		N Sawamatsu	1	6	6				N Sawamatsu	4	4
		K Habšudová	4	2				13	D Van Roost	6	6
	13	D Van Roost	6	6																		6	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6	6
	15	L Raymond	2	6	7																	15	L Raymond	7	1	2
		A-G Sidot	6	3	5			15	L Raymond	6	3	7
		R Grande	3	0				Q	A Miller	2	6	6
	Q	A Miller	6	6											15	L Raymond	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6												R Dragomir	4	1
	WC	J Capriati	3	2					R Dragomir	6	6
								3	A Coetzer	2	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	C Martínez	6	4	6
	WC	F Perfetti	7	6				WC	F Perfetti	1	6	3
	Q	E Gagliardi	5	2											7	C Martínez	2	2
	Q	T Garbin	7	4	1											S Williams	6	6
		J Kruger	6	6	6				J Kruger	1r
		S Williams	7	6					S Williams	5
	11	N Tauziat	5	0																			S Williams	4	2
	9	V Williams	6	6																		9	V Williams	6	6
		Y Basuki	2	3				9	V Williams	6	6
		M Oremans	4	1				Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	4
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6											9	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Fusai	7	6											Q	A Fusai	1	1
		A Sugiyama	6	0				Q	A Fusai	2	7	6
								2	J Novotná	6	6	3

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