Women's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Anna Kournikova
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Venus Williams defeated Anna Kournikova in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Miami Open.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Williams.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	1	7
		Serena Williams	3	6	6
								1	Martina Hingis	2	7	2
								11	Venus Williams	6	5	6
	11	Venus Williams	6	6
	29	Silvia Farina	1	2
															11	Venus Williams	2	6	6
															23	Anna Kournikova	6	4	1
	8	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
	3	Jana Novotná	1	1
								8	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	6	1	3
								23	Anna Kournikova	3	6	6
	23	Anna Kournikova	6	2	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	4	6	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	LL	L Němečková	3	3					C Rubin	1	0
		C Rubin	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	L Ghirardi	4	7	1										21	J Kruger	0	0
		A Miller	6	6	6				A Miller	4	0
								21	J Kruger	6	6
																						1	M Hingis	6	5	6
																						13	S Testud	3	7	2
								27	B Schett	2	2
		P Hy-Boulais	0	6	5			WC	L McNeil	6	6
	WC	L McNeil	6	1	7										WC	L McNeil	3	3
	WC	B Rippner	6	5											13	S Testud	6	6
		Å Carlsson	7	7					Å Carlsson	1	2
								13	S Testud	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	I Spîrlea	6	0
		S Williams	6	6					S Williams	7	6
		D Chládková	4	0												S Williams	6	6
		A Gerši	1	2											24	B Paulus	3	2
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	6	3
								24	B Paulus	7	6
																							S Williams	6	4	6
																						17	P Schnyder	0	6	3
								17	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	6	3	2				C Torrens Valero	0	3
		C Torrens Valero	2	6	6										17	P Schnyder	6	6
		W Probst	3	6	3										33	T Tanasugarn	0	2
		K Habšudová	6	4	6				K Habšudová	1	6	2
								33	T Tanasugarn	6	3	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								34	R Grande	3	6	6
		S Plischke	7	7					S Plischke	6	3	2
		K Studeníková	6	5											34	R Grande	6	3	6
		L Golarsa	5	1											25	Y Basuki	4	6	4
		A Mauresmo	7	6					A Mauresmo	5	6
								25	Y Basuki	7	7
																						34	R Grande	1	4
																						11	V Williams	6	6
								32	S Pitkowski	4	0	r
		O Barabanschikova	7	2	6				O Barabanschikova	6	1
	Q	N Dechy	6	6	1											O Barabanschikova	2	1
	LL	T Panova	6	7											11	V Williams	6	6
	WC	M Washington	2	5				LL	T Panova	3	3
								11	V Williams	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	A Sugiyama	6	6
	Q	J Watanabe	6	3	2				B Rittner	2	3
		B Rittner	1	6	6										16	A Sugiyama	3	5
		G León García	6	7											29	S Farina	6	7
	LL	A Ellwood	4	5					G León García	4	1
								29	S Farina	6	6
																						29	S Farina	6	6	6
																						6	A Coetzer	7	2	1
								19	N Zvereva	6	6
		K-A Guse	6	5	1				Y Yoshida	3	4
		Y Yoshida	0	7	6										19	N Zvereva	5	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	6	6										6	A Coetzer	7	6
		M Oremans	6	3	2				A Dechaume-Balleret	7	3	3
								6	A Coetzer	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	A Sánchez-Vicario	4	6	6
		F Lubiani	4	1					S-T Wang	6	4	2
		S-T Wang	6	6											8	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
		E Makarova	5	r											31	F Labat	0	1
	WC	T Snyder	7					WC	T Snyder	5	4
								31	F Labat	7	6
																						8	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
																						30	M Vento	2	1
								30	M Vento	7	6
		L Neiland	6	3	6				L Neiland	5	3
		S Kleinová	1	6	2										30	M Vento	7	5	6
		J Husárová	3	2												E Likhovtseva	5	7	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	1
								15	D Van Roost	1	0	r

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	A Huber	2	6	6
		N Kijimuta	1	4				Q	J Lee	6	4	4
	Q	J Lee	6	6											14	A Huber	6	6	6
		M Serna	6	5	3										18	S Appelmans	7	4	4
		J Halard-Decugis	3	7	6				J Halard-Decugis	2	1
								18	S Appelmans	6	6
																						14	A Huber	2	2
																						3	J Novotná	6	6
								22	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	Q	J Kandarr	6	6				Q	J Kandarr	6	6
		A Fusai	4	3											Q	J Kandarr	3	6	3
		M Grzybowska	6	7											3	J Novotná	6	4	6
	WC	J Capriati	0	5					M Grzybowska	1	1
								3	J Novotná	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	M Seles	6	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	7	3
		S Cacic	3	3											5	M Seles	5	4
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	3	0											23	A Kournikova	7	6
		M Lučić	6	6					M Lučić	4	2
								23	A Kournikova	6	6
																						23	A Kournikova	6	6
																						9	C Martínez	3	0
								28	N Sawamatsu	7	6
	WC	K Brandi	6	5	6			WC	K Brandi	5	3
		C Morariu	3	7	4										28	N Sawamatsu	2	2
	Q	A Smashnova	6	6											9	C Martínez	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	1	1				Q	A Smashnova	4	2
								9	C Martínez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	N Tauziat	7	6
		S Cecchini	5	2				WC	A Wunderlich	5	4
	WC	A Wunderlich	7	6											12	N Tauziat	6	6
	WC	S Reeves	3	2											26	H Nagyová	1	1
		M Babel	6	6					M Babel	2	1
								26	H Nagyová	6	6
																						12	N Tauziat	1	2
																						2	L Davenport	6	6
								20	R Dragomir	6	6	4
		F Li	7	6					F Li	2	7	6
		R McQuillan	6	2												F Li	6	1	3
	Q	P Stoyanova	0	6	6										2	L Davenport	3	6	6
		A Frazier	6	3	4			Q	P Stoyanova	2	2
								2	L Davenport	6	6

• 1998 Lipton Championships draw