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1998 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Field	Value
champ	CZE Jana Novotná
runner	ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
score	6–1, 7–5
draw	28
seeds	8
type	singles doubles

Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The two had reached the final the previous year but the match was cancelled in the first set due to persistent rain. Two weeks later, Novotná went on to win the Wimbledon title.

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.

CZE Jana Novotná (champion)
GER Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
USA Venus Williams (second round)
ROM Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
RUS Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
FRA Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Final

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=CZE Jana Novotná | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=7 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=5 | RD1-score2-3=

Section 1

| RD1-seed3=Q | RD1-team3=FRA N Dechy | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=CHN F Li | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=FRA S Pitkowski | RD1-score5-1=5 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score5-3= | RD1-seed6=Q | RD1-team6=AUS K-A Guse | RD1-score6-1=7 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score6-3= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=ITA R Grande | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=4 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=ROM I Spîrlea | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score8-2=4 | RD1-score8-3=6 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=VEN M Vento | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=BLR N Zvereva | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=RUS T Panova | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ESP M Serna | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=8 | RD1-seed16=7 | RD1-team16=FRA N Tauziat | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=CZE J Novotná | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=Q | RD2-team2=FRA N Dechy | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-3= | RD2-seed3=Q | RD2-team3=AUS K-A Guse | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=5 | RD2-score3-3= | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4=ROM I Spîrlea | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score4-2=7 | RD2-score4-3= | RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5=USA V Williams | RD2-score5-1=2 | RD2-score5-2=1 | RD2-score5-3= | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=BLR N Zvereva | RD2-score6-1=6 | RD2-score6-2=6 | RD2-score6-3= | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=ESP M Serna | RD2-score7-1=6 | RD2-score7-2=7 | RD2-score7-3= | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD2-score8-1=4 | RD2-score8-2=5 | RD2-score8-3= | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=CZE J Novotná | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=7 | RD3-score1-3= | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2=ROM I Spîrlea | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score2-2=5 | RD3-score2-3= | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=BLR N Zvereva | RD3-score3-1=7 | RD3-score3-2=6 | RD3-score3-3= | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=ESP M Serna | RD3-score4-1=6 | RD3-score4-2=2 | RD3-score4-3= | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=CZE J Novotná | RD4-score1-1=6 | RD4-score1-2=6 | RD4-score1-3= | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=BLR N Zvereva | RD4-score2-1=2 | RD4-score2-2=1 | RD4-score2-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed1=8 | RD1-team1=JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=POL M Grzybowska | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=5 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=WC | RD1-team4=USA S Williams | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=7 | RD1-score4-3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=THA T Tanasugarn | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score5-3= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=USA A Miller | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-score6-3= | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=RUS A Kournikova | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRA A Fusai | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-3=3 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA L Raymond | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=RSA M de Swardt | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=INA Y Basuki | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=r | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=GBR S Smith | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed1=8 | RD2-team1=JPN A Sugiyama | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=5 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=WC | RD2-team2=USA S Williams | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=7 | RD2-score2-3= | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=THA T Tanasugarn | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score3-2=5 | RD2-score3-3= | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score4-2=7 | RD2-score4-3= | RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5=RUS A Kournikova | RD2-score5-1=6 | RD2-score5-2=6 | RD2-score5-3= | RD2-seed6=Q | RD2-team6=RSA M de Swardt | RD2-score6-1=4 | RD2-score6-2=1 | RD2-score6-3= | RD2-seed7=WC | RD2-team7=GBR S Smith | RD2-score7-1=1 | RD2-score7-2=2 | RD2-score7-3= | RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8=GER S Graf | RD2-score8-1=6 | RD2-score8-2=6 | RD2-score8-3= | RD3-seed1=WC | RD3-team1=USA S Williams | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=4 | RD3-score1-3=4 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD3-seed3=6 | RD3-team3=RUS A Kournikova | RD3-score3-1=6 | RD3-score3-2=6 | RD3-score3-3=6 | RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4=GER S Graf | RD3-score4-1=7 | RD3-score4-2=3 | RD3-score4-3=4 | RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD4-score1-1=w/o | RD4-score1-2= | RD4-score1-3= | RD4-seed2=6 | RD4-team2=RUS A Kournikova | RD4-score2-1= | RD4-score2-2= | RD4-score2-3=

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