1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upUnited States Corina Morariu
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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First-seeded Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Corina Morariu.

Seeds[edit]

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

  1. Japan Ai Sugiyama (champion)
  2. Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (quarterfinals)
  3. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  4. United States Amy Frazier (semifinals)
  5. United States Corina Morariu (final)
  6. Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang (semifinals)
  7. Japan Miho Saeki (first round)
  8. Japan Yuka Yoshida (second round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Final[edit]

Final
1 Japan Ai Sugiyama 6 6  
5 United States Corina Morariu 3 3  

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
  Japan N Miyagi 6 3 7   Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 3 2  
  United States L Osterloh 0 6 6 1 Japan A Sugiyama 4 6 6
Q South Africa S De Beer 4 4     United States E deLone 6 1 1
  United States E deLone 6 6     United States E deLone 6 2 6
  Japan N Kijimuta 1 6 1 8 Japan Y Yoshida 3 6 2
8 Japan Y Yoshida 6 4 6 1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
3 Thailand T Tanasugarn 4 7 6 6 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 3 2  
  South Korea E-H Kim 6 5 0 3 Thailand T Tanasugarn 2 3  
  South Korea M-R Jeon 4 1     United States L McNeil 6 6  
  United States L McNeil 6 6     United States L McNeil 6 4 1
Q Japan S Hisamatsu 2 2   6 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 6 6
  Japan R Hiraki 6 6     Japan R Hiraki 3 2  
WC Japan S Asagoe 6 3 1 6 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6  
6 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 3 6 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Japan M Saeki 6 2  
  United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 7 6     United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 3 2  
WC Japan S Obata 5 1     Australia N Pratt 6 6  
  Australia N Pratt 7 6     Australia N Pratt 2 6 2
  Australia K Kunce 7 4 1 4 United States A Frazier 6 4 6
Q Japan M Endo 6 6 6 Q Japan M Endo 0 1  
Q South Korea Y-J Choi 4 2   4 United States A Frazier 6 6  
4 United States A Frazier 6 6   4 United States A Frazier 6 6 4
5 United States C Morariu 6 6   5 United States C Morariu 4 7 6
  South Korea S-H Park 4 2   5 United States C Morariu 6 6  
  United States M Shaughnessy 3 6 6   United States M Shaughnessy 3 2  
  Chinese Taipei J Lee 6 2 4 5 United States C Morariu 7 6  
  Japan H Inoue 6 6   2 Japan N Sawamatsu 5 3  
  Netherlands S Noorlander 4 1     Japan H Inoue 6 4 6
2 Japan N Sawamatsu 4 6 7

External links[edit]

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