1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying
# 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

The qualifying rounds for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships were played from 15 to 21 May 1998 at the Civil Service Sports Ground in Chiswick, London, Great Britain.

## Seeds

* Cara Black (qualified)
* Haruka Inoue (qualified)
* Karin Miller (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jolene Watanabe (second round)
* Sandra Klösel (first round)
* Émilie Loit (first round)
* Els Callens (qualified)
* Conchita Martínez Granados (first round)
* Radka Bobková (qualified)
* Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Annabel Ellwood (qualifying competition)
* Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
* Anne Kremer (qualifying competition)
* Laurence Courtois (second round)
* Raluca Sandu (first round)

## Qualifiers

* Cara Black
* Silvija Talaja
* Radka Bobková
* Surina de Beer
* Els Callens
* Miriam Schnitzer
* Rennae Stubbs
* Haruka Inoue

## Lucky losers

* Karin Miller
* Lilia Osterloh

## Qualifying draw

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Cara Black | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eva Bes | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
| | Eva Bes | 3 | 6 | 8 | | Eva Bes | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
| WC | Claire Lyte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Claire Lyte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 2 |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 2 |
| | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | Kristine Kunce | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Noëlle van Lottum | $7^7$ | 3 | 5 | 12 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Annabel Ellwood | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 1 | 1 | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 7 |
| | Ludmila Richterová | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 7 |
| | Martina Nejedly | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Martina Nejedly | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Sandra Klösel | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Karin Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashona Washington | 2 | 4 | 3 | Karin Miller | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | $7^7$ | | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 3 | Karin Miller | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 |
| | Brie Rippner | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 |
| | Christína Papadáki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christína Papadáki | 6 | 6 | | Christína Papadáki | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Abigail Tordoff | 4 | 2 | 9 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 3 | 6 | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Nancy Feber | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kim Eun-ha | 2 | $6^5$ | | Nancy Feber | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nancy Feber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Feber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | Aleksandra Olsza | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Surina de Beer | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | Liezel Horn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Surina de Beer | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | Tina Križan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 6 | 6 | | Tina Križan | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Surina de Beer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Surina de Beer | 6 | 6 | | Surina de Beer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Amanda Janes | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Amanda Janes | 3 | 1 | | 7 | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 6 | 8 | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | 7 | Els Callens | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Anne Kremer | $6^3$ | 1 |
| | Caroline Dhenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Anne Kremer | $6^3$ | 1 |
| WC | Louise Herbert | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Louise Herbert | 1 | 2 | | | Caroline Dhenin | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wiltrud Probst | 5 | 1 | | 14 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Anne Kremer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Lilia Osterloh | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julia Abe | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Joanne Moore | $6^2$ | $6^2$ | | | Julia Abe | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Julia Abe | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Abe | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 10 | Lilia Osterloh | $6^2$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Lenka Cenková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 6 | | | Miriam Schnitzer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jolene Watanabe | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Lucie Ahl | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Jolene Watanabe | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Jolene Watanabe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Émilie Loit | 4 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Maureen Drake | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jessica Steck | 5 | 2 | | PR | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Rennae Stubbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Rennae Stubbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | PR | Rennae Stubbs | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | PR | Christina Singer | $6^5$ | $6^4$ |
| PR | Petra Kamstra | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | PR | Christina Singer | $6^5$ | $6^4$ |
| | Laurence Andretto | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | Laurence Andretto | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Christina Singer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Christina Singer | 6 | 6 | | PR | Christina Singer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Raluca Sandu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 6 | $7^7$ | | WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 1 | 4 | | | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Načuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Sandra Načuk | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Haruka Inoue | 6 | 6 |
| | Erika deLone | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Haruka Inoue | 6 | 6 |
| | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Haruka Inoue | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Hannah Collin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Haruka Inoue | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Haruka Inoue | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
