1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles
# 1998 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

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.

## Seeds

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.

* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Monica Seles (third round)
* Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
* n/a
* Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
* Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
* Anke Huber (fourth round)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
* Sabine Appelmans (third round)
* Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
* Joannette Kruger (third round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (final)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Yayuk Basuki (third round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
* Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
* Maria Vento (fourth round)
* Florencia Labat (third round)
* Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
* Rita Grande (fourth round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
