1998 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
1998 US Open
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The qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jana Kandarr	6	6
		Erika deLone	4	3
								1	Jana Kandarr	1	6	3
									Marlene Weingärtner	6	3	6
		Jasmin Wöhr	3	6	1
		Marlene Weingärtner	6	4	6
																Marlene Weingärtner	3	77	6
															20	Surina De Beer	6	64	0
		Eva Bes	6	6
		Daphne van de Zande	3	2
									Eva Bes	0	5
								20	Surina De Beer	6	7
		Trudi Musgrave	63	7	2
	20	Surina De Beer	77	5	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	17	Raluca Sandu	6	77
		Larissa Schaerer	4	61
								17	Raluca Sandu	7	6
									Noëlle van Lottum	5	1
		Janette Husárová	5	6	1
		Noëlle van Lottum	7	3	6
															17	Raluca Sandu	3	6	6
															16	Annabel Ellwood	6	3	2
		Saori Obata	6	6
		Naoko Kijimuta	1	2
									Saori Obata	4	78	3
								16	Annabel Ellwood	6	66	6
		Anna Földényi	3	3
	16	Annabel Ellwood	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Francesca Lubiani	6	7
		Hila Rosen	3	5
								11	Francesca Lubiani	6	4	3
								WC	Jackie Trail	1	6	6
	WC	Jackie Trail	7	2	7
		Ségolène Berger	5	6	5
															WC	Jackie Trail	6	3	6
																Kristine Kunce	4	6	4
		Lenka Cenková	3	2
		Kristine Kunce	6	6
									Kristine Kunce	77	6
									Kim Eun-ha	64	1
		Kim Eun-ha	77	3	6
	25	Maureen Drake	64	6	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	31	Tathiana Garbin	2	1r
		Radka Pelikánová	6	2
									Radka Pelikánová	4	3
								WC	Jean Okada	6	6
		Katie Schlukebir	3	6	3
	WC	Jean Okada	6	1	6
															WC	Jean Okada	6	7
															5	Elena Makarova	2	5
		Lorna Woodroffe	6	7
		María Fernanda Landa	3	5
									Lorna Woodroffe	1	1
								5	Elena Makarova	6	6
		Zuzana Váleková	61	1
	5	Elena Makarova	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Haruka Inoue	6	6
	WC	Victoria Hunt	2	0
								3	Haruka Inoue	3	1
									Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Misumi Miyauchi	3	0
		Nadia Petrova	6	6
																Nadia Petrova	64	6	4
															21	Fabiola Zuluaga	77	3	6
		Virág Csurgó	5	3
		Jessica Fernández	7	6
									Jessica Fernández	2	1
								21	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	6
		Jane Chi	2	6	3
	21	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	2	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	29	Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Sandra Cecchini	3	2
								29	Silvija Talaja	4	710	6
									Evelyn Fauth	6	68	2
		Celeste Contín	3	4
		Evelyn Fauth	6	6
															29	Silvija Talaja	5	2
															13	Laurence Courtois	7	6
		Tzipora Obziler	6	3	2
		Louise Latimer	1	6	6
									Louise Latimer	4	1
								13	Laurence Courtois	6	6
		Karolina Jagieniak	4	0
	13	Laurence Courtois	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Jeon Mi-ra	1	4
								9	Sonya Jeyaseelan	4	2
									Patricia Wartusch	6	6
		Patricia Hy-Boulais	6	5	3
		Patricia Wartusch	4	7	6
																Patricia Wartusch	1	2
															24	Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
		Milena Nekvapilová	4	3
		Paula Hermida	6	6
									Paula Hermida	0	3
								24	Aleksandra Olsza	6	6
		Irina Selyutina	2	2
	24	Aleksandra Olsza	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	27	Rika Hiraki	6	6
		Germana Di Natale	3	3
								27	Rika Hiraki	4	1
									Miriam Schnitzer	6	6
		Aurandrea Narvaez	0	3
		Miriam Schnitzer	6	6
																Miriam Schnitzer	6	6
															8	Conchita Martínez Granados	1	1
		Selima Sfar	77	4	2
		Kira Nagy	62	6	6
									Kira Nagy	3	2
								8	Conchita Martínez Granados	6	6
		Karen Cross	6	4	3
	8	Conchita Martínez Granados	4	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Émilie Loit	6	7
		Christina Singer	1	5
								7	Émilie Loit	4	64
								WC	Jill Craybas	6	77
	WC	Jill Craybas	6	6
	WC	Sarah Taylor	1	2
															WC	Jill Craybas	7	2	6
																Svetlana Krivencheva	5	6	3
		Petra Langrová	4	6	4
		Svetlana Krivencheva	6	2	6
									Svetlana Krivencheva	6	6
								23	Olga Lugina	3	3
		Amanda Hopmans	0	6	4
	23	Olga Lugina	6	2	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	18	Shinobu Asagoe	6	3	6
		Gabriela Kučerová	2	6	2
								18	Shinobu Asagoe	3	6	6
									Sophie Georges	6	3	1
		Sophie Georges	6	6
		Eleni Rossides	3	0
															18	Shinobu Asagoe	6	0	3
															15	Pavlina Stoyanova	3	6	6
		Nóra Köves	6	1	6
		Denisa Chládková	2	6	3
									Nóra Köves	3	66
								15	Pavlina Stoyanova	6	78
		Petra Mandula	6	4	4
	15	Pavlina Stoyanova	1	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Seda Noorlander	6	4	4
		Joanne Ward	4	6	6
									Joanne Ward	4	2
									Lindsay Lee	6	6
		Gisela Riera Roura	5	4
		Lindsay Lee	7	6
																Lindsay Lee	3	4
															32	Liezel Horn	6	6
		Siobhan Drake-Brockman	77	6
		Francesca Romano	63	2
									Siobhan Drake-Brockman	3	5
								32	Liezel Horn	6	7
		Lucie Ahl	3	1
	32	Liezel Horn	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	22	Laurence Andretto	4	4
		Wynne Prakusya	6	6
									Wynne Prakusya	6	2	1
									Cho Yoon-jeong	3	6	6
		Cho Yoon-jeong	4	6	6
		Ann Wunderlich	6	2	4
																Cho Yoon-jeong	3	4
																Tina Križan	6	6
		Mira Radu	78	3	1
		Tina Križan	66	6	6
									Tina Križan	2	6	6
								4	Jolene Watanabe	6	2	1
		Alicia Ortuño	2	0
	4	Jolene Watanabe	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Adriana Serra Zanetti	66	5
		Petra Gáspár	78	7
									Petra Gáspár	4	2
									Ludmila Richterová	6	6
		Nirupama Vaidyanathan	6	0	2
		Ludmila Richterová	1	6	6
																Ludmila Richterová	7	1	6
																Amanda Grahame	5	6	1
		Amanda Grahame	3	6	6
		Geraldine Aizenberg	6	4	1
									Amanda Grahame	5	7	6
								19	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	7	5	4
		Petra Rampre	3	2
	19	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	26	Christína Papadáki	77	77
		Julie Pullin	65	65
								26	Christína Papadáki	6	6
									Alice Canepa	3	4
		Elena Dementieva	64	2
		Alice Canepa	77	6
															26	Christína Papadáki	6	1	1
																Sandra Načuk	3	6	6
		Sandra Načuk	7	6
		Martina Nejedly	5	4
									Sandra Načuk	6	6
								14	Karin Kschwendt	4	4
		Claire Taylor	1	0
	14	Karin Kschwendt	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Els Callens	65	6	6
		Rennae Stubbs	77	2	1
								12	Els Callens	4	6	6
									Julia Abe	6	3	3
		Julia Abe	6	6
		Eva Martincová	2	1
															12	Els Callens	4	1
															28	Anne Kremer	6	6
	Alt	Lisa McShea	5	6	77
		Maria Paola Zavagli	7	3	65
								Alt	Lisa McShea	2	0
								28	Anne Kremer	6	6
		Evie Dominikovic	6	4	2
	28	Anne Kremer	4	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	30	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	5	6	7
		Catherine Barclay	7	3	5
								30	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	6	6
								WC	Holly Parkinson	2	1
	WC	Holly Parkinson	6	6
		Katarzyna Nowak	0	2
															30	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	7	5
															2	Lilia Osterloh	5	5
	WC	Tracy Singian	6	4	6
	WC	Jennifer Poulos	4	6	4
								WC	Tracy Singian	5	2
								2	Lilia Osterloh	7	6
		Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	0	2
	2	Lilia Osterloh	6	6

References

• Official Results Archive (WTA)
• 1998 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation