1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
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Jana Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and first major singles title overall, following two previous runner-up finishes at Wimbledon.[2]
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Champion | Jana Novotná | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Nathalie Tauziat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 (8 Q / 8 WC ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The final marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the Wimbledon finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this scenario had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.