1998 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England.     (15th-21st June 1998).

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Singles Final
Jana Novotna (CZE/1) def Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (SPA/3) 6-1, 7-5.

Semi-final Singles
Jana Novotna (CZE/1) def. Natasha Zvereva (BLS) 6-2, 6-1.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (SPA/3) def. Anna Kournikova (RUS/6) w/o ret'd.

Quarter-final Singles
Jana Novotna (CZE/1) def. Irina Spirlea (ROM/5) 6-4, 7-5.
Natasha Zvereva (BLS) def. Magui Serna (SPA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (SPA/3) def. Serena Williams (USA/WC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Anna Kournikova (RUS/6) def. Steffi Graf (GER/2) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4.

Second Round Singles
Jana Novotna (CZE/1) def. Nathalie Dechy (FRA/Q) 6-2, 6-2.
Irina Spirlea (ROM/5) def. Kerry-Anne Guse (AUS/Q) 6-0, 7-5.
Natasha Zvereva (BLS) def. Venus Williams (USA/4) 6-2, 6-1.
Magui Serna (SPA) def. Elena Likhotseva (RUS) 6-4, 7-5.
Serena Williams (USA/WC) def. Ai Sugiyama (JAP/8) 6-2, 7-5.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (SPA/3) def. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-2, 7-5.
Anna Kournikova (RUS/6) def. Mariaan DeSwardt (RSA/Q) 6-4, 6-1.
Steffi Graf (GER/2) def. Samantha Smith (GBR/WC) 6-1, 6-2.

First Round Singles
Jana Novotna (CZE/1)  Bye.
Nathalie Dechy (FRA/Q) def. Fang Li (CHI) 6-4, 6-4.
Kerry-Anne Guse (AUS/Q) def. Sarah Pitkowski (FRA) 7-5, 6-3.
Irina Spirlea (ROM/5) def. Rita Grande (ITA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Venus Williams (USA/4)  Bye.
Natasha Zvereva (BLS) def. Maria Alejandra Vento (VEN) 7-5, 6-3.
Magui Serna (SPA) def. Tatiana Panova (RUS/Q) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-1.
Elena Likhotseva (RUS) def. Nathalie Tauziat (FRA/7) 6-2, 4-6, 8-6.
Ai Sugiyama (JAP/8) def. Magdalena Grzybowska (POL) 6-4, 6-4.
Serena Williams (USA/WC) def. Naoko Sawamatsu (JAP) 6-4, 7-5.
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) def. Anne Miller (USA) 6-4, 6-4.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (SPA/3)  Bye.
Anna Kournikova (RUS/6) def. Alexander Fusai (FRA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Mariaan DeSwardt (RSA/WC) def. Lisa Raymond (USA) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6).
Samantha Smith (GBR/WC) def. Yayuk Basuki (INO) 6-4, 3-3 ret'd.
Steffi Graf (GER/2)  Bye.

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