1998 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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Girls' singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Runner-up Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Final score7–6(7–3), 6–3
Details
Draw64 (8 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
  1997  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1999  

Cara Black was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.

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Katarina Srebotnik defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her 1st and only Grand Slam title in Juniors.

Seeds

0 1.   Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic (quarterfinals)
0 2.   Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokic (semifinals)
0 3.   Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Stevenson (third round)
0 4.   Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik (quarterfinals)
0 5.   Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre (second round)
0 6.   Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya (quarterfinals)
0 7.   Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (champion)
0 8.   Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić (first round)
0 9.   Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth (third round)
10.   Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold (semifinals)
11.   Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Milagros Sequera (quarterfinals)
12.   Flag of Slovakia.svg Gabriela Voleková (first round)
13.   Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier (first round)
14.   Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi (third round)
15.   Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
16.   Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic 4 6
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 67
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 66
10 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold 3 3
10 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold 66
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya 1 2
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 776
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 633
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 63
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik 3 0r
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 66 6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokic 3 74
11 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Milagros Sequera 3 3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokic 66

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic 76
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 5 2 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic 66
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 66Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 3 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rewa Hudson 3 1 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Herbert 0 2 Q Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič 4 2
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Matevžič 66Q Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevžič 66
Flag of Denmark.svg Eva Dyrberg 66 Flag of Denmark.svg E Dyrberg 4 1
12 Flag of Slovakia.svg Gabriela Voleková 1 1 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Dominikovic 4 6
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 767 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucy Wood 6 1 14 Flag of Hungary.svg Z Gubacsi 63 6
LL Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova 66LL Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 4 61
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Kalvaria 3 2 14 Flag of Hungary.svg Z Gubacsi 4 2
Flag of Croatia.svg Dora Krstulović 4 667 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Dawaf 63 4 Flag of Croatia.svg D Krstulović 0 4
Flag of Switzerland.svg Caecilia Charbonnier 3 2 7 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 66

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Stevenson 76
Flag of Germany.svg Mia Buric 5 0 3 Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heidi Farr 3 2 Q Flag of South Africa.svg A Mojzis 1 4
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Aniela Mojzis663 Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson 63 4
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya 4 64 10 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Hergold 2 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislava Hrozenská 63 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg S Hrozenská 4 65
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Raimrová 3 72 10 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Hergold 62 7
10 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold 66 610 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Hergold 66
16 Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy 66 5 6 Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya 1 2
Flag of Croatia.svg Danira Penić4 77 Flag of Croatia.svg D Penić66
LL Flag of South Africa.svg Nicole Rencken 1 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 4 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik 66 Flag of Croatia.svg D Penić 6 60
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Mesa 4 62 6 Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya 73 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Seal63 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Seal 1 1
Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville 2 3 6 Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya 66
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić 3 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová 66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová 3 76
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nives Ćulum 64 3 Flag of the United States.svg W Laiho 65 2
Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Laiho 4 66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Bedáňová 5 1
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer 2 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 76
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hannah Collin 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Collin 1 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 76 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 66
13 Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier 6 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Clijsters 63
15 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 764 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 3 0r
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Vymetal 5 3 15 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 6 6
Flag of Mexico.svg Dominique Reynolds 1 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker 77
Flag of New Zealand.svg Leanne Baker 66 Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker 4 5
Flag of the United States.svg Ansley Cargill 664 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Carter 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Cargill 6 3
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou 63 8 4 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 76
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik 4 610

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre 76
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 5 2 5 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Rampre 4 2
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Alessia Nikolaeva4 66 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg A Nikolaeva66
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Višić 61 2 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg A Nikolaeva 5 2
Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Trail 6711 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Sequera 76
Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Bašternáková 1 6 Flag of the United States.svg J Trail 3 64
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kavitha Krishnamurthy 65 1 11 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Sequera 64 6
11 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Milagros Sequera 3 7611 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Sequera 3 3
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth 63 62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Dokic 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Cartwright 1 64 9 Flag of Argentina.svg E Krauth 63 6
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis 66Q Flag of Ukraine.svg T Perebiynis 2 62
Q Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff 3 4 9 Flag of Argentina.svg E Krauth 4 4
LL Flag of the United States.svg Kate Granson662 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Dokic 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Novotniková 4 1 LL Flag of the United States.svg K Granson 61 1
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 74 2 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Dokic 2 66
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokic 5 66

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References

  1. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.