| Women's singles at the 1998 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–12 December 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Squash at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
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The women's singles Squash event was part of the squash programme and took place between December 9 and December 12, at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand.
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 14:00 | 1st round |
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 08:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, 11 December 1998 | 14:00 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 12:00 | Final |
| Final | ||||||||
| 1 |  Baran Safavi (IRN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 2 |  Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1st round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baran Safavi (IRN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Mekhala Subedar (IND) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |  Masami Kofuji (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Masami Kofuji (JPN) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | Baran Safavi (IRN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Mah Li Lian (SIN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Mah Li Lian (SIN) | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Nucharee Wangchai (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Mah Li Lian (SIN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Christina Mak (HKG) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | Christina Mak (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Najada Majed (JOR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Park Eun-ok (KOR) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Della Lee (SIN) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Della Lee (SIN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Sohini Kumari (IND) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |  Kuan Choy Lin (MAS) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kuan Choy Lin (MAS) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Della Lee (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sopahpen Grachangnetara (THA) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Yuko Kimura (JPN) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Yuko Kimura (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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