| Women's singles at the 1998 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Muang Thong Thani Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12–17 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | |
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| Tennis at the 1998 Asian Games |
The women's singles tennis event was part of the tennis programme and took place between December 12 and 17, at the Muang Thong Thani Tennis Centre.
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 10:00 | 1st round |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 09:00 | 2nd round |
| Monday, 14 December 1998 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 15 December 1998 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 16 December 1998 | 10:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 17 December 1998 | 10:00 | Final |
| Final | ||||||
| 1 |  Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 4 | 2 | |||
| 3 |  Yayuk Basuki (INA) | 6 | 6 | |||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maricris Fernandez (PHI) | 6 | 6 | Maricris Fernandez (PHI) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uzma Khan (IND) | 4 | 1 | 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Yuka Yoshida (JPN) | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lilia Biktyakova (UZB) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Yuka Yoshida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yi Jingqian (CHN) | 64 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Wang Shi-ting (TPE) | 63 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wynne Prakusya (INA) | 1 | 5 | Yi Jingqian (CHN) | 77 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yi Jingqian (CHN) | 6 | 7 | Yi Jingqian (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Tong Ka Po (HKG) | 6 | 0 | 2 |  Irina Selyutina (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Irina Selyutina (KAZ) | 3 | 6 | 6 | Irina Selyutina (KAZ) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Kim Eun-ha (KOR) | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Haruka Inoue (JPN) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nida Waseem (PAK) | 3 | 2 | 3 | Yayuk Basuki (INA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tatyana Babina (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | Tatyana Babina (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yayuk Basuki (INA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yayuk Basuki (INA) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Fang (CHN) | 63 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Janet Lee (TPE) | 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan (IND) | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan (IND) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suvimol Duangchan (THA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | Li Fang (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeon Mi-ra (KOR) | 6 | 6 | Jeon Mi-ra (KOR) | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Fang (CHN) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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