1998 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Conchita Martínez, 6-3, 6-3. in the final. The Australian Open is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The tournament is held in Melbourne in the middle of the Australian summer, in the last fortnight of the month of January; thus an extreme-heat policy is put into play when temperatures reach dangerous levels. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court event. It is currently held at Melbourne Park.