NYP98090214 - 02 SEPTEMBER 1998 - FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK, USA: 6th seed Monica Seles (USA) defeats Joannette Kruger (RSA)during the September 2nd action at the 1998 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. Seles won 6-2,6-3. UPI ep/wy/John Angelillo