1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 63, 64 against Martina Hingis.

Singles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the State Farm Evert Cup
1997 Champion Lindsay Davenport
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Lindsay Davenport
Final score63, 64

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (Final)
  3. Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
  4. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
  5. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
  6. Irina Spîrlea (Third Round)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  8. Venus Williams (Semifinals)
  9. Sandrine Testud (Third Round)
  10. Dominique Van Roost (Third Round)
  11. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
  12. Sabine Appelmans (Withdrew)
  13. Ruxandra Dragomir (Third Round)
  14. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (First Round)
  15. Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  16. Anna Kournikova (Third Round)
  17. Joannette Kruger (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Martina Hingis 6 7  
8 Venus Williams 0 6  
1 Martina Hingis 6 6  
2 Lindsay Davenport 3 4  
3 Steffi Graf 4 6 2/r
2 Lindsay Davenport 6 4 4

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  A Fusai 4 3     S Pitkowski 2 1  
  S Pitkowski 6 6   1 M Hingis 6 6  
  F Labat 6 3 6   M Babel 2 0  
Q L Neiland 2 6 1   F Labat 6 1 4
  M Babel 6 6 7   M Babel 4 6 6
14 B Schultz-McCarthy 7 3 6 1 M Hingis 6 7  
16 A Kournikova 3 6 6 5 C Martínez 1 5  
Q A Dechaume-Balleret 6 4 0 16 A Kournikova 3 6 7
  E Likhovtseva 6 3 6   C Rubin 6 2 6
  C Rubin 3 6 7 16 A Kournikova 3 4  
  M Vento 6 6   5 C Martínez 6 6  
Q K Kunce 3 4     M Vento 7 5 3
5 C Martínez 6 7 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 A Coetzer 6 6  
WC S Taylor 1 1   Q A Miller 3 3  
Q A Miller 6 6   4 A Coetzer 6 4 4
  R Grande 7 3 6 17 J Kruger 2 6 6
  B Schett 6 6 7   B Schett 4 3  
  R McQuillan 0 6 5 17 J Kruger 6 6  
17 J Kruger 6 1 7 17 J Kruger 1 3  
10 D Van Roost 6 6   8 V Williams 6 6  
  C Morariu 1 3   10 D Van Roost 6 6  
  B Paulus 6 1 7   B Paulus 4 0  
  Y Basuki 4 6 5 10 D Van Roost 4 1  
  S Kleinová 0 2   8 V Williams 6 6  
  S Farina 6 6     S Farina 3 1  
8 V Williams 6 6  

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 I Spîrlea 7 6  
  F Li 6 6     F Li 5 2  
  O Barabanschikova 4 1   6 I Spîrlea 3 5  
  N Sawamatsu 6 4 6 15 N Zvereva 6 7  
  M Lučić 2 6 3   N Sawamatsu 4 3  
LL S Jeyaseelan 2 4   15 N Zvereva 6 6  
15 N Zvereva 6 6   15 N Zvereva 3 0  
11 A Sugiyama 6 6   3 S Graf 6 6  
LL K-A Guse 3 3   11 A Sugiyama 6 4 6
WC L Osterloh 5 0   Q T Snyder 1 6 1
Q T Snyder 7 6   11 A Sugiyama 0 1  
  T Tanasugarn 6 4 7 3 S Graf 6 6  
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 6 5   T Tanasugarn 4 1  
3 S Graf 6 6  

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 N Tauziat 6 2 5
  S Cacic 6 6     S Cacic 1 6 7
Q C Cristea 1 1     S Cacic 4 7 7
  J Halard-Decugis 6 6   9 S Testud 6 6 6
  Å Carlsson 0 2     J Halard-Decugis 3 6 4
  M Serna 4 6 5 9 S Testud 6 1 6
9 S Testud 6 4 7   S Cacic 1 5  
13 R Dragomir 6 6   2 L Davenport 6 7  
WC C Black 3 3   13 R Dragomir 5 6 6
Q T Panova 1 6 6 Q T Panova 7 0 0
Q K Boogert 6 4 1 13 R Dragomir 2 2  
  A Frazier 6 6   2 L Davenport 6 6  
LL F Lubiani 4 1     A Frazier 3 1  
2 L Davenport 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Miho Saeki (First round)
  2. Kerry-Anne Guse (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  3. n/a
  4. Yuka Yoshida (First round)
  5. Annie Miller (Qualified)
  6. Francesca Lubiani (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  7. Patricia Hy-Boulais (First round)
  8. Naoko Kijimuta (First round)
  9. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (Qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky Losers

First qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
1 Miho Saeki 3 3
Tara Snyder 6 6 Tara Snyder 5 6 6
Barbara Rittner 6 6 Janet Lee 7 2 0
Janet Lee 7 7

Second qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
WC Alexandra Stevenson 6 7
Rika Hiraki 1 6 WC Alexandra Stevenson 7 6 4
Kristine Kunce 2 6 6 Kristine Kunce 6 7 6
8 Naoko Kijimuta 6 4 3

Third qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
9 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6
Alt Radka Bobková 0 2 9 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6
WC Fabiola Zuluaga 6 3 6 WC Fabiola Zuluaga 2 0
Annabel Ellwood 3 6 1

Fourth qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
Jana Nejedly 6 6 6
Park Sung-hee 7 3 2 Jana Nejedly 1 1
Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 1 5 Annie Miller 6 6
5 Annie Miller 7 6

Fifth qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
7 Patricia Hy-Boulais 7 4 6
Haruka Inoue 5 6 7 Haruka Inoue 1 4
Larisa Neiland 6 6 Larisa Neiland 6 6
Lenka Němečková 1 1

Sixth qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6
WC Susanna Modric 2 1 Sonya Jeyaseelan 0 4
Tatiana Panova 6 6 Tatiana Panova 6 6
4 Yuka Yoshida 3 4

Seventh qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
6 Francesca Lubiani 6 6
WC Dora Krstulović 2 3 6 Francesca Lubiani 4 1
Cătălina Cristea 6 6 Cătălina Cristea 6 6
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 2 4

Eighth qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
Nana Miyagi 3 7 3
Kristie Boogert 6 5 6 Kristie Boogert 6 6
Lea Ghirardi 2 3 2 Kerry-Anne Guse 3 3
2 Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6

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