1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1997 champion	Lindsay Davenport
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis.

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.

Martina Hingis (Champion) Lindsay Davenport (Final) Steffi Graf (Semifinals) Amanda Coetzer (Third Round) Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals) Irina Spîrlea (Third Round) Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round) Venus Williams (Semifinals)

Sandrine Testud (Third Round) Dominique Van Roost (Third Round) Ai Sugiyama (Third Round) n/a Ruxandra Dragomir (Third Round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (First Round) Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals) Anna Kournikova (Third Round) Joannette Kruger (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

References

• 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Draw