1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Family Circle Cup
1997 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up	Irina Spîrlea
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Irina Spîrlea.

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	9	Irina Spîrlea	6	1	7
	3	Monica Seles	4	6	6
								9	Irina Spîrlea	3	4
								4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	15	Lisa Raymond	4	1

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Davenport	6	6
	C Rubin	4	4					C Morariu	3	0
	C Morariu	6	6											1	L Davenport	1	6	7
	N Sawamatsu	6	1	6											R Dragomir	6	3	5
	Y Basuki	1	6	1				N Sawamatsu	0	2
	R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	6	6
11	S Testud	3	3																		1	L Davenport	7	4	6
9	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	I Spîrlea	6	6	7
	M Babel	3	3				9	I Spîrlea	6	6	6
Q	W Probst	1	1					F Labat	7	2	0
	F Labat	6	6											9	I Spîrlea	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	7	4	4											M Grzybowska	3	4
	M Grzybowska	5	6	6				M Grzybowska	7	6
							8	C Martínez	5	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	M Seles	6	0
Q	S Cacic	6	3	1				B Paulus	2	1	r
	B Paulus	3	6	6										3	M Seles	6	6	6
	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7											16	N Zvereva	0	7	2
	O Barabanschikova	1	6					B Schultz-McCarthy	2	2
	G León García	4	5				16	N Zvereva	6	6
16	N Zvereva	6	7																		3	M Seles	4	6	7
14	P Schnyder	6	7																		14	P Schnyder	6	3	6
Q	A Mauresmo	3	6				14	P Schnyder	6	6
WC	L McNeil	6	6	6			WC	L McNeil	3	2
WC	J Capriati	7	4	4										14	P Schnyder	6	6
WC	M de Swardt	5												WC	M de Swardt	3	2
	D Chládková	0	r				WC	M de Swardt	6	7
							6	I Majoli	4	5

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	A Sánchez-Vicario	7	5	2
Q	A Glass	7	6				Q	A Glass	6	7	6
Q	C Cristea	5	2											Q	A Glass	6	7
Q	C Torrens Valero	7	6												A Fusai	3	6
	F Li	5	2				Q	C Torrens Valero	6	7	4
	A Fusai	2	7	6				A Fusai	7	6	6
13	A Sugiyama	6	5	4																	Q	A Glass	6	6	r
10	N Tauziat	6	6																		4	A Coetzer	4	7
	M Vento	4	1				10	N Tauziat	5	1
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	4				V Ruano Pascual	7	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	2	6											V Ruano Pascual	0	4
	S Farina	5												4	A Coetzer	6	6
Q	O Lugina	1	r					S Farina	4	3
							4	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	M Pierce	3	3
	B Schett	3	6	4			WC	A Miller	6	6
WC	A Miller	6	2	6										WC	A Miller	6	2	3
	R Grande	6	1	6										15	L Raymond	1	6	6
	A-G Sidot	3	6	4				R Grande	1	6
	S-T Wang	1	6	1			15	L Raymond	6	7
15	L Raymond	6	4	6																	15	L Raymond	6	6
12	A Huber	5	6																			M Serna	4	1
	M Serna	7	7					M Serna	7	2	6
Q	T Panova	6	2	4				E Likhovtseva	5	6	2
	E Likhovtseva	3	6	6											M Serna	3	6	6
	J Kruger	6	2											2	J Novotná	6	4	2
	S Kleinová	7	6					S Kleinová	4	3
							2	J Novotná	6	6

References

• 1998 Family Circle Cup Draw