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.

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

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