1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Final score	6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Draw	56 (8Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.

Pierce won in the final 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	3
	4	Mary Pierce	4	6	6
								4	Mary Pierce	6	6	6
								6	Conchita Martínez	7	0	2
	6	Conchita Martínez	6	6
	2	Amanda Coetzer	4	0

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	P Suárez	6	1					A Dechaume-Balleret	0	2
		A Dechaume-Balleret	7	6											1	L Davenport	7	6
		F Labat	6	6											14	B Paulus	5	4
		T Tanasugarn	4	2					F Labat	1	0
		A Mauresmo	6	3	5			14	B Paulus	6	6
	14	B Paulus	2	6	7																	1	L Davenport	7	6
	9	P Schnyder	7	6																		8	A Kournikova	5	3
		V Ruano Pascual	5	2				9	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	A Wunderlich	4	2				Q	M de Swardt	3	4
	Q	M de Swardt	6	6											9	P Schnyder	1	3
		K Studeníková	2	1											8	A Kournikova	6	6
		W Probst	6	6					W Probst	1	2
								8	A Kournikova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Pierce	6	6
	Q	C Cristea	7	6					C Cristea	1	2
		S Kleinová	6	4											4	M Pierce	6	6
	Q	E Gagliardi	2	6	6											E Likhovtseva	4	1
		C Torrens Valero	6	2	4			Q	E Gagliardi	2	5
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	7
	12	J Kruger	4	2																		4	M Pierce	6	6
	15	B Schett	6	7																		5	I Majoli	3	2
	Q	T Panova	1	6				15	B Schett	2	3
	WC	J Capriati	6	6				WC	J Capriati	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh	4	2											WC	J Capriati	4	1
		C Rubin	6	1											5	I Majoli	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	7	6				Q	B Rittner	7	3	6
								5	I Majoli	5	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Martínez	6	6
		G León García	2	2					A Miller	4	3
		A Miller	6	6											6	C Martínez	6	6
		C Morariu	1	7	0											M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	1
	Q	L Neiland	6	5	6			Q	L Neiland	3	7	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	7					M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6	6
	16	M Vento	5	5																		6	C Martínez	6	7
	10	L Raymond	4	7	6																	10	L Raymond	4	5
	Q	M Maruska	6	5	4			10	L Raymond	6	6
	LL	J Kandarr	4	6	6			LL	J Kandarr	1	2
		S Cecchini	6	4	4										10	L Raymond	7	6
		M Babel	6	6											3	M Seles	6	4
		F Li	2	2					M Babel	3	2	r
								3	M Seles	6	1

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	I Spîrlea	6	2	3
	WC	T Snyder	6	6	6			WC	T Snyder	2	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	0	7	0										WC	T Snyder	5	6	6
		A-G Sidot	5	0												R McQuillan	7	2	1
		E Makarova	7	6					E Makarova	1	3
		R McQuillan	6	2	7				R McQuillan	6	6
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	6	6																	WC	T Snyder	4	4
	11	R Dragomir	6	6																		2	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Cacic	3	2				11	R Dragomir	7	6
		O Barabanschikova	3	0					Å Carlsson	5	2
		Å Carlsson	6	6											11	R Dragomir	4	7	0
		S-T Wang	2	3											2	A Coetzer	6	6	6
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	3	3
								2	A Coetzer	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details