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

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

Qualifying

Qualifying Draw

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

References

• 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Draw
• WTA draw archive