1998 Lipton Championships – Women's Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Women's Singles
1998 Lipton Championships
1997 Champion Martina Hingis
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Anna Kournikova
Final score2–6, 6–4, 6–1

Williams won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Anna Kournikova.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
  3. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
  4. n/a
  5. Monica Seles (Third Round)
  6. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
  7. n/a
  8. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Semifinals)
  9. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
  10. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
  11. Venus Williams (Champion)
  12. Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
  13. Sandrine Testud (Fourth Round)
  14. Anke Huber (Fourth Round)
  15. Dominique Van Roost (Second Round)
  16. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
  17. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
  18. Sabine Appelmans (Third Round)
  19. Natasha Zvereva (Third Round)
  20. Ruxandra Dragomir (Second Round)
  21. Joannette Kruger (Third Round)
  22. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
  23. Anna Kournikova (Final)
  24. Barbara Paulus (Third Round)
  25. Yayuk Basuki (Third Round)
  26. Henrieta Nagyová (Third Round)
  27. Barbara Schett (Second Round)
  28. Naoko Sawamatsu (Third Round)
  29. Silvia Farina (Quarterfinals)
  30. Maria Vento (Fourth Round)
  31. Florencia Labat (Third Round)
  32. Sarah Pitkowski (Second Round)
  33. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third Round)
  34. Rita Grande (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Martina Hingis 6 1 7
  Serena Williams 3 6 6
1 Martina Hingis 2 7 2
11 Venus Williams 6 5 6
11 Venus Williams 6 6  
29 Silvia Farina 1 2  
11 Venus Williams 2 6 6
23 Anna Kournikova 6 4 1
8 Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
3 Jana Novotná 1 1  
8 Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 1 3
23 Anna Kournikova 3 6 6
23 Anna Kournikova 6 2 6
2 Lindsay Davenport 4 6 2

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 M Hingis 6 6  
LL L Němečková 3 3     C Rubin 1 0  
  C Rubin 6 6   1 M Hingis 6 6  
Q L Ghirardi 4 7 1 21 J Kruger 0 0  
  A Miller 6 6 6   A Miller 4 0  
21 J Kruger 6 6  
1 M Hingis 6 5 6
13 S Testud 3 7 2
27 B Schett 2 2  
  P Hy-Boulais 0 6 5 WC L McNeil 6 6  
WC L McNeil 6 1 7 WC L McNeil 3 3  
WC B Rippner 6 5   13 S Testud 6 6  
  Å Carlsson 7 7     Å Carlsson 1 2  
13 S Testud 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 I Spîrlea 6 0  
  S Williams 6 6     S Williams 7 6  
  D Chládková 4 0     S Williams 6 6  
  A Gerši 1 2   24 B Paulus 3 2  
  M Saeki 6 6     M Saeki 6 3  
24 B Paulus 7 6  
  S Williams 6 4 6
17 P Schnyder 0 6 3
17 P Schnyder 6 6  
WC A Stevenson 6 3 2   C Torrens Valero 0 3  
  C Torrens Valero 2 6 6 17 P Schnyder 6 6  
  W Probst 3 6 3 33 T Tanasugarn 0 2  
  K Habšudová 6 4 6   K Habšudová 1 6 2
33 T Tanasugarn 6 3 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
34 R Grande 3 6 6
  S Plischke 7 7     S Plischke 6 3 2
  K Studeníková 6 5   34 R Grande 6 3 6
  L Golarsa 5 1   25 Y Basuki 4 6 4
  A Mauresmo 7 6     A Mauresmo 5 6  
25 Y Basuki 7 7  
34 R Grande 1 4  
11 V Williams 6 6  
32 S Pitkowski 4 0 r
  O Barabanschikova 7 2 6   O Barabanschikova 6 1  
Q N Dechy 6 6 1   O Barabanschikova 2 1  
LL T Panova 6 7   11 V Williams 6 6  
WC M Washington 2 5   LL T Panova 3 3  
11 V Williams 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 A Sugiyama 6 6  
Q J Watanabe 6 3 2   B Rittner 2 3  
  B Rittner 1 6 6 16 A Sugiyama 3 5  
  G León García 6 7   29 S Farina 6 7  
LL A Ellwood 4 5     G León García 4 1  
29 S Farina 6 6  
29 S Farina 6 6 6
6 A Coetzer 7 2 1
19 N Zvereva 6 6  
  K-A Guse 6 5 1   Y Yoshida 3 4  
  Y Yoshida 0 7 6 19 N Zvereva 5 3  
  A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6 6 6 A Coetzer 7 6  
  M Oremans 6 3 2   A Dechaume-Balleret 7 3 3
6 A Coetzer 5 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 A Sánchez-Vicario 4 6 6
  F Lubiani 4 1     S-T Wang 6 4 2
  S-T Wang 6 6   8 A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
  E Makarova 5 r   31 F Labat 0 1  
WC T Snyder 7     WC T Snyder 5 4  
31 F Labat 7 6  
8 A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6  
30 M Vento 2 1  
30 M Vento 7 6  
  L Neiland 6 3 6   L Neiland 5 3  
  S Kleinová 1 6 2 30 M Vento 7 5 6
  J Husárová 3 2     E Likhovtseva 5 7 3
  E Likhovtseva 6 6     E Likhovtseva 6 1  
15 D Van Roost 1 0 r

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 A Huber 2 6 6
  N Kijimuta 1 4   Q J Lee 6 4 4
Q J Lee 6 6   14 A Huber 6 6 6
  M Serna 6 5 3 18 S Appelmans 7 4 4
  J Halard-Decugis 3 7 6   J Halard-Decugis 2 1  
18 S Appelmans 6 6  
14 A Huber 2 2  
3 J Novotná 6 6  
22 B Schultz-McCarthy 1 4  
Q J Kandarr 6 6   Q J Kandarr 6 6  
  A Fusai 4 3   Q J Kandarr 3 6 3
  M Grzybowska 6 7   3 J Novotná 6 4 6
WC J Capriati 0 5     M Grzybowska 1 1  
3 J Novotná 6 6  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 M Seles 6 6 6
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 7 3
  S Cacic 3 3   5 M Seles 5 4  
Q M Díaz Oliva 3 0   23 A Kournikova 7 6  
  M Lučić 6 6     M Lučić 4 2  
23 A Kournikova 6 6  
23 A Kournikova 6 6  
9 C Martínez 3 0  
28 N Sawamatsu 7 6  
WC K Brandi 6 5 6 WC K Brandi 5 3  
  C Morariu 3 7 4 28 N Sawamatsu 2 2  
Q A Smashnova 6 6   9 C Martínez 6 6  
  V Ruano Pascual 1 1   Q A Smashnova 4 2  
9 C Martínez 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 N Tauziat 7 6  
  S Cecchini 5 2   WC A Wunderlich 5 4  
WC A Wunderlich 7 6   12 N Tauziat 6 6  
WC S Reeves 3 2   26 H Nagyová 1 1  
  M Babel 6 6     M Babel 2 1  
26 H Nagyová 6 6  
12 N Tauziat 1 2  
2 L Davenport 6 6  
20 R Dragomir 6 6 4
  F Li 7 6     F Li 2 7 6
  R McQuillan 6 2     F Li 6 1 3
Q P Stoyanova 0 6 6 2 L Davenport 3 6 6
  A Frazier 6 3 4 Q P Stoyanova 2 2  
2 L Davenport 6 6  

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