1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.

Singles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the State Farm Evert Cup
1997 ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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.

  1.   Martina Hingis (champion)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (final)
  3.   Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  4.   Amanda Coetzer (third round)
  5.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  6.   Irina Spîrlea (third round)
  7.   Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  8.   Venus Williams (semifinals)
  9.   Sandrine Testud (third round)
  10.   Dominique Van Roost (third round)
  11.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  12.   Sabine Appelmans (withdrew)
  13.   Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
  14.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
  15.   Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  16.   Anna Kournikova (third round)
  17.   Joannette Kruger (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Miho Saeki (first round)
  2.   Kerry-Anne Guse (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. n/a
  4.   Yuka Yoshida (first round)
  5.   Annie Miller (qualified)
  6.   Francesca Lubiani (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Patricia Hy-Boulais (first round)
  8.   Naoko Kijimuta (first round)
  9.   Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualified)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit