1998 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

1998 Swisscom Challenge
1997 champion   Lindsay Davenport
Champion   Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up   Venus Williams
Final score   7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles   Doubles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Venus Williams.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
  2. Venus Williams (Final)
  3. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
  1. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
  2. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
  3. Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
  4. Dominique Van Roost (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1   Lindsay Davenport 7 6  
2   Venus Williams 5 3  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1   L Davenport 6 6    
    A Sugiyama 5 1       Q   J Halard-Decugis 4 2    
Q   J Halard-Decugis 7 6         1   L Davenport 6 6    
    R Dragomir 3 6 6       6   A Coetzer 3 1    
    A Huber 6 4 4         R Dragomir 3 1  
    N Zvereva 5 4       6   A Coetzer 6 6    
6   A Coetzer 7 6         1   L Davenport 6 6  
          I Spîrlea 2 3  
    3   C Martínez 2 6    
    I Spîrlea 7 6           I Spîrlea 6 7    
Q   M Oremans 6 2             I Spîrlea 6 6  
Q   S Plischke 6 4 1       8   D Van Roost 4 0    
WC   A Mauresmo 4 6 6     WC   A Mauresmo 3 4  
    A Kournikova 3 1       8   D Van Roost 6 6    
8   D Van Roost 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5   P Schnyder 6 6    
    S Farina 2 3       5   P Schnyder 4 6 6  
WC   B Schett 6 6       WC   B Schett 6 1 7  
    K Po 3 3         WC   B Schett 6 5 1  
LL   C Cristea 4 4         4   N Tauziat 4 7 6  
    L Raymond 6 6           L Raymond 2 3  
    4   N Tauziat 6 6    
      4   N Tauziat 3 4  
7   M Pierce 7 2 6       2   V Williams 6 6  
WC   C Rubin 5 6 3     7   M Pierce 7 6    
LL   K Hrdličková 6 4 2     LL   J Kruger 6 1    
LL   J Kruger 2 6 6       7   M Pierce 4 1  
Q   C Morariu 6 2 6       2   V Williams 6 6    
    S Testud 3 6 4     Q   C Morariu 5 3  
    2   V Williams 7 6    
 

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