1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles

1998 Toshiba Classic
1997 Champion   Switzerland Martina Hingis
Champion   United States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up   France Mary Pierce
Final score   63, 61
Events
Singles   Doubles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 63, 61 against Pierce.

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. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
  3. United States Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Monica Seles (Semifinals)

  1. Spain Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  2. Germany Steffi Graf (Second Round)
  3. Romania Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
  4. France Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  France Mary Pierce 3 1  
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
WC  Croatia M Lučić 6 3          Belarus N Zvereva 3 2    
   Belarus N Zvereva 7 6         1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
   Croatia I Majoli 7 6            South Africa J Kruger 1 3    
   France A Fusai 6 3          Croatia I Majoli 3 6  
   South Africa J Kruger 3 6 6        South Africa J Kruger 6 7    
7  Romania I Spîrlea 6 2 4       1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6 2
         France M Pierce 3 7 6
    3  United States V Williams 6 6    
   Indonesia Y Basuki 0 1          United States C Rubin 3 2    
   United States C Rubin 6 6         3  United States V Williams 6 6 0/r
   Austria B Paulus 3 5            France M Pierce 2 7 4  
   France M Pierce 6 7          France M Pierce 6 6 6
   United States K Po 4 2       5  Spain C Martínez 7 2 3  
5  Spain C Martínez 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Germany S Graf 6 6    
   France J Halard-Decugis 2 2       6  Germany S Graf 4 6 5  
   Japan A Sugiyama 5 6 6        Japan A Sugiyama 6 1 7  
Q  United States J Capriati 7 2 2          Japan A Sugiyama 4 3    
   France S Testud 4 6 6       4  United States M Seles 6 6    
WC  United States A Stevenson 6 2 0        France S Testud 6 5  
    4  United States M Seles 7 7    
      4  United States M Seles 4 6 5
8  France N Tauziat 7 3 6       2  United States L Davenport 6 2 7
Q  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 5 6 1     8  France N Tauziat 6 3 6  
Q  Chinese Taipei J Lee 6 2       Q  United States A Frazier 2 6 1  
Q  United States A Frazier 7 6         8  France N Tauziat 4 3  
   Russia E Likhovtseva 2 1 r       2  United States L Davenport 6 6    
   United States L Raymond 6 5          United States L Raymond 1 4  
    2  United States L Davenport 6 6    
 

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