1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Family Circle Cup
1997 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up	Irina Spîrlea
Score	6–3, 6–4

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Irina Spîrlea.

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.

1. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
2. Jana Novotná (Third Round)
3. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer (Champion)
5. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
6. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
7. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Second Round)
8. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (Final)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
11. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
12. Anke Huber (Third Round)
13. Ai Sugiyama (First Round)
14. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
15. Lisa Raymond (Semifinals)
16. Natasha Zvereva (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	9	Irina Spîrlea	6	1	7
	3	Monica Seles	4	6	6
								9	Irina Spîrlea	3	4
								4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	15	Lisa Raymond	4	1

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		C Rubin	4	4					C Morariu	3	0
		C Morariu	6	6											1	L Davenport	1	6	7
		N Sawamatsu	6	1	6											R Dragomir	6	3	5
		Y Basuki	1	6	1				N Sawamatsu	0	2
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	6	6
	11	S Testud	3	3																		1	L Davenport	7	4	6
	9	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	I Spîrlea	6	6	7
		M Babel	3	3				9	I Spîrlea	6	6	6
	Q	W Probst	1	1					F Labat	7	2	0
		F Labat	6	6											9	I Spîrlea	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	7	4	4											M Grzybowska	3	4
		M Grzybowska	5	6	6				M Grzybowska	7	6
								8	C Martínez	5	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Seles	6	0
	Q	S Cacic	6	3	1				B Paulus	2	1	r
		B Paulus	3	6	6										3	M Seles	6	6	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7											16	N Zvereva	0	7	2
		O Barabanschikova	1	6					B Schultz-McCarthy	2	2
		G León García	4	5				16	N Zvereva	6	6
	16	N Zvereva	6	7																		3	M Seles	4	6	7
	14	P Schnyder	6	7																		14	P Schnyder	6	3	6
	Q	A Mauresmo	3	6				14	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	L McNeil	6	6	6			WC	L McNeil	3	2
	WC	J Capriati	7	4	4										14	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	M de Swardt	5												WC	M de Swardt	3	2
		D Chládková	0	r				WC	M de Swardt	6	7
								6	I Majoli	4	5

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Sánchez-Vicario	7	5	2
	Q	A Glass	7	6				Q	A Glass	6	7	6
	Q	C Cristea	5	2											Q	A Glass	6	7
	Q	C Torrens Valero	7	6												A Fusai	3	6
		F Li	5	2				Q	C Torrens Valero	6	7	4
		A Fusai	2	7	6				A Fusai	7	6	6
	13	A Sugiyama	6	5	4																	Q	A Glass	6	6	r
	10	N Tauziat	6	6																		4	A Coetzer	4	7
		M Vento	4	1				10	N Tauziat	5	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	4				V Ruano Pascual	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	2	6											V Ruano Pascual	0	4
		S Farina	5												4	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	O Lugina	1	r					S Farina	4	3
								4	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Pierce	3	3
		B Schett	3	6	4			WC	A Miller	6	6
	WC	A Miller	6	2	6										WC	A Miller	6	2	3
		R Grande	6	1	6										15	L Raymond	1	6	6
		A-G Sidot	3	6	4				R Grande	1	6
		S-T Wang	1	6	1			15	L Raymond	6	7
	15	L Raymond	6	4	6																	15	L Raymond	6	6
	12	A Huber	5	6																			M Serna	4	1
		M Serna	7	7					M Serna	7	2	6
	Q	T Panova	6	2	4				E Likhovtseva	5	6	2
		E Likhovtseva	3	6	6											M Serna	3	6	6
		J Kruger	6	2											2	J Novotná	6	4	2
		S Kleinová	7	6					S Kleinová	4	3
								2	J Novotná	6	6

References

• 1998 Family Circle Cup Draw