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1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

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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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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.

Seeds

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 7  
8 United States Venus Williams 0 6  
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 6  
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 3 4  
3 Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 2/r
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 4 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  France A Fusai 4 3     France S Pitkowski 2 1  
  France S Pitkowski 6 6   1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  Argentina F Labat 6 3 6   Germany M Babel 2 0  
Q Latvia L Neiland 2 6 1   Argentina F Labat 6 1 4
  Germany M Babel 6 6 7   Germany M Babel 4 6 6
14 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 7 3 6 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 7  
16 Russia A Kournikova 3 6 6 5 Spain C Martínez 1 5  
Q France A Dechaume-Balleret 6 4 0 16 Russia A Kournikova 3 6 7
  Russia E Likhovtseva 6 3 6   United States C Rubin 6 2 6
  United States C Rubin 3 6 7 16 Russia A Kournikova 3 4  
  Venezuela M Vento 6 6   5 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
Q Australia K Kunce 3 4     Venezuela M Vento 7 5 3
5 Spain C Martínez 6 7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
WC United States S Taylor 1 1   Q United States A Miller 3 3  
Q United States A Miller 6 6   4 South Africa A Coetzer 6 4 4
  Italy R Grande 7 3 6 17 South Africa J Kruger 2 6 6
  Austria B Schett 6 6 7   Austria B Schett 4 3  
  Australia R McQuillan 0 6 5 17 South Africa J Kruger 6 6  
17 South Africa J Kruger 6 1 7 17 South Africa J Kruger 1 3  
10 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6   8 United States V Williams 6 6  
  United States C Morariu 1 3   10 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6  
  Austria B Paulus 6 1 7   Austria B Paulus 4 0  
  Indonesia Y Basuki 4 6 5 10 Belgium D Van Roost 4 1  
  Czech Republic S Kleinová 0 2   8 United States V Williams 6 6  
  Italy S Farina 6 6     Italy S Farina 3 1  
8 United States V Williams 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Romania I Spîrlea 7 6  
  China F Li 6 6     China F Li 5 2  
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 4 1   6 Romania I Spîrlea 3 5  
  Japan N Sawamatsu 6 4 6 15 Belarus N Zvereva 6 7  
  Croatia M Lučić 2 6 3   Japan N Sawamatsu 4 3  
LL Canada S Jeyaseelan 2 4   15 Belarus N Zvereva 6 6  
15 Belarus N Zvereva 6 6   15 Belarus N Zvereva 3 0  
11 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6   3 Germany S Graf 6 6  
LL Australia K-A Guse 3 3   11 Japan A Sugiyama 6 4 6
WC United States L Osterloh 5 0   Q United States T Snyder 1 6 1
Q United States T Snyder 7 6   11 Japan A Sugiyama 0 1  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 4 7 3 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 6 5   Thailand T Tanasugarn 4 1  
3 Germany S Graf 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 France N Tauziat 6 2 5
  United States S Cacic 6 6     United States S Cacic 1 6 7
Q Romania C Cristea 1 1     United States S Cacic 4 7 7
  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6   9 France S Testud 6 6 6
  Sweden Å Carlsson 0 2     France J Halard-Decugis 3 6 4
  Spain M Serna 4 6 5 9 France S Testud 6 1 6
9 France S Testud 6 4 7   United States S Cacic 1 5  
13 Romania R Dragomir 6 6   2 United States L Davenport 6 7  
WC Zimbabwe C Black 3 3   13 Romania R Dragomir 5 6 6
Q Russia T Panova 1 6 6 Q Russia T Panova 7 0 0
Q Netherlands K Boogert 6 4 1 13 Romania R Dragomir 2 2  
  United States A Frazier 6 6   2 United States L Davenport 6 6  
LL Italy F Lubiani 4 1     United States A Frazier 3 1  
2 United States L Davenport 6 6  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
1 Japan Miho Saeki 3 3
United States Tara Snyder 6 6 United States Tara Snyder 5 6 6
Germany Barbara Rittner 6 6 Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 7 2 0
Chinese Taipei Janet Lee 7 7

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
WC United States Alexandra Stevenson 6 7
Japan Rika Hiraki 1 6 WC United States Alexandra Stevenson 7 6 4
Australia Kristine Kunce 2 6 6 Australia Kristine Kunce 6 7 6
8 Japan Naoko Kijimuta 6 4 3

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
9 France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6
Alt Czech Republic Radka Bobková 0 2 9 France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6
WC Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 6 3 6 WC Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 2 0
Australia Annabel Ellwood 3 6 1

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
Canada Jana Nejedly 6 6 6
South Korea Park Sung-hee 7 3 2 Canada Jana Nejedly 1 1
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 1 5 United States Annie Miller 6 6
5 United States Annie Miller 7 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
7 Canada Patricia Hy-Boulais 7 4 6
Japan Haruka Inoue 5 6 7 Japan Haruka Inoue 1 4
Latvia Larisa Neiland 6 6 Latvia Larisa Neiland 6 6
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 1 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6
WC United States Susanna Modric 2 1 Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 0 4
Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6 Russia Tatiana Panova 6 6
4 Japan Yuka Yoshida 3 4

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
6 Italy Francesca Lubiani 6 6
WC Croatia Dora Krstulović 2 3 6 Italy Francesca Lubiani 4 1
Romania Cătălina Cristea 6 6 Romania Cătălina Cristea 6 6
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 2 4

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
Japan Nana Miyagi 3 7 3
Netherlands Kristie Boogert 6 5 6 Netherlands Kristie Boogert 6 6
France Lea Ghirardi 2 3 2 Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 3 3
2 Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 6 6

References

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