1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Singles
1998 Toshiba Classic
1997 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–3, 6–1

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

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–3, 6–1 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. Martina Hingis (Semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
3. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
4. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
5. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
6. Steffi Graf (Second Round)
7. Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)

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

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	M Lučić	63	3					N Zvereva	3	2
		N Zvereva	77	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
		I Majoli	77	6												J Kruger	1	3
		A Fusai	61	3					I Majoli	3	61
		J Kruger	3	6	6				J Kruger	6	77
	7	I Spîrlea	6	2	4																	1	M Hingis	6	67	2
																							M Pierce	3	79	6
								3	V Williams	6	6
		Y Basuki	0	1					C Rubin	3	2
		C Rubin	6	6											3	V Williams	6	63	0r
		B Paulus	3	5												M Pierce	2	77	4
		M Pierce	6	7					M Pierce	61	6	6
		K Po	4	2				5	C Martínez	77	2	3
	5	C Martínez	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Graf	6	6
		J Halard-Decugis	2	2				6	S Graf	4	6	5
		A Sugiyama	5	6	6				A Sugiyama	6	1	7
	Q	J Capriati	7	2	2											A Sugiyama	4	3
		S Testud	4	6	6										4	M Seles	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	6	2	0				S Testud	65	5
								4	M Seles	77	7
																						4	M Seles	4	6	5
	8	N Tauziat	7	3	6																	2	L Davenport	6	2	7
	Q	S-T Wang	5	6	1			8	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	Q	J Lee	64	2				Q	A Frazier	2	6	1
	Q	A Frazier	77	6											8	N Tauziat	4	3
		E Likhovtseva	2	1r											2	L Davenport	6	6
		L Raymond	6	5					L Raymond	1	4
								2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying Seeds

1. Rita Grande (First round)
2. Li Fang (Second round)
3. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Qualifying Competition)
4. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Second round)
5. Amy Frazier (Qualified)
6. Miho Saeki (First round)
7. Nathalie Dechy (Qualifying Competition)
8. Sandra Cacic (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Wang Shi-ting
2. Janet Lee
3. Amy Frazier
4. Jennifer Capriati

External links

• 1998 Toshiba Classic Draw
• Main Draw (WTA)