1998 Acura Classic – Singles

Singles
1998 Acura Classic
1997 Champion Monica Seles
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Martina Hingis
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Martina Hingis.

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 (final)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  4. Monica Seles (semifinals)
  5. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  6. Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  7. Sandrine Testud (second round)
  8. Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Martina Hingis 6 4 3
2 Lindsay Davenport 4 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  I Majoli 1 6 6   I Majoli 3 3  
  R Grande 6 2 4 1 M Hingis 6 6  
  S Williams 6 6     S Williams 4 1  
Q L Neiland 0 0     S Williams 6 3 6
Q A Serra Zanetti 3 5   7 S Testud 4 6 1
7 S Testud 6 7   1 M Hingis 6 6  
3 A Sánchez Vicario 4 4  
3 A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 6
WC A-G Sidot 4 3     A Sugiyama 6 4 4
  A Sugiyama 6 6   3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
LL E Tatarkova 4 6 6 LL E Tatarkova 3 3  
  Y Basuki 6 3 3 LL E Tatarkova 6 6  
  F Li 0 2   6 I Spîrlea 2 2  
6 I Spîrlea 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 N Tauziat 6 7  
WC C Rubin 4 5   5 N Tauziat 6 6  
  A Fusai 6 6     A Fusai 3 3  
Q A Stevenson 3 3   5 N Tauziat 4 4  
  N Sawamatsu 6 3 2 4 M Seles 6 6  
  B Paulus 3 6 6   B Paulus 1 2  
4 M Seles 6 6  
4 M Seles 4 2  
8 N Zvereva 7 6   2 L Davenport 6 6  
Q A Kremer 5 2   8 N Zvereva 6 6  
  M Serna 6 7 6   M Serna 2 1  
WC T Tanasugarn 7 5 2 8 N Zvereva 2 3  
  J Halard-Decugis 6 6   2 L Davenport 6 6  
  K Po 2 4     J Halard-Decugis 0 4  
2 L Davenport 6 6