1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1997 Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	6–3, 6–4

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

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

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		A Fusai	4	3					S Pitkowski	2	1
		S Pitkowski	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
		F Labat	6	3	6											M Babel	2	0
	Q	L Neiland	2	6	1				F Labat	6	1	4
		M Babel	6	6	7				M Babel	4	6	6
	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	3	6																	1	M Hingis	6	7
	16	A Kournikova	3	6	6																	5	C Martínez	1	5
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	4	0			16	A Kournikova	3	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	6	3	6				C Rubin	6	2	6
		C Rubin	3	6	7										16	A Kournikova	3	4
		M Vento	6	6											5	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	K Kunce	3	4					M Vento	7	5	3
								5	C Martínez	6	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Coetzer	6	6
	WC	S Taylor	1	1				Q	A Miller	3	3
	Q	A Miller	6	6											4	A Coetzer	6	4	4
		R Grande	7	3	6										17	J Kruger	2	6	6
		B Schett	6	6	7				B Schett	4	3
		R McQuillan	0	6	5			17	J Kruger	6	6
	17	J Kruger	6	1	7																	17	J Kruger	1	3
	10	D Van Roost	6	6																		8	V Williams	6	6
		C Morariu	1	3				10	D Van Roost	6	6
		B Paulus	6	1	7				B Paulus	4	0
		Y Basuki	4	6	5										10	D Van Roost	4	1
		S Kleinová	0	2											8	V Williams	6	6
		S Farina	6	6					S Farina	3	1
								8	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	I Spîrlea	7	6
		F Li	6	6					F Li	5	2
		O Barabanschikova	4	1											6	I Spîrlea	3	5
		N Sawamatsu	6	4	6										15	N Zvereva	6	7
		M Lučić	2	6	3				N Sawamatsu	4	3
	LL	S Jeyaseelan	2	4				15	N Zvereva	6	6
	15	N Zvereva	6	6																		15	N Zvereva	3	0
	11	A Sugiyama	6	6																		3	S Graf	6	6
	LL	K-A Guse	3	3				11	A Sugiyama	6	4	6
	WC	L Osterloh	5	0				Q	T Snyder	1	6	1
	Q	T Snyder	7	6											11	A Sugiyama	0	1
		T Tanasugarn	6	4	7										3	S Graf	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	6	5				T Tanasugarn	4	1
								3	S Graf	6	6

Section 4

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

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

1. Tara Snyder
2. Kristine Kunce
3. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
4. Annie Miller
5. Larisa Neiland
6. Tatiana Panova
7. Cătălina Cristea
8. Kristie Boogert

Lucky losers

1. Kerry-Anne Guse
2. Francesca Lubiani
3. Sonya Jeyaseelan

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Miho Saeki	3	3
		Tara Snyder	6	6				Tara Snyder		5	6	6
	Barbara Rittner		6	6				Janet Lee		7	2	0
	Janet Lee		7	7

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Jana Nejedly		6	6	6
	Park Sung-hee		7	3	2				Jana Nejedly	1	1
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	1				5	Annie Miller	6	6
	5	Annie Miller	7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Patricia Hy-Boulais	7	4	6
		Haruka Inoue	5	6	7			Haruka Inoue		1	4
	Larisa Neiland		6	6				Larisa Neiland		6	6
	Lenka Němečková		1	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
	WC	Susanna Modric	2	1				Sonya Jeyaseelan		0	4
		Tatiana Panova	6	6				Tatiana Panova		6	6
	4	Yuka Yoshida	3	4

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

References

• 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Draw Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
• WTA draw archive