Singles | |
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1998 IGA Classic | |
Champion | Venus Williams |
Runner-up | Joannette Kruger |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Draw | 30 |
Seeds | 8 |
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Joannette Kruger.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
Final | ||||||
3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | |||
4 | Joannette Kruger | 3 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Boogert | 3 | 2 | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | L Ghirardi | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Ghirardi | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Gagliardi | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | L Ghirardi | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K-A Guse | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | A Frazier | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | L Davenport | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | N Miyagi | 3 | 2 | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M de Swardt | 7 | 6 | WC | M de Swardt | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Barabanschikova | 6 | 2 | 3 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Lubiani | 4 | 7 | 6 | F Lubiani | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Hiraki | 6 | 5 | 1 | F Lubiani | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | Y Yoshida | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | F Li | 3 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | K Adams | 1 | 2 | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | Q | A Ellwood | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Stevenson | 4 | 4 | 5 | S Williams | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M McGrath | 6 | 5 | 6 | M McGrath | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R McQuillan | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | J Kruger | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Kruger | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | J Kruger | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | S Pitkowski | 7 | 7 | 7 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | 7 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Snyder | 6 | 7 | Q | T Snyder | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Cacic | 4 | 6 | 7 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Golarsa | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | S Testud | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Saeki | 6 | 3 | 7 | M Saeki | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Testud | 6 | 6 |
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