1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles

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Singles
1998 Toshiba Classic
1997 Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Score63, 61
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Toshiba Classic ·  1999  

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

Contents

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 63, 61 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. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez (second round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (second round)
  7. Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 3 1  
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 66 

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić 633    Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 3 2  
  Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 776 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 776   Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 1 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai 613    Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 3 61 
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 3 66  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 677 
7 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 62 4 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 6672
  Flag of France.svg M Pierce 3 796
3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 
  Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki 0 1    Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin 3 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin 66 3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 6630r
  Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 3 5    Flag of France.svg M Pierce 2 774
  Flag of France.svg M Pierce 67   Flag of France.svg M Pierce 6166
  Flag of the United States.svg K Po 4 2  5 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 772 3
5 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 2 2  6 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 4 65
  Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 5 66  Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 61 7
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 72 2   Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 4 3  
  Flag of France.svg S Testud 4 664 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson 62 0   Flag of France.svg S Testud 655  
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 777 
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 4 65
8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 73 62 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 62 7
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang 5 61 8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 63 6
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee 642  Q Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 2 61
Q Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 776 8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 4 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 2 1r2 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 65    Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 1 4  
2 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande (first round)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang (second round)
  3. Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifying competition)
  4. Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier (qualified)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy (qualifying competition)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic (second round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande 2 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jana Nejedly 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jana Nejedly 3 3
WC Flag of the United States.svg Allison Bradshaw 3 1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting 66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting 66 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shi-ting 67
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 66 Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 2 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 2 2 Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 66
WC Flag of Russia.svg Lioudmila Skavronskaia 65 2 8 Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic 2 0
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic 3 76

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4 66
Flag of the United States.svg Jolene Watanabe 61 3 4 Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 5 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Ania Bleszynski 3 6 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 77
Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 67 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 6 61
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 4 66 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 74 6
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki 63 3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Janet Lee 76
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 76 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 5 0
6 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 5 1

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
5 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier 66
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 1 3 5 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier 66
WC Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui 4 73 Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida 3 4
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida 66 65 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier 66
Flag of the United States.svg Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 663 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 2 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black 3 4 Flag of the United States.svg Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 2 63
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Larissa Schaerer 1 1 3 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 63 6
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
7 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 66
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Abe 3 2 7 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 66
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 62 2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Stoyanova 4 2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Stoyanova 2 667 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 6 61
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová 2 0 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati 72 6
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati 66 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati 66
Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga 3 3 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 1 3
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 66

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