1998 Acura Classic – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Acura Classic
1997 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

External links

• 1998 Acura Classic draw