1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up	Irina Spîrlea
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Amanda Coetzer defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Family Circle Cup.

Martina Hingis was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

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. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
2. Jana Novotná (third round)
3. Monica Seles (semifinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer (champion)
5. Mary Pierce (second round)
6. Iva Majoli (second round)
7. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
8. Conchita Martínez (second round)
9. Irina Spîrlea (final)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
11. Sandrine Testud (first round)
12. Anke Huber (third round)
13. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
14. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
15. Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
16. Natasha Zvereva (third round)

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
	9	Irina Spîrlea	6	1	7
	3	Monica Seles	4	6	6
								9	Irina Spîrlea	3	4
								4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	4	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	15	Lisa Raymond	4	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		C Rubin	4	4					C Morariu	3	0
		C Morariu	6	6											1	L Davenport	1	6	7
		N Sawamatsu	6	1	6											R Dragomir	6	3	5
		Y Basuki	1	6	1				N Sawamatsu	0	2
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	6	6
	11	S Testud	3	3																		1	L Davenport	7	4	6
	9	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	I Spîrlea	6	6	7
		M Babel	3	3				9	I Spîrlea	6	6	6
	Q	W Probst	1	1					F Labat	7	2	0
		F Labat	6	6											9	I Spîrlea	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	7	4	4											M Grzybowska	3	4
		M Grzybowska	5	6	6				M Grzybowska	7	6
								8	C Martínez	5	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Seles	6	0
	Q	S Cacic	6	3	1				B Paulus	2	1	r
		B Paulus	3	6	6										3	M Seles	6	6	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7											16	N Zvereva	0	7	2
		O Barabanschikova	1	6					B Schultz-McCarthy	2	2
		G León García	4	5				16	N Zvereva	6	6
	16	N Zvereva	6	7																		3	M Seles	4	6	7
	14	P Schnyder	6	7																		14	P Schnyder	6	3	6
	Q	A Mauresmo	3	6				14	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	L McNeil	6	6	6			WC	L McNeil	3	2
	WC	J Capriati	7	4	4										14	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	M de Swardt	5												WC	M de Swardt	3	2
		D Chládková	0	r				WC	M de Swardt	6	7
								6	I Majoli	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Sánchez-Vicario	7	5	2
	Q	A Glass	7	6				Q	A Glass	6	7	6
	Q	C Cristea	5	2											Q	A Glass	6	7
	Q	C Torrens Valero	7	6												A Fusai	3	6
		F Li	5	2				Q	C Torrens Valero	6	7	4
		A Fusai	2	7	6				A Fusai	7	6	6
	13	A Sugiyama	6	5	4																	Q	A Glass	6	6	r
	10	N Tauziat	6	6																		4	A Coetzer	4	7
		M Vento	4	1				10	N Tauziat	5	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	4				V Ruano Pascual	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	2	6											V Ruano Pascual	0	4
		S Farina	5												4	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	O Lugina	1	r					S Farina	4	3
								4	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Pierce	3	3
		B Schett	3	6	4			WC	A Miller	6	6
	WC	A Miller	6	2	6										WC	A Miller	6	2	3
		R Grande	6	1	6										15	L Raymond	1	6	6
		A-G Sidot	3	6	4				R Grande	1	6
		S-T Wang	1	6	1			15	L Raymond	6	7
	15	L Raymond	6	4	6																	15	L Raymond	6	6
	12	A Huber	5	6																			M Serna	4	1
		M Serna	7	7					M Serna	7	2	6
	Q	T Panova	6	2	4				E Likhovtseva	5	6	2
		E Likhovtseva	3	6	6											M Serna	3	6	6
		J Kruger	6	2											2	J Novotná	6	4	2
		S Kleinová	7	6					S Kleinová	4	3
								2	J Novotná	6	6

External links

• 1998 Family Circle Cup draw