1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Singles
1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1997 champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.

Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Lindsay Davenport.

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. Lindsay Davenport (Final)
2. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
3. Jana Novotná (Second Round)
4. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Second Round)

5. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
6. Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
7. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
8. Sandrine Testud (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	4
		Steffi Graf	4	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		C Morariu	1	3					K Po	1	2
		K Po	6	6											1	L Davenport	5	6	6
		I Majoli	6	2	4										Q	A Frazier	7	3	3
	Q	A Frazier	2	6	6			Q	A Frazier	6	6
	WC	S Farina	6	6	4			7	P Schnyder	3	1
	7	P Schnyder	7	4	6																	1	L Davenport	6	6
																						5	M Seles	3	3
								3	J Novotná	4	4
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	T Snyder	2	1												N Zvereva	0	1
		M Vento	1	2											5	M Seles	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	3	5
		I Spîrlea	3	4				5	M Seles	6	7
	5	M Seles	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Tauziat	6	6
		A Huber	3	2				6	N Tauziat	6	7
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	2	6
	Q	E Callens	3	3											6	N Tauziat	6	4	6
	Q	S Cacic	2	0												A Coetzer	3	6	4
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	6	6
								4	A Sánchez-Vicario	4	1
																						6	N Tauziat	1	4
	8	S Testud	6	7	0/r																		S Graf	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7	6	1				E Likhovtseva	7	2	4
		S Graf	6	7					S Graf	6	6	6
	WC	M J Fernández	3	6												S Graf	6	4	6
	Q	B Rippner	7	6											2	M Hingis	2	6	0
		A Fusai	6	2				Q	B Rippner	4	1
								2	M Hingis	6	6

External links

• 1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw