1998 Chase Championships – Singles

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Singles
1998 Chase Championships
1997 champion Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Champion Switzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-up United States Lindsay Davenport
Final score 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women

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Jana Novotná was the defending champion of the WTA Tour Championships tennis tournament, but lost in the first round to Steffi Graf.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 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.

Draw

Key

  • NB: The Final was best of 5 sets while all other rounds were best of 3 sets.
First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  United States Lindsay Davenport 4 7 6  
   France Sandrine Testud 6 6 0     1  United States Lindsay Davenport 6 6    
   Belarus Natasha Zvereva 3 1     8  France Nathalie Tauziat 0 3    
8  France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6         1  United States Lindsay Davenport 6 2 6  
3  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7 4 1          Germany Steffi Graf 1 6 3  
   Germany Steffi Graf 6 6 6        Germany Steffi Graf 1 6 6
   Russia Anna Kournikova 4 3     5  United States Monica Seles 6 4 4  
5  United States Monica Seles 6 6         1  United States Lindsay Davenport 5 4 6 2  
7  Spain Conchita Martínez 6 2         2  Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 6 4 6  
   Belgium Dominique Van Roost 7 6          Belgium Dominique Van Roost 2 3    
   Romania Irina Spîrlea 7 6        Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 6    
4  Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 1            Romania Irina Spîrlea 2 6  
6  France Mary Pierce 6 6         2  Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 7    
   South Africa Amanda Coetzer 1 0       6  France Mary Pierce 6 4  
   Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6 0 3   2  Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 6    
2  Switzerland Martina Hingis 4 6 6  

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