1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Singles
1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1997 ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score4–6, 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. United States Lindsay Davenport (final)
  2. Switzerland Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (second round)
  4. Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
  5. United States Monica Seles (semifinals)
  6. France Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  7. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 3 4
  Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  United States C Morariu 1 3     United States K Po 1 2  
  United States K Po 6 6   1 United States L Davenport 5 6 6
  Croatia I Majoli 6 2 4 Q United States A Frazier 7 3 3
Q United States A Frazier 2 6 6 Q United States A Frazier 6 6  
WC Italy S Farina 6 6 4 7 Switzerland P Schnyder 3 1  
7 Switzerland P Schnyder 7 4 6 1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
5 United States M Seles 3 3  
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 4 4  
  Belarus N Zvereva 6 6     Belarus N Zvereva 6 6  
WC United States T Snyder 2 1     Belarus N Zvereva 0 1  
  Venezuela M Vento 1 2   5 United States M Seles 6 6  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6     Japan A Sugiyama 3 5  
  Romania I Spîrlea 3 4   5 United States M Seles 6 7  
5 United States M Seles 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Germany A Huber 3 2   6 France N Tauziat 6 7  
  United States L Raymond 6 6     United States L Raymond 2 6  
Q Belgium E Callens 3 3   6 France N Tauziat 6 4 6
Q United States S Cacic 2 0     South Africa A Coetzer 3 6 4
  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6     South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
4 Spain A Sánchez-Vicario 4 1  
6 France N Tauziat 1 4  
8 France S Testud 6 7 0/r   Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 7 6 1   Russia E Likhovtseva 7 2 4
  Germany S Graf 6 7     Germany S Graf 6 6 6
WC United States M J Fernández 3 6     Germany S Graf 6 4 6
Q United States B Rippner 7 6   2 Switzerland M Hingis 2 6 0
  France A Fusai 6 2   Q United States B Rippner 4 1  
2 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6