1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

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

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.

Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (third round)
Monica Seles (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (champion)
Mary Pierce (second round)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Irina Spîrlea (final)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Sandrine Testud (first round)
Anke Huber (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)
Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
Natasha Zvereva (third round)

Draw

Key

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