1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

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

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

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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