1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Family Circle Cup
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer
Runner-upRomania Irina Spîrlea
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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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.

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (third round)
  3. United States Monica Seles (semifinals)
  4. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (champion)
  5. France Mary Pierce (second round)
  6. Croatia Iva Majoli (second round)
  7. Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
  8. Spain Conchita Martínez (second round)
  9. Romania Irina Spîrlea (final)
  10. France Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  11. France Sandrine Testud (first round)
  12. Germany Anke Huber (third round)
  13. Japan Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  14. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  15. United States Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
  16. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
9 Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 1 7
3 United States Monica Seles 4 6 6
9 Romania Irina Spîrlea 3 4  
4 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6 6  
4 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6 6  
15 United States Lisa Raymond 4 1  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  United States C Rubin 4 4     United States C Morariu 3 0  
  United States C Morariu 6 6   1 United States L Davenport 1 6 7
  Japan N Sawamatsu 6 1 6   Romania R Dragomir 6 3 5
  Indonesia Y Basuki 1 6 1   Japan N Sawamatsu 0 2  
  Romania R Dragomir 6 6     Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
11 France S Testud 3 3   1 United States L Davenport 7 4 6
9 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6   9 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6 7
  Germany M Babel 3 3   9 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6 6
Q Germany W Probst 1 1     Argentina F Labat 7 2 0
  Argentina F Labat 6 6   9 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 7 4 4   Poland M Grzybowska 3 4  
  Poland M Grzybowska 5 6 6   Poland M Grzybowska 7 6  
8 Spain C Martínez 5 2  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States M Seles 6 0  
Q United States S Cacic 6 3 1   Austria B Paulus 2 1 r
  Austria B Paulus 3 6 6 3 United States M Seles 6 6 6
  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 7   16 Belarus N Zvereva 0 7 2
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 1 6     Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 2 2  
  Spain G León García 4 5   16 Belarus N Zvereva 6 6  
16 Belarus N Zvereva 6 7   3 United States M Seles 4 6 7
14 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 7   14 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 3 6
Q France A Mauresmo 3 6   14 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  
WC United States L McNeil 6 6 6 WC United States L McNeil 3 2  
WC United States J Capriati 7 4 4 14 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  
WC South Africa M de Swardt 5     WC South Africa M de Swardt 3 2  
  Czech Republic D Chládková 0 r   WC South Africa M de Swardt 6 7  
6 Croatia I Majoli 4 5  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Spain A Sánchez-Vicario 7 5 2
Q Germany A Glass 7 6   Q Germany A Glass 6 7 6
Q Romania C Cristea 5 2   Q Germany A Glass 6 7  
Q Spain C Torrens Valero 7 6     France A Fusai 3 6  
  China F Li 5 2   Q Spain C Torrens Valero 6 7 4
  France A Fusai 2 7 6   France A Fusai 7 6 6
13 Japan A Sugiyama 6 5 4 Q Germany A Glass 6 6 r
10 France N Tauziat 6 6   4 South Africa A Coetzer 4 7  
  Venezuela M Vento 4 1   10 France N Tauziat 5 1  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 4   Spain V Ruano Pascual 7 6  
  Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 2 6   Spain V Ruano Pascual 0 4  
  Italy S Farina 5     4 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
Q Ukraine O Lugina 1 r     Italy S Farina 4 3  
4 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 France M Pierce 3 3  
  Austria B Schett 3 6 4 WC United States A Miller 6 6  
WC United States A Miller 6 2 6 WC United States A Miller 6 2 3
  Italy R Grande 6 1 6 15 United States L Raymond 1 6 6
  France A-G Sidot 3 6 4   Italy R Grande 1 6  
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 1 6 1 15 United States L Raymond 6 7  
15 United States L Raymond 6 4 6 15 United States L Raymond 6 6  
12 Germany A Huber 5 6     Spain M Serna 4 1  
  Spain M Serna 7 7     Spain M Serna 7 2 6
Q Russia T Panova 6 2 4   Russia E Likhovtseva 5 6 2
  Russia E Likhovtseva 3 6 6   Spain M Serna 3 6 6
  South Africa J Kruger 6 2   2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 4 2
  Czech Republic S Kleinová 7 6     Czech Republic S Kleinová 4 3  
2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
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