1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.

Singles
1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Draw	56 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Pierce won in the final 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

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.

1. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
2. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
3. Monica Seles (third round)
4. Mary Pierce (champion)
5. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
6. Conchita Martínez (final)
7. Irina Spîrlea (second round)
8. Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
9. Patty Schnyder (third round)
10. Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
11. Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
12. Joannette Kruger (first round)
13. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
14. Barbara Paulus (third round)
15. Barbara Schett (second round)
16. Maria Vento (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	3
	4	Mary Pierce	4	6	6
								4	Mary Pierce	6	6	6
								6	Conchita Martínez	7	0	2
	6	Conchita Martínez	6	6
	2	Amanda Coetzer	4	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	P Suárez	6	1					A Dechaume-Balleret	0	2
		A Dechaume-Balleret	7	6											1	L Davenport	7	6
		F Labat	6	6											14	B Paulus	5	4
		T Tanasugarn	4	2					F Labat	1	0
		A Mauresmo	6	3	5			14	B Paulus	6	6
	14	B Paulus	2	6	7																	1	L Davenport	7	6
	9	P Schnyder	7	6																		8	A Kournikova	5	3
		V Ruano Pascual	5	2				9	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	A Wunderlich	4	2				Q	M de Swardt	3	4
	Q	M de Swardt	6	6											9	P Schnyder	1	3
		K Studeníková	2	1											8	A Kournikova	6	6
		W Probst	6	6					W Probst	1	2
								8	A Kournikova	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Pierce	6	6
	Q	C Cristea	7	6					C Cristea	1	2
		S Kleinová	6	4											4	M Pierce	6	6
	Q	E Gagliardi	2	6	6											E Likhovtseva	4	1
		C Torrens Valero	6	2	4			Q	E Gagliardi	2	5
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	7
	12	J Kruger	4	2																		4	M Pierce	6	6
	15	B Schett	6	7																		5	I Majoli	3	2
	Q	T Panova	1	6				15	B Schett	2	3
	WC	J Capriati	6	6				WC	J Capriati	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh	4	2											WC	J Capriati	4	1
		C Rubin	6	1											5	I Majoli	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	7	6				Q	B Rittner	7	3	6
								5	I Majoli	5	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Martínez	6	6
		G León García	2	2					A Miller	4	3
		A Miller	6	6											6	C Martínez	6	6
		C Morariu	1	7	0											M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	1
	Q	L Neiland	6	5	6			Q	L Neiland	3	7	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	7					M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6	6
	16	M Vento	5	5																		6	C Martínez	6	7
	10	L Raymond	4	7	6																	10	L Raymond	4	5
	Q	M Maruska	6	5	4			10	L Raymond	6	6
	LL	J Kandarr	4	6	6			LL	J Kandarr	1	2
		S Cecchini	6	4	4										10	L Raymond	7	6
		M Babel	6	6											3	M Seles	6	4
		F Li	2	2					M Babel	3	2	r
								3	M Seles	6	1

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	I Spîrlea	6	2	3
	WC	T Snyder	6	6	6			WC	T Snyder	2	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	0	7	0										WC	T Snyder	5	6	6
		A-G Sidot	5	0												R McQuillan	7	2	1
		E Makarova	7	6					E Makarova	1	3
		R McQuillan	6	2	7				R McQuillan	6	6
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	6	6																	WC	T Snyder	4	4
	11	R Dragomir	6	6																		2	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Cacic	3	2				11	R Dragomir	7	6
		O Barabanschikova	3	0					Å Carlsson	5	2
		Å Carlsson	6	6											11	R Dragomir	4	7	0
		S-T Wang	2	3											2	A Coetzer	6	6	6
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	3	3
								2	A Coetzer	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-08-03 at the Wayback Machine