1998 Chase Championships – Singles

1998 Chase Championships SUI Martina Hingis USA Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 16 8 singles doubles WTA Tour Championships 1998 Chase Championships Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Chase Championships. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Steffi Graf. This marked the last WTA Championships final to be best-of-five-sets. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Lindsay Davenport (final) SUI Martina Hingis (champion) CZE Jana Novotná (first round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (first round) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (first round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) Draw NB: The Final was best of 5 sets while all other rounds were best of 3 sets. First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 4 7 6       FRA Sandrine Testud 6 6 0       BLR Natasha Zvereva 3 1       8 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 6       3 CZE Jana Novotná 7 4 1       GER Steffi Graf 6 6 6       RUS Anna Kournikova 4 3       5 USA Monica Seles 6 6       7 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 2     5    BEL Dominique Van Roost 7 6         ROM Irina Spîrlea 7 6       4 ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6 1       6 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6         RSA Amanda Coetzer 1 0         SUI Patty Schnyder 6 0 3     2 SUI Martina Hingis 4 6 6     1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6       8 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 0 3         GER Steffi Graf 1 6 6     5 USA Monica Seles 6 4 4       BEL Dominique Van Roost 2 3         ROM Irina Spîrlea 6 6       6 FRA Mary Pierce 6 4       2 SUI Martina Hingis 7 6       1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 2 6       GER Steffi Graf 1 6 3       ROM Irina Spîrlea 2 6       2 SUI Martina Hingis 6 7       1 USA Lindsay Davenport 5 4 6 2   2 SUI Martina Hingis 7 6 4 6   External links 1998 Chase Championships Draw Singles 1998 Singles