1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

August 2023 1998 Family Circle Cup RSA Amanda Coetzer ROM Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4 56 16 singles doubles Family Circle Cup – Singles Family Circle Cup – Singles 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. USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (third round) USA Monica Seles (semifinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (champion) FRA Mary Pierce (second round) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (final) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (first round) GER Anke Huber (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) SUI Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals) USA Lisa Raymond (semifinals) BLR Natasha Zvereva (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 9 ROM Irina Spîrlea 6 1 7 3 USA Monica Seles 4 6 6 4 RSA Amanda Coetzer 6 6   15 USA Lisa Raymond 4 1   9 ROM Irina Spîrlea 3 4   4 RSA Amanda Coetzer 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA C Rubin 4 4     USA C Morariu 6 6     JPN N Sawamatsu 6 1 6   INA Y Basuki 1 6 1   ROM R Dragomir 6 6   11 FRA S Testud 3 3   9 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     GER M Babel 3 3   Q GER W Probst 1 1     ARG F Labat 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 7 4 4   POL M Grzybowska 5 6 6 1 USA L Davenport 6 6     USA C Morariu 3 0     JPN N Sawamatsu 0 2     ROM R Dragomir 6 6   9 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6 6   ARG F Labat 7 2 0   POL M Grzybowska 7 6   8 ESP C Martínez 5 2   1 USA L Davenport 1 6 7   ROM R Dragomir 6 3 5 9 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     POL M Grzybowska 3 4   1 USA L Davenport 7 4 6 9 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q USA S Cacic 6 3 1   AUT B Paulus 3 6 6   NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 7     BLR O Barabanschikova 1 6     ESP G León García 4 5   16 BLR N Zvereva 6 7   14 SUI P Schnyder 6 7   Q FRA A Mauresmo 3 6   WC USA L McNeil 6 6 6 WC USA J Capriati 7 4 4 WC RSA M de Swardt 5       CZE D Chládková 0 r   3 USA M Seles 6 0     AUT B Paulus 2 1 r   NED B Schultz-McCarthy 2 2   16 BLR N Zvereva 6 6   14 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   WC USA L McNeil 3 2   WC RSA M de Swardt 6 7   6 CRO I Majoli 4 5   3 USA M Seles 6 6 6 16 BLR N Zvereva 0 7 2 14 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   WC RSA M de Swardt 3 2   3 USA M Seles 4 6 7 14 SUI P Schnyder 6 3 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q GER A Glass 7 6   Q ROM C Cristea 5 2   Q ESP C Torrens Valero 7 6     CHN F Li 5 2     FRA A Fusai 2 7 6 13 JPN A Sugiyama 6 5 4 10 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     VEN 1930 M Vento 4 1     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 4   ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 2 6   ITA S Farina 5     Q UKR O Lugina 1 r   7 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 7 5 2 Q GER A Glass 6 7 6 Q ESP C Torrens Valero 6 7 4   FRA A Fusai 7 6 6 10 FRA N Tauziat 5 1     ESP V Ruano Pascual 7 6     ITA S Farina 4 3   4 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q GER A Glass 6 7     FRA A Fusai 3 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 0 4   4 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q GER A Glass 6 6 r 4 RSA A Coetzer 4 7   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUT B Schett 3 6 4 WC USA A Miller 6 2 6   ITA R Grande 6 1 6   FRA A-G Sidot 3 6 4   TPE S-T Wang 1 6 1 15 USA L Raymond 6 4 6 12 GER A Huber 5 6     ESP M Serna 7 7   Q RUS T Panova 6 2 4   RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 6   RSA J Kruger 6 2     CZE S Kleinová 7 6   5 FRA M Pierce 3 3   WC USA A Miller 6 6     ITA R Grande 1 6   15 USA L Raymond 6 7     ESP M Serna 7 2 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 5 6 2   CZE S Kleinová 4 3   2 CZE J Novotná 6 6   WC USA A Miller 6 2 3 15 USA L Raymond 1 6 6   ESP M Serna 3 6 6 2 CZE J Novotná 6 4 2 15 USA L Raymond 6 6     ESP M Serna 4 1   External links 1998 Family Circle Cup draw Category:Charleston Open Family Circle Cup