1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships FRA Mary Pierce ESP Conchita Martínez 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 singles doubles 56 (8 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles Amelia Island Championships Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce. 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. USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (semifinals) USA Monica Seles (third round) FRA Mary Pierce (champion) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (final) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) RUS Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) USA Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (third round) RSA Joannette Kruger (first round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round) AUT Barbara Paulus (third round) AUT Barbara Schett (second round) VEN 1930 Maria Vento (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 3 3 4 FRA Mary Pierce 4 6 6 6 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6   2 RSA Amanda Coetzer 4 0   4 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6 6 6 ESP Conchita Martínez 7 0 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ARG P Suárez 6 1     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 7 6     ARG F Labat 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 4 2     FRA A Mauresmo 6 3 5 14 AUT B Paulus 2 6 7 9 SUI P Schnyder 7 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 5 2   WC USA A Wunderlich 4 2   Q RSA M de Swardt 6 6     SVK K Studeníková 2 1     GER W Probst 6 6   1 USA L Davenport 6 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 0 2     ARG F Labat 1 0   14 AUT B Paulus 6 6   9 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   Q RSA M de Swardt 3 4     GER W Probst 1 2   8 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   1 USA L Davenport 7 6   14 AUT B Paulus 5 4   9 SUI P Schnyder 1 3   8 RUS A Kournikova 6 6   1 USA L Davenport 7 6   8 RUS A Kournikova 5 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ROM C Cristea 7 6     CZE S Kleinová 6 4   Q SUI E Gagliardi 2 6 6   ESP C Torrens Valero 6 2 4   RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   12 RSA J Kruger 4 2   15 AUT B Schett 6 7   Q RUS T Panova 1 6   WC USA J Capriati 6 6   WC USA L Osterloh 4 2     USA C Rubin 6 1   Q GER B Rittner 7 6   4 FRA M Pierce 6 6     ROM C Cristea 1 2   Q SUI E Gagliardi 2 5     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 7   15 AUT B Schett 2 3   WC USA J Capriati 6 6   Q GER B Rittner 7 3 6 5 CRO I Majoli 5 6 7 4 FRA M Pierce 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 4 1   WC USA J Capriati 4 1   5 CRO I Majoli 6 6   4 FRA M Pierce 6 6   5 CRO I Majoli 3 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP G León García 2 2     USA A Miller 6 6     USA C Morariu 1 7 0 Q LAT L Neiland 6 5 6   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 7   16 VEN 1930 M Vento 5 5   10 USA L Raymond 4 7 6 Q AUT M Maruska 6 5 4 LL GER J Kandarr 4 6 6   ITA S Cecchini 6 4 4   GER M Babel 6 6     CHN F Li 2 2   6 ESP C Martínez 6 6     USA A Miller 4 3   Q LAT L Neiland 3 7 3   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6 6 10 USA L Raymond 6 6   LL GER J Kandarr 1 2     GER M Babel 3 2 r 3 USA M Seles 6 1   6 ESP C Martínez 6 6     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 1   10 USA L Raymond 7 6   3 USA M Seles 6 4   6 ESP C Martínez 6 7   10 USA L Raymond 4 5   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA T Snyder 6 6 6   CAN P Hy-Boulais 0 7 0   FRA A-G Sidot 5 0     RUS E Makarova 7 6     AUS R McQuillan 6 2 7 13 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 1 6 6 11 ROM R Dragomir 6 6     USA S Cacic 3 2     BLR O Barabanschikova 3 0     SWE Å Carlsson 6 6     TPE S-T Wang 2 3     ESP M Serna 6 6   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 2 3 WC USA T Snyder 2 6 6   RUS E Makarova 1 3     AUS R McQuillan 6 6   11 ROM R Dragomir 7 6     SWE Å Carlsson 5 2     ESP M Serna 3 3   2 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   WC USA T Snyder 5 6 6   AUS R McQuillan 7 2 1 11 ROM R Dragomir 4 7 0 2 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 6 WC USA T Snyder 4 4   2 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   External links ITF tournament edition details https://web.archive.org/web/20160803060624/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000217 2016-08-03 1998 Singles Category:1998 WTA Tour