1998 IGA Tennis Classic – Singles

August 2023 1998 IGA Classic USA Venus Williams RSA Joannette Kruger 6–3, 6–2 30 8 singles doubles Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams. Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Joannette Kruger. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) FRA Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals) USA Venus Williams (champion) RSA Joannette Kruger (final) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) USA Amy Frazier (second round) FRA Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals) CHN Li Fang (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final 3 USA Venus Williams 6 6   4 RSA Joannette Kruger 3 2   Top half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6     NED K Boogert 3 2   Q FRA L Ghirardi 2 6 6   SUI E Gagliardi 6 2 4   AUS K-A Guse 6 5 5 6 USA A Frazier 4 7 7 3 USA V Williams 6 6   Q JPN N Miyagi 3 2   WC RSA M de Swardt 7 6     BLR O Barabanschikova 6 2     ITA F Lubiani 4 7 6   JPN R Hiraki 6 5 1   JPN Y Yoshida 6 6   8 CHN F Li 3 2   1 USA L Davenport 6 6     FRA J Halard-Decugis 3 3   Q FRA L Ghirardi 2 6 6 6 USA A Frazier 6 3 3 3 USA V Williams 6 6   WC RSA M de Swardt 1 3     ITA F Lubiani 6 6     JPN Y Yoshida 2 4   1 USA L Davenport 6 6   Q FRA L Ghirardi 1 4   3 USA V Williams 7 6     ITA F Lubiani 6 4   1 USA L Davenport 7 2 3 3 USA V Williams 6 6 6 Bottom half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA S Williams 6 6   WC USA K Adams 1 2   Q AUS A Ellwood 6 6     USA A Stevenson 4 4     CAN P Hy-Boulais 3 7 2   USA M McGrath 6 5 6   AUS R McQuillan 6 2 5 4 RSA J Kruger 3 6 7 7 FRA S Pitkowski 7 7     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6   Q USA T Snyder 6 7     USA S Cacic 4 6     ITA L Golarsa 2 6 5   JPN M Saeki 6 3 7 5 USA S Williams 6 6   Q AUS A Ellwood 1 3     USA M McGrath       4 RSA J Kruger w/o     7 FRA S Pitkowski 6 6   Q USA T Snyder 3 4     JPN M Saeki 3 2   2 FRA S Testud 6 6   5 USA S Williams 1 1   4 RSA J Kruger 6 6   7 FRA S Pitkowski 3 6 6 2 FRA S Testud 6 3 4 4 RSA J Kruger 3 6 6 7 FRA S Pitkowski 6 3 4 External links 1998 IGA Classic draw Category:U.S. National Indoor Championships Category:1998 WTA Tour