1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Mary Pierce
Runner-upSpain Conchita Martínez
Score6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Pierce won in the final 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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  
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