1998 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Singles
1998 Swisscom Challenge
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Defending champion Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 European Indoor Championships.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Venus Williams (final)
3. Conchita Martínez (second round)
4. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
5. Patty Schnyder (second round)
6. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
7. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
8. Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	7	6
	2	Venus Williams	5	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Sugiyama	5	1				Q	J Halard-Decugis	4	2
	Q	J Halard-Decugis	7	6											1	L Davenport	6	6
		R Dragomir	3	6	6										6	A Coetzer	3	1
		A Huber	6	4	4				R Dragomir	3	1
		N Zvereva	5	4				6	A Coetzer	6	6
	6	A Coetzer	7	6																		1	L Davenport	6	6
																							I Spîrlea	2	3
								3	C Martínez	2	6
		I Spîrlea	7	6					I Spîrlea	6	7
	Q	M Oremans	6	2												I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	S Plischke	6	4	1										8	D Van Roost	4	0
	WC	A Mauresmo	4	6	6			WC	A Mauresmo	3	4
		A Kournikova	3	1				8	D Van Roost	6	6
	8	D Van Roost	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Schnyder	6	6
		S Farina	2	3				5	P Schnyder	4	6	6
	WC	B Schett	6	6				WC	B Schett	6	1	7
		K Po	3	3											WC	B Schett	6	5	1
	LL	C Cristea	4	4											4	N Tauziat	4	7	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	2	3
								4	N Tauziat	6	6
																						4	N Tauziat	3	4
	7	M Pierce	7	2	6																	2	V Williams	6	6
	WC	C Rubin	5	6	3			7	M Pierce	7	6
	LL	K Hrdličková	6	4	2			LL	J Kruger	6	1
	LL	J Kruger	2	6	6										7	M Pierce	4	1
	Q	C Morariu	6	2	6										2	V Williams	6	6
		S Testud	3	6	4			Q	C Morariu	5	3
								2	V Williams	7	6

External links

• WTA tournament draws