# 1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Pierce.

## 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.
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Steffi Graf (second round)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Mary Pierce | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Lučić | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | N Zvereva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Kruger | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | I Majoli | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Kruger | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Pierce | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 0 | 1 | | | C Rubin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^3$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Pierce | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | M Pierce | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 4 | 2 | | 5 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 2 | | 6 | S Graf | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Capriati | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 6 | 2 | 0 | | S Testud | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | N Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Q | S-T Wang | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 6$^4$ | 2 | | Q | A Frazier | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 5 | | | L Raymond | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Rita Grande (first round)
* Li Fang (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifying competition)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
* Amy Frazier (qualified)
* Miho Saeki (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (qualifying competition)
* Sandra Cacic (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Wang Shi-ting
* Janet Lee
* Amy Frazier
* Jennifer Capriati

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rita Grande | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | Jana Nejedly | Jana Nejedly | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Allison Bradshaw | 3 | 1 | | Wang Shi-ting | Wang Shi-ting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wang Shi-ting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Wang Shi-ting | Wang Shi-ting | 6 | 7 |
| Nana Miyagi | Nana Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Nana Miyagi | Nana Miyagi | 2 | 5 |
| Maureen Drake | Maureen Drake | 2 | 2 | | | Nana Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | Sandra Cacic | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jolene Watanabe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ania Bleszynski | 3 | 6 | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Janet Lee | Janet Lee | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Janet Lee | Janet Lee | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Rika Hiraki | Rika Hiraki | 6 | 3 | 3 | Janet Lee | Janet Lee | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 7 | 6 | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Miho Saeki | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Reeves | 1 | 3 | | 5 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Inés Gorrochategui | 4 | 7 | 3 | | Yuka Yoshida | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 6 |
| Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2 | 3 |
| Cara Black | Cara Black | 3 | 4 | | | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Abe | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Lilia Osterloh | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 2 | 2 | | Pavlina Stoyanova | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Pavlina Stoyanova | Pavlina Stoyanova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Sandra Kleinová | Sandra Kleinová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Jennifer Capriati | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Li Fang | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Li Fang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |