# 1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.

## 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.
* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Lindsay Davenport (final)
* Steffi Graf (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Sandrine Testud (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Sabine Appelmans (withdrew)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
* Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Anna Kournikova (third round)
* Joannette Kruger (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Venus Williams | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Venus Williams | 0 | 6 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 6 | 2/r | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 4 | 3 | | | S Pitkowski | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Babel | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | L Neiland | 2 | 6 | 1 | | F Labat | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 6 | 6 | 7 | | M Babel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | A Kournikova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 1 | 5 |
| Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | A Kournikova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Rubin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | A Kournikova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Kunce | 3 | 4 | | | M Vento | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Taylor | 1 | 1 | | Q | A Miller | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 17 | J Kruger | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | 7 | | B Schett | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | J Kruger | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | J Kruger | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | C Morariu | 1 | 3 | | 10 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 6 | 1 | 7 | | B Paulus | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 10 | D Van Roost | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | F Li | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 2 | 6 | 3 | | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 4 | | 15 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | N Zvereva | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| LL | K-A Guse | 3 | 3 | | 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh | 5 | 0 | | Q | T Snyder | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Snyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | A Sugiyama | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 6 | 5 | | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | S Cacic | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Cristea | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Cacic | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 0 | 2 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | S Testud | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Testud | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Cacic | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 |
| WC | C Black | 3 | 3 | | 13 | R Dragomir | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Panova | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Boogert | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | R Dragomir | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | F Lubiani | 4 | 1 | | | A Frazier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Miho Saeki (first round)
* Kerry-Anne Guse (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* n/a
* Yuka Yoshida (first round)
* Annie Miller (qualified)
* Francesca Lubiani (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Patricia Hy-Boulais (first round)
* Naoko Kijimuta (first round)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Tara Snyder
* Kristine Kunce
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
* Annie Miller
* Larisa Neiland
* Tatiana Panova
* Cătălina Cristea
* Kristie Boogert

### Lucky losers

* Kerry-Anne Guse
* Francesca Lubiani
* Sonya Jeyaseelan

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Miho Saeki | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | Tara Snyder | Tara Snyder | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Barbara Rittner | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 | Janet Lee | Janet Lee | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Janet Lee | Janet Lee | 7 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| WC | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 1 | 6 | | WC | Alexandra Stevenson | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| | Kristine Kunce | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Naoko Kijimuta | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Radka Bobková | 0 | 2 | | 9 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 0 |
| | Annabel Ellwood | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Jana Nejedly | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Park Sung-hee | Park Sung-hee | 7 | 3 | 2 | | Jana Nejedly | 1 | 1 |
| | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 1 | | 5 | Annie Miller | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Annie Miller | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Patricia Hy-Boulais | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Haruka Inoue | 5 | 6 | 7 | Haruka Inoue | Haruka Inoue | 1 | 4 |
| Larisa Neiland | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 6 | | Larisa Neiland | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 6 |
| Lenka Němečková | Lenka Němečková | 1 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Susanna Modric | 2 | 1 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 0 | 4 |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 | Tatiana Panova | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Yuka Yoshida | 3 | 4 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Dora Krstulović | 2 | 3 | 6 | Francesca Lubiani | 4 | 1 |
| Cătălina Cristea | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 |
| Emmanuelle Gagliardi | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 2 | 4 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Nana Miyagi | Nana Miyagi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| Kristie Boogert | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 6 |
| | Lea Ghirardi | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Kerry-Anne Guse | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |