# 1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Pierce won in the final 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

## 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.
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (third round)
* Mary Pierce (champion)
* Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (final)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
* Joannette Kruger (first round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Maria Vento (first round)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Conchita Martínez | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Amanda Coetzer | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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

| 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 |
| | | | | | 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
#### 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 | 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

| 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |