# 1998 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Amanda Coetzer defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Family Circle Cup.
Martina Hingis was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

## 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 (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (champion)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Iva Majoli (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Irina Spîrlea (final)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Anke Huber (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (third 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 |
| 9 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Irina Spîrlea | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 4 | 4 | | | C Morariu | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 1 | 6 | 1 | | N Sawamatsu | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Testud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | M Babel | 3 | 3 | | 9 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Probst | 1 | 1 | | | F Labat | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Grzybowska | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Grzybowska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | B Paulus | 2 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | N Zvereva | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 1 | 6 | | | B Schultz-McCarthy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 4 | 5 | | 16 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | A Mauresmo | 3 | 6 | | 14 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | L McNeil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Capriati | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | M de Swardt | 5 | | | | | | | | WC | M de Swardt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 0 | r | | WC | M de Swardt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | I Majoli | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Glass | 7 | 6 | | Q | A Glass | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Cristea | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Glass | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | C Torrens Valero | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Fusai | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Li | 5 | 2 | | Q | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 2 | 7 | 6 | | A Fusai | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Glass | 6 | 6 | r |
| 10 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 4 | 7 | |
| | M Vento | 4 | 1 | | 10 | N Tauziat | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 6 | 4 | | V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | O Lugina | 1 | r | | | S Farina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | A Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Miller | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Miller | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | L Raymond | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 4 | | R Grande | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-T Wang | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | L Raymond | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | L Raymond | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Serna | 4 | 1 |
| | M Serna | 7 | 7 | | | M Serna | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 6 | 2 | 4 | | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Serna | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 7 | 6 | | | S Kleinová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |