1998 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Seeds

Draw

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Key

Final

Section 1

Section 2

Singles
Singles
1998 Bank of the West Classic
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 against Venus Williams.

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.

Lindsay Davenport (champion)
Monica Seles (semifinals)
Venus Williams (final)
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Joannette Kruger (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
Rita Grande (first round)

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	L Davenport	6	6
	K Po	7	6			K Po	1	3
	N Pratt	5	0							1	L Davenport	7	6
	Y Yoshida	0	3								T Tanasugarn	6	1
	T Tanasugarn	6	6			T Tanasugarn	6	6
Q	A Stevenson	6	7		Q	A Stevenson	2	0
8	R Grande	1	5											1	L Davenport	6	6	6
														4	S Graf	4	7	3
					4	S Graf	6	6
	M J Fernández	6	6			M J Fernández	4	0
	C Rubin	4	4							4	S Graf	6	6
Q	E Tatarkova	7	2	7						5	N Zvereva	1	3
	S Cacic	6	6	5	Q	E Tatarkova	6	4	2
	T Snyder	2	4		5	N Zvereva	0	6	6
5	N Zvereva	6	6

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

7	E Likhovtseva	6	4	6
WC	M Irvin	1	6	0	7	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	A Frazier	3	6	6		A Frazier	1	4
Q	J Lee	6	2	3						7	E Likhovtseva	2	4
	C Morariu	6	3	6						3	V Williams	6	6
Q	J Capriati	4	6	4		C Morariu	6	1	0
					3	V Williams	4	6	6
														3	V Williams	6	6
6	J Kruger	1	6	6										2	M Seles	3	4
WC	L Osterloh	6	2	4	6	J Kruger	3	6
	M Saeki	6	6	3		A-G Sidot	6	7
	A-G Sidot	7	2	6							A-G Sidot	3	1
	N Dechy	6	4	3						2	M Seles	6	6
	F Li	4	6	6		F Li	6	3	1
					2	M Seles	2	6	6

Lindsay Davenport

Venus Williams

1998 Bank of the West Classic draw