1998 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Defending champion Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 European Indoor Championships.

Singles
1998 Swisscom Challenge
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Venus Williams
Score7–5, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

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.

  1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. Venus Williams (final)
  3. Conchita Martínez (second round)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  5. Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  7. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  8. Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
1 Lindsay Davenport 7 6  
2 Venus Williams 5 3  

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 L Davenport 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 5 1   Q J Halard-Decugis 4 2  
Q J Halard-Decugis 7 6   1 L Davenport 6 6  
  R Dragomir 3 6 6 6 A Coetzer 3 1  
  A Huber 6 4 4   R Dragomir 3 1  
  N Zvereva 5 4   6 A Coetzer 6 6  
6 A Coetzer 7 6   1 L Davenport 6 6  
  I Spîrlea 2 3  
3 C Martínez 2 6  
  I Spîrlea 7 6     I Spîrlea 6 7  
Q M Oremans 6 2     I Spîrlea 6 6  
Q S Plischke 6 4 1 8 D Van Roost 4 0  
WC A Mauresmo 4 6 6 WC A Mauresmo 3 4  
  A Kournikova 3 1   8 D Van Roost 6 6  
8 D Van Roost 6 6  

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 P Schnyder 6 6  
  S Farina 2 3   5 P Schnyder 4 6 6
WC B Schett 6 6   WC B Schett 6 1 7
  K Po 3 3   WC B Schett 6 5 1
LL C Cristea 4 4   4 N Tauziat 4 7 6
  L Raymond 6 6     L Raymond 2 3  
4 N Tauziat 6 6  
4 N Tauziat 3 4  
7 M Pierce 7 2 6 2 V Williams 6 6  
WC C Rubin 5 6 3 7 M Pierce 7 6  
LL K Hrdličková 6 4 2 LL J Kruger 6 1  
LL J Kruger 2 6 6 7 M Pierce 4 1  
Q C Morariu 6 2 6 2 V Williams 6 6  
  S Testud 3 6 4 Q C Morariu 5 3  
2 V Williams 7 6  
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