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1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

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Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.

1997ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Singles
1998 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1997 ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
Close

Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Lindsay Davenport.

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. United States Lindsay Davenport (final)
  2. Switzerland Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (second round)
  4. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  5. United States Monica Seles (semifinals)
  6. France Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  7. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (second round)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 3 4
  Germany Steffi Graf 4 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  United States C Morariu 1 3     United States K Po 1 2  
  United States K Po 6 6   1 United States L Davenport 5 6 6
  Croatia I Majoli 6 2 4 Q United States A Frazier 7 3 3
Q United States A Frazier 2 6 6 Q United States A Frazier 6 6  
WC Italy S Farina 6 6 4 7 Switzerland P Schnyder 3 1  
7 Switzerland P Schnyder 7 4 6 1 United States L Davenport 6 6  
5 United States M Seles 3 3  
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 4 4  
  Belarus N Zvereva 6 6     Belarus N Zvereva 6 6  
WC United States T Snyder 2 1     Belarus N Zvereva 0 1  
  Venezuela M Vento 1 2   5 United States M Seles 6 6  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6     Japan A Sugiyama 3 5  
  Romania I Spîrlea 3 4   5 United States M Seles 6 7  
5 United States M Seles 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Germany A Huber 3 2   6 France N Tauziat 6 7  
  United States L Raymond 6 6     United States L Raymond 2 6  
Q Belgium E Callens 3 3   6 France N Tauziat 6 4 6
Q United States S Cacic 2 0     South Africa A Coetzer 3 6 4
  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6     South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
4 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 1  
6 France N Tauziat 1 4  
8 France S Testud 6 7 0/r   Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 7 6 1   Russia E Likhovtseva 7 2 4
  Germany S Graf 6 7     Germany S Graf 6 6 6
WC United States M J Fernández 3 6     Germany S Graf 6 4 6
Q United States B Rippner 7 6   2 Switzerland M Hingis 2 6 0
  France A Fusai 6 2   Q United States B Rippner 4 1  
2 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  

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