# Charleston Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:23/charleston-open?season=1998
Tour: WTA

Amanda Coetzer won the 1998 Family Circle Cup, defeating Irina Spirlea 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played March 30–April 5 on clay courts at the Hilton Head in Hilton Head, United States.

The Charleston Open is the WTA's established green-clay tournament at Credit One Stadium in South Carolina.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Credit One Charleston Open, Family Circle Cup, Volvo Car Open, Hilton Head
- Category: WTA 1000
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Hilton Head, United States
- Start date: 1998-03-30
- End date: 1998-04-05

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## Champion
- Winner: Amanda Coetzer
- Runner-up: Irina Spirlea
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Amanda Coetzer def. Irina Spirlea 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Amanda Coetzer def. Lisa Raymond 6-4 6-1
- Irina Spirlea def. Monica Seles 6-4 1-6 7-6

### QF
- Irina Spirlea def. Lindsay Davenport 6-7 6-4 7-6
- Amanda Coetzer def. Andrea Glass 4-6 7-6 RET
- Monica Seles def. Patty Schnyder 4-6 6-3 7-6
- Lisa Raymond def. Magui Serna 6-4 6-1

### R16
- Andrea Glass def. Alexandra Fusai 6-3 7-6
- Patty Schnyder def. Mariaan De Swardt 6-3 6-2
- Monica Seles def. Natasha Zvereva 6-0 6-7 6-2
- Lindsay Davenport def. Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 1-6 6-3 7-5
- Amanda Coetzer def. Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-0 6-4
- Magui Serna def. Jana Novotna 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Lisa Raymond def. Anne Miller 1-6 6-2 6-3
- Irina Spirlea def. Magdalena Grzybowska 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Irina Spirlea def. Florencia Labat 6-7 6-2 6-0
- Monica Seles def. Barbara Paulus 6-2 0-1 RET
- Alexandra Fusai def. Cristina Torrens Valero 7-6 6-7 6-4
- Lindsay Davenport def. Corina Morariu 6-3 6-0
- Magdalena Grzybowska def. Conchita Martínez 7-5 6-2
- Lisa Raymond def. Rita Grande 6-1 7-6
- Patty Schnyder def. Lori Mcneil 6-3 6-2
- Virginia Ruano Pascual def. Nathalie Tauziat 7-5 6-1
- Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie def. Naoko Sawamatsu 6-0 6-2
- Magui Serna def. Elena Likhovtseva 7-5 2-6 6-2
- Mariaan De Swardt def. Iva Majoli 6-4 7-5
- Natasha Zvereva def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 6-2 6-2
- Anne Miller def. Mary Pierce 6-3 6-3
- Andrea Glass def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-7 7-5 6-2
- Amanda Coetzer def. Silvia Farina Elia 6-4 6-3
- Jana Novotna def. Sandra Kleinova 6-4 6-3

### R64
- Rita Grande def. Anne-Gaelle Sidot 6-3 1-6 6-4
- Anne Miller def. Barbara Schett 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Andrea Glass def. Catalina Cristea 7-5 6-2
- Mariaan De Swardt def. Denisa Chladkova 5-0 RET
- Lori Mcneil def. Jennifer Capriati 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Nathalie Tauziat def. Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-4 6-1
- Irina Spirlea def. Meike Babel 6-3 6-3
- Cristina Torrens Valero def. Fang Li 7-5 6-2
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Olga Lugina 5-1 RET
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Olga Barabanschikova 6-1 7-6
- Corina Morariu def. Chanda Rubin 6-4 6-4
- Sandra Kleinova def. Joannette Kruger 7-6 6-2
- Florencia Labat def. Wiltrud Probst 6-1 6-1
- Magdalena Grzybowska def. Tamarine Tanasugarn 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Elena Likhovtseva def. Tatiana Panova 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Magui Serna def. Anke Huber 7-5 7-6
- Lisa Raymond def. Shi-Ting Wang 6-1 4-6 6-1
- Barbara Paulus def. Sandra Cacic 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Natasha Zvereva def. Gala Leon Garcia 6-4 7-5
- Naoko Sawamatsu def. Yayuk Basuki 6-1 1-6 6-1
- Patty Schnyder def. Amélie Mauresmo 6-3 7-6
- Alexandra Fusai def. Ai Sugiyama 2-6 7-5 6-4
- Virginia Ruano Pascual def. María Sánchez Lorenzo 6-4 2-6 6-4
- Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie def. Sandrine Testud 6-3 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

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