WTA Indian Wells 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Hingis won the 1998 Indian Wells, defeating Lindsay Davenport 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 5 to March 11, 1998.

Champion
Martina Hingis
def. Lindsay Davenport , 6-3 6-4
Dates
Mar 5 — Mar 11
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Mar 11, 1998* F Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-4 Lindsay Davenport #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Mar 10, 1998* SF Martina Hingis #1 6-0 7-6 Venus Williams #12 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1998* SF Lindsay Davenport #2 6-4 4-6 4-2 (ret.) Steffi Graf #45 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Mar 10, 1998* QF Venus Williams #12 6-1 6-3 Joannette Kruger #25 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1998* QF Lindsay Davenport #2 6-1 7-5 Sandra Cacic #65 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1998* QF Martina Hingis #1 6-1 7-5 Conchita Martínez #9 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1998* QF Steffi Graf #45 6-3 6-0 Natasha Zvereva #23 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Joannette Kruger #25 2-6 6-4 6-4 Amanda Coetzer #5 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Venus Williams #12 6-4 6-1 Dominique Monami #15 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-0 Meike Babel #104 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Sandra Cacic #65 4-6 7-6 7-6 Sandrine Testud #13 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Conchita Martínez #9 6-3 6-4 Anna Kournikova #24 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Steffi Graf #45 6-0 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #17 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-2 6-2 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1998* R16 Natasha Zvereva #23 6-3 7-5 Irina Spirlea #10 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Steffi Graf #45 6-4 6-1 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Sandra Cacic #65 1-6 6-2 7-5 Nathalie Tauziat #11 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Natasha Zvereva #23 6-4 6-3 Naoko Sawamatsu #30 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 5-7 6-0 6-0 Tatiana Panova #84 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 1-6 6-4 Julie Halard-Decugis #234 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Joannette Kruger #25 6-4 6-3 Barbara Schett #29 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Ai Sugiyama #17 6-1 4-6 6-1 Tara Snyder #89 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Meike Babel #104 4-6 6-1 6-4 Florencia Labat #32 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Conchita Martínez #9 6-7 7-5 6-3 Maria Vento-Kabchi #34 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Dominique Monami #15 6-4 6-0 Barbara Paulus #26 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Anna Kournikova #24 3-6 6-2 7-6 Chanda Rubin #47 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Lindsay Davenport #2 6-3 6-1 Amy Frazier #44 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Venus Williams #12 6-3 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #31 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Irina Spirlea #10 7-5 6-2 Fang Li #48 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-1 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #40 H2H Match data
Mar 8, 1998* R32 Amanda Coetzer #5 6-3 6-3 Anne Miller H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Natasha Zvereva #23 6-2 6-4 Sonya Jeyaseelan #82 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-3 6-3 Cara Black #202 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Florencia Labat #32 6-2 3-6 6-1 Larisa Savchenko #81 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Meike Babel #104 6-7 6-3 7-6 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #22 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Ai Sugiyama #17 6-3 6-3 Kerry-Anne Guse #61 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-2 4-6 6-3 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #46 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Tatiana Panova #84 1-6 6-4 6-1 Kristie Boogert #119 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Sandra Cacic #65 6-1 6-1 Catalina Cristea #98 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Anne Miller 6-1 6-1 Sarah Taylor #502 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #234 6-0 6-2 Asa Carlsson #74 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Amy Frazier #44 6-4 6-1 Francesca Lubiani #71 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Dominique Monami #15 6-1 6-3 Corina Morariu #58 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #40 6-4 6-3 Alexandra Fusai #51 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-1 4-6 7-5 María Sánchez Lorenzo #56 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Tara Snyder #89 7-5 6-0 Lilia Osterloh #142 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Barbara Schett #29 6-7 6-3 7-6 Rita Grande #38 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Chanda Rubin #47 3-6 6-3 7-6 Elena Likhovtseva #36 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Barbara Paulus #26 6-4 1-6 7-5 Yayuk Basuki #27 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Sandrine Testud #13 6-4 4-6 7-5 Magui Serna #52 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Silvia Farina Elia #31 6-0 6-2 Sandra Kleinova #59 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Anna Kournikova #24 3-6 6-4 6-0 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Fang Li #48 6-4 6-1 Olga Barabanschikova #49 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Maria Vento-Kabchi #34 6-3 6-4 Kristine Kunce #126 H2H Match data
Mar 7, 1998* R64 Joannette Kruger #25 6-0 1-6 7-5 Rachel Mcquillan #62 H2H Match data

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