1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Pierce.

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)  Martina Hingis (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (second round)
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Steffi Graf (second round)
 * 7)  Irina Spîrlea (first round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Qualifying seeds
• # 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (first round)

• # 🇨🇳 Li Fang (second round)

• # 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Miho Saeki (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Nathalie Dechy (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Sandra Cacic (second round)

Qualifiers
• # Wang Shi-ting

• # Janet Lee

• # 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Capriati