1998 Challenge Bell – Singles
# 1998 Challenge Bell – Singles

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.

Tara Snyder won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Chanda Rubin 4–6, 6–4, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (first round)
* Maria Vento (second round)
* Chanda Rubin (final)
* Amy Frazier (first round)
* Tara Snyder (champion)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Chanda Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Chanda Rubin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Tara Snyder | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Tara Snyder | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Tara Snyder | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Jane Chi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 3 | 3 | | | J Nejedly | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | M Washington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | | LL | M Washington | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 4 | 1 | | 5 | C Rubin | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Dechy | 2 | 4 |
| WC | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | WC | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E deLone | 4 | 3 | | Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Stevenson | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Dechy | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 6 | 7 | | Q | E Callens | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | N Dechy | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Dechy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 2 | | 7 | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 0 | 2 | | B Rittner | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Po | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Cristea | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | C Cristea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 2 | 3 | | 4 | M Vento | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Snyder | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Chi | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Q | D Chládková | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Chládková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 1 | 5 | | | J Chi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Chi | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | S Testud | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Testud | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
