| Women's Singles | |
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| 1998 Lipton Championships | |
| 1997 Champion |
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| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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| Final score | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Williams won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Anna Kournikova.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.