title: 1998 Challenge Bell – Singles
text: # 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  