1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
1997 Champion	Jana Novotná
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Steffi Graf won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Nathalie Tauziat.

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.

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Second Round) Nathalie Tauziat (Final) Dominique Van Roost (Semifinals) Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)

Amanda Coetzer (Second Round) Ai Sugiyama (Second Round) Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals) Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	WC	Steffi Graf	6	6
	2	Nathalie Tauziat	3	4

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	A Sánchez-Vicario	1	6	2
Q	A-G Sidot	6	6				Q	A-G Sidot	6	4	6
	A Mauresmo	3	3											Q	A-G Sidot	5	3
WC	S Graf	6	6											WC	S Graf	7	6
	R Dragomir	3	3				WC	S Graf	6	6
WC	S Klösel	4	3				6	A Sugiyama	4	3
6	A Sugiyama	6	6																		WC	S Graf	6	3	6
																					3	D Van Roost	1	6	0
							3	D Van Roost	6	6
	I Majoli	6	6					I Majoli	4	4
	C Black	4	1											3	D Van Roost	6	3	6
Q	S Plischke	6	6											7	N Zvereva	3	6	2
	C Morariu	2	2				Q	S Plischke	1	7	4
	H Nagyová	5	3				7	N Zvereva	6	6	6
7	N Zvereva	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	A Coetzer	6	4	6
Q	E Tatarkova	4	6	4			5	A Coetzer	3	6
WC	B Rittner	3	4					S Pitkowski	6	7
	S Pitkowski	6	6												S Pitkowski	1	1
	M Serna	6	6											4	I Spîrlea	6	6
Q	R Grande	2	1					M Serna	6	3
							4	I Spîrlea	7	6
																					4	I Spîrlea	6	3	2
8	A Huber	6	6																		2	N Tauziat	2	6	6
	S Farina	4	2				8	A Huber	6	6
	A Fusai	1	2					B Schett	3	3
	B Schett	6	6											8	A Huber	3	4
	E Likhovtseva	6	7											2	N Tauziat	6	6
	S Appelmans	1	5					E Likhovtseva	6	1
							2	N Tauziat	7	6

External links

• 1998 Sparkassen Cup Draw