1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
1997 Champion Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Champion Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up France 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.

  1. Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Second Round)
  2. France Nathalie Tauziat (Final)
  3. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (Semifinals)
  4. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)

  1. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  2. Japan Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
  3. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  4. Germany Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
WC Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
2 France Nathalie Tauziat 3 4  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Spain A Sánchez-Vicario 1 6 2  
Q  France A-G Sidot 6 6       Q  France A-G Sidot 6 4 6  
   France A Mauresmo 3 3         Q  France A-G Sidot 5 3    
WC  Germany S Graf 6 6         WC  Germany S Graf 7 6    
   Romania R Dragomir 3 3       WC  Germany S Graf 6 6  
WC  Germany S Klösel 4 3       6  Japan A Sugiyama 4 3    
6  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6         WC  Germany S Graf 6 3 6
      3  Belgium D Van Roost 1 6 0
    3  Belgium D Van Roost 6 6    
   Croatia I Majoli 6 6          Croatia I Majoli 4 4    
   Zimbabwe C Black 4 1         3  Belgium D Van Roost 6 3 6
Q  Austria S Plischke 6 6         7  Belarus N Zvereva 3 6 2  
   United States C Morariu 2 2       Q  Austria S Plischke 1 7 4
   Slovakia H Nagyová 5 3       7  Belarus N Zvereva 6 6 6  
7  Belarus N Zvereva 7 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  South Africa A Coetzer 6 4 6  
Q  Ukraine E Tatarkova 4 6 4     5  South Africa A Coetzer 3 6    
WC  Germany B Rittner 3 4          France S Pitkowski 6 7    
   France S Pitkowski 6 6            France S Pitkowski 1 1    
   Spain M Serna 6 6         4  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6    
Q  Italy R Grande 2 1          Spain M Serna 6 3  
    4  Romania I Spîrlea 7 6    
      4  Romania I Spîrlea 6 3 2
8  Germany A Huber 6 6         2  France N Tauziat 2 6 6
   Italy S Farina 4 2       8  Germany A Huber 6 6    
   France A Fusai 1 2          Austria B Schett 3 3    
   Austria B Schett 6 6         8  Germany A Huber 3 4  
   Russia E Likhovtseva 6 7         2  France N Tauziat 6 6    
   Belgium S Appelmans 1 5          Russia E Likhovtseva 6 1  
    2  France N Tauziat 7 6    
 

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