1998 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Volvo Women's Open
1997 Champion	Henrieta Nagyová
Champion	Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up	Fang Li
Final score	6–1, 6–2

Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Silvija Talaja.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Fang Li.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Henrieta Nagyová (First Round) Julie Halard-Decugis (Champion) Tamarine Tanasugarn (Quarterfinals) Sylvia Plischke (First Round)

Fang Li (Final) Anna Smashnova (First Round) Olga Barabanschikova (Quarterfinals) Shi-Ting Wang (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

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	H Nagyová	3	6	6
	S Talaja	6	2	7				S Talaja	6	6
	H Inoue	7	4	3			Q	D Ding	4	0
Q	D Ding	5	6	6											S Talaja	6	6
	M Weingärtner	6	6											7	O Barabanschikova	4	1
Q	S Asagoe	1	3					M Weingärtner	3	0	r
	T Panova	2	6	2			7	O Barabanschikova	6	5
7	O Barabanschikova	6	1	6																		S Talaja	3	3
3	T Tanasugarn	7	6																		5	F Li	6	6
	R Sandu	5	3				3	T Tanasugarn	6	7
WC	B Sangaram	2	1					J Lee	2	5
	J Lee	6	6											3	T Tanasugarn	6	4
	M Saeki	6	6											5	F Li	7	6
	S Kleinová	4	3					M Saeki	2	0
	A Olsza	1	3				5	F Li	6	6
5	F Li	6	6																									5	Fang Li	1	2
6	A Smashnova	4	4																									2	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	L Courtois	6	6					L Courtois	7	4	3
	E Callens	4	6	2				K Brandi	5	6	6
	K Brandi	6	4	6											K Brandi	6	6
Q	R Otakeyama	5	6	3											M Tu	3	3
	A Gerši	7	4	6				A Gerši	4	6	4
	M Tu	6	6					M Tu	6	4	6
4	S Plischke	3	3																			K Brandi	0	1
8	S-T Wang	6	6																		2	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
WC	O Wongkamalasai	3	0				8	S-T Wang	6	7
	L Horn	7	2	3				Y Yoshida	2	5
	Y Yoshida	6	6	6										8	S-T Wang	7	2	0
	N Pratt	3	6	6										2	J Halard-Decugis	5	6	6
	D Chládková	6	0	0				N Pratt	1	5
Q	J Dokić	6	6	3			2	J Halard-Decugis	6	7
2	J Halard-Decugis	7	4	6

External links

• 1998 Volvo Women's Open Draw