1998 SEAT Open – Singles

Singles
1998 SEAT Open
1997 Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Silvia Farina
Final score	6–0, 2–0 (Farina retired)

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.

Mary Pierce won the final 6–0, 2–0 after Silvia Farina was forced to retire.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Final

	Final
		Silvia Farina	0	0	r
	2	Mary Pierce	6	2

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	N Tauziat	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	4	2				Q	S Plischke	2	4
Q	S Plischke	6	6											1	N Tauziat	6	6
	A Mauresmo	6	6											6	A Huber	3	3
	C Black	3	4					A Mauresmo	3	7	1
	R Kuti-Kis	5	2				6	A Huber	6	6	6
6	A Huber	7	6																		1	N Tauziat	2	6	3
3	I Spîrlea	6	6																			S Farina	6	2	6
WC	M Oremans	3	1				3	I Spîrlea	6	6
	M Serna	7	4	0				S Appelmans	3	1
	S Appelmans	5	6	6										3	I Spîrlea	4	6	3
	J Kruger	3	3												S Farina	6	4	6
WC	A Kremer	6	6				WC	A Kremer	4	2
	S Farina	6	6					S Farina	6	6
8	H Nagyová	3	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	I Majoli	6	6
	R Dragomir	2	4				7	I Majoli	2	4
	M Grzybowska	6	1	r			Q	E Kulikovskaya	6	6
Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	5											Q	E Kulikovskaya	2	0
	E Likhovtseva	6	6												E Likhovtseva	6	6
Q	R Grande	1	1					E Likhovtseva	6	6
	E Tatarkova	6	6					E Tatarkova	2	1
4	A Coetzer	1	4																			E Likhovtseva	1	5
5	A Sugiyama	6	3	6																	2	M Pierce	6	7
Q	K Hrdličková	3	6	1			5	A Sugiyama	6	4	6
	A Fusai	1	4					B Schett	4	6	4
	B Schett	6	6											5	A Sugiyama	3	2
	A-G Sidot	3	1											2	M Pierce	6	6
	S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	6	1	3
							2	M Pierce	4	6	6

External links

• 1998 SEAT Open Draw