1998 SEAT Open – Singles

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

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

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.

1. Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
2. Mary Pierce (Champion)
3. Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
5. Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
6. Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
7. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
8. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)

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

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