1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Singles

1998 Intersport Grand Prix
1997 champion   Iva Majoli
Champion   Martina Hingis
Runner-up   Jana Novotná
Final score   6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles   Doubles

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Jana Novotná.

Contents

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. Martina Hingis (Champion)
  2. Jana Novotná (Final)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Quarterfinals)
  4. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  1. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
  2. Sabine Appelmans (First Round)
  3. Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
  4. Barbara Paulus (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1   Martina Hingis 6 7  
2   Jana Novotná 3 5  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1   M Hingis 7 6    
WC   W Probst 4 0           J Halard-Decugis 5 1    
    J Halard-Decugis 6 6         1   M Hingis 6 6    
WC   J Capriati 6 6         WC   J Capriati 1 3    
    F Labat 2 4       WC   J Capriati 6 6  
Q   S Noorlander 6 6       Q   S Noorlander 3 2    
7   R Dragomir 2 2         1   M Hingis 6 6  
          B Schett 2 2  
    4   I Majoli 5 2    
    B Schett 6 6           B Schett 7 6    
    M Babel 4 4             B Schett 6 6  
Q   R Bobková 3 1             V Ruano Pascual 0 0    
    V Ruano Pascual 6 6           V Ruano Pascual 6 6  
    E Likhovtseva 6 3 6         E Likhovtseva 0 4    
6   S Appelmans 0 6 0  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5   P Schnyder 6 6    
Q   F Perfetti 1 0       5   P Schnyder 3 6 6  
    A-G Sidot 6 6           A-G Sidot 6 3 4  
    K Habšudová 3 3         5   P Schnyder 6 6    
    S Pitkowski 1 7 3       3   A Sánchez-Vicario 3 0    
    H Nagyová 6 5 6         H Nagyová 4 4  
    3   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6    
      5   P Schnyder 6 5 3
8   B Paulus 7 4 2       2   J Novotná 2 7 6
    A Fusai 6 6 6         A Fusai 2 4    
    P Hy-Boulais 1 3       Q   J Abe 6 6    
Q   J Abe 6 6         Q   J Abe 1 3  
    M Serna 7 6         2   J Novotná 6 6    
WC   S Klösel 6 0           M Serna 4 2  
    2   J Novotná 6 6    
 

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