1998 Open Gaz de France – Singles

1998 Open Gaz de France
1997 Champion   Switzerland Martina Hingis
Champion   France Mary Pierce
Runner-up   Belgium Dominique Van Roost
Final score   63, 75
Events
Singles   Doubles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Mary Pierce won in the final 63, 75 against Dominique Van Roost.

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. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
  2. Croatia Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
  3. France Mary Pierce (Champion)
  4. France Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)

  1. Germany Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
  2. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (Final)
  3. Austria Barbara Paulus (Quarterfinals)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
3 France Mary Pierce 6 7  
6 Belgium Dominique Van Roost 3 5  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6    
   Italy R Grande 7 6          Italy R Grande 1 4    
   Netherlands M Oremans 6 1         1  Czech Republic J Novotná 6 1 6  
   Italy S Farina 2 6 6       7  Austria B Paulus 2 6 4  
   Czech Republic D Chládková 6 2 3        Italy S Farina 1 3  
   Czech Republic S Kleinová 3 5       7  Austria B Paulus 6 6    
7  Austria B Paulus 6 7         1  Czech Republic J Novotná 4 6 3
      3  France M Pierce 6 2 6
    3  France M Pierce 6 1 6  
   Slovakia K Habšudová 7 4 6        Slovakia K Habšudová 1 6 1  
   France J Halard-Decugis 6 6 4       3  France M Pierce 1 6 6
WC  France A Dechaume-Balleret 3 5         5  Germany A Huber 6 1 2  
   Russia A Kournikova 6 7          Russia A Kournikova 2 6 4
WC  France A Fusai 1 1       5  Germany A Huber 6 1 6  
5  Germany A Huber 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
8  Belgium S Appelmans 6 6    
Q  Latvia L Savchenko 1 3       8  Belgium S Appelmans 7 3 1  
LL  France S Pitkowski 6 6       LL  France S Pitkowski 5 6 6  
   France A-G Sidot 4 0         LL  France S Pitkowski 1 6 6  
   Bulgaria M Maleeva 0 2         4  France N Tauziat 6 2 7  
Q  France É Loit 6 6       Q  France É Loit 6 6 4
    4  France N Tauziat 4 7 6  
      4  France N Tauziat 6 6 1
6  Belgium D Van Roost 6 4 6       6  Belgium D Van Roost 7 1 6
   Austria B Schett 2 6 0     6  Belgium D Van Roost 5 6 7  
Q  Belgium L Courtois 6 5 4     Q  Germany W Probst 7 2 6  
Q  Germany W Probst 3 7 6       6  Belgium D Van Roost 7 6  
   Argentina F Labat 6 6         2  Croatia I Majoli 5 3    
   Russia E Likhovtseva 4 1          Argentina F Labat 7 2 4
    2  Croatia I Majoli 5 6 6  
 

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