1998 SEAT Open – Singles

1998 SEAT Open
1997 Champion   South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Champion   France Mary Pierce
Runner-up   Italy Silvia Farina
Final score   60, 20 (Farina retired)
Events
Singles   Doubles

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

Mary Pierce won the final 60, 20 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. France Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
  2. France Mary Pierce (Champion)
  3. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (First Round)

  1. Japan Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
  2. Germany Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
  3. Croatia Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  4. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Italy Silvia Farina 0 0 r
2 France Mary Pierce 6 2  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  France N Tauziat 6 6    
   Spain V Ruano Pascual 4 2       Q  Austria S Plischke 2 4    
Q  Austria S Plischke 6 6         1  France N Tauziat 6 6    
   France A Mauresmo 6 6         6  Germany A Huber 3 3    
   Zimbabwe C Black 3 4          France A Mauresmo 3 7 1
   Hungary R Kuti-Kis 5 2       6  Germany A Huber 6 6 6  
6  Germany A Huber 7 6         1  France N Tauziat 2 6 3
3  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6            Italy S Farina 6 2 6
WC  Netherlands M Oremans 3 1       3  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6    
   Spain M Serna 7 4 0        Belgium S Appelmans 3 1    
   Belgium S Appelmans 5 6 6       3  Romania I Spîrlea 4 6 3
   South Africa J Kruger 3 3            Italy S Farina 6 4 6  
WC  Luxembourg A Kremer 6 6       WC  Luxembourg A Kremer 4 2  
   Italy S Farina 6 6          Italy S Farina 6 6    
8  Slovakia H Nagyová 3 3    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  Croatia I Majoli 6 6    
   Romania R Dragomir 2 4       7  Croatia I Majoli 2 4    
   Poland M Grzybowska 6 1 r     Q  Russia E Kulikovskaya 6 6    
Q  Russia E Kulikovskaya 1 5         Q  Russia E Kulikovskaya 2 0    
   Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6            Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6    
Q  Italy R Grande 1 1          Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6  
   Ukraine E Tatarkova 6 6          Ukraine E Tatarkova 2 1    
4  South Africa A Coetzer 1 4            Russia E Likhovtseva 1 5  
5  Japan A Sugiyama 6 3 6       2  France M Pierce 6 7  
Q  Czech Republic K Hrdličková 3 6 1     5  Japan A Sugiyama 6 4 6  
   France A Fusai 1 4          Austria B Schett 4 6 4  
   Austria B Schett 6 6         5  Japan A Sugiyama 3 2  
   France A-G Sidot 3 1         2  France M Pierce 6 6    
   France S Pitkowski 6 6          France S Pitkowski 6 1 3
    2  France M Pierce 4 6 6  
 

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