1998 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1998 Faber Grand Prix
1997 Champion Croatia Iva Majoli
Champion Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Runner-up Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Final score 60, 26, 75

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Patty Schnyder.

Schnyder won in the final 60, 26, 75 against Jana Novotná.

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 (Final)
  2. Germany Steffi Graf (Quarterfinals)
  3. Croatia Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  4. n/a

  1. Romania Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
  2. Germany Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
  3. France Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 0 6 5
  Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6 2 7

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Czech Republic J Novotná 4 6 6  
Q  France A Cocheteux 2 0          Belgium D Van Roost 6 4 3  
   Belgium D Van Roost 6 6         1  Czech Republic J Novotná 6 7    
   Romania R Dragomir 1 7 6       8  United States L Raymond 1 5    
Q  Czech Republic A Gerši 6 6 7     Q  Czech Republic A Gerši 1 0  
Q  France A Fusai 6 2       8  United States L Raymond 6 6    
8  United States L Raymond 7 6         1  Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
         Russia A Kournikova 3 3  
    LL  Germany W Probst 3 1    
   Russia A Kournikova 6 6          Russia A Kournikova 6 6    
   Italy S Farina 4 3            Russia A Kournikova 6 3 6
   Argentina F Labat 5 1         6  Germany A Huber 4 6 4  
   Austria B Schett 7 6          Austria B Schett 4 2  
   Russia E Likhovtseva 7 2 4     6  Germany A Huber 6 6    
6  Germany A Huber 6 6 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  France N Tauziat 6 6    
   Poland M Grzybowska 2 1       7  France N Tauziat 6 6    
   Slovakia K Habšudová 6 7          Slovakia K Habšudová 4 4    
WC  Germany B Rittner 4 6         7  France N Tauziat 4 3    
   France A-G Sidot 0 2            Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6    
   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6          Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  
    3  Croatia I Majoli 1 3    
         Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6  
5  Romania I Spîrlea 1 r            Belgium S Appelmans 3 3  
   Belgium S Appelmans 4            Belgium S Appelmans 7 6    
Q  Germany M Babel 4 2          Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 3    
   Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6            Belgium S Appelmans 6 7  
WC  Germany A Glass 2 6 6       2  Germany S Graf 3 5    
   Austria B Paulus 6 3 0     WC  Germany A Glass 4 2  
    2  Germany S Graf 6 6    
 

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