1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1998 Intersport Grand Prix
1997 Champion Croatia Iva Majoli
Champion Switzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-up Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Final score 63, 75

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

Martina Hingis won in the final 63, 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. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Champion)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Final)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Quarterfinals)
  4. Croatia Iva Majoli (Second Round)

  1. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
  2. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (First Round)
  3. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
  4. Austria Barbara Paulus (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 7  
2 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 3 5  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Switzerland M Hingis 7 6    
WC  Germany W Probst 4 0          France J Halard-Decugis 5 1    
   France J Halard-Decugis 6 6         1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
WC  United States J Capriati 6 6         WC  United States J Capriati 1 3    
   Argentina F Labat 2 4       WC  United States J Capriati 6 6  
Q  Netherlands S Noorlander 6 6       Q  Netherlands S Noorlander 3 2    
7  Romania R Dragomir 2 2         1  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
         Austria B Schett 2 2  
    4  Croatia I Majoli 5 2    
   Austria B Schett 6 6          Austria B Schett 7 6    
   Germany M Babel 4 4            Austria B Schett 6 6  
Q  Czech Republic R Bobková 3 1            Spain V Ruano Pascual 0 0    
   Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6          Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 6  
   Russia E Likhovtseva 6 3 6        Russia E Likhovtseva 0 4    
6  Belgium S Appelmans 0 6 0  

Section 2

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

References

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