1998 SEAT Open – Singles

Singles
1998 SEAT Open
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Silvia Farina
Score	6–0, 2–0 retired
Draw	30
Seeds	8

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

Mary Pierce won the final 6–0, 2–0 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. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
2. Mary Pierce (champion)
3. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
5. Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
6. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
7. Iva Majoli (second round)
8. Henrieta Nagyová (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Final
		Silvia Farina	0	0	r
	2	Mary Pierce	6	2

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	N Tauziat	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	4	2				Q	S Plischke	2	4
	Q	S Plischke	6	6											1	N Tauziat	6	6
		A Mauresmo	6	6											6	A Huber	3	3
		C Black	3	4					A Mauresmo	3	7	1
		R Kuti-Kis	5	2				6	A Huber	6	6	6
	6	A Huber	7	6																		1	N Tauziat	2	6	3
	3	I Spîrlea	6	6																			S Farina	6	2	6
	WC	M Oremans	3	1				3	I Spîrlea	6	6
		M Serna	7	4	0				S Appelmans	3	1
		S Appelmans	5	6	6										3	I Spîrlea	4	6	3
		J Kruger	3	3												S Farina	6	4	6
	WC	A Kremer	6	6				WC	A Kremer	4	2
		S Farina	6	6					S Farina	6	6
	8	H Nagyová	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	I Majoli	6	6
		R Dragomir	2	4				7	I Majoli	2	4
		M Grzybowska	6	1	r			Q	E Kulikovskaya	6	6
	Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	5											Q	E Kulikovskaya	2	0
		E Likhovtseva	6	6												E Likhovtseva	6	6
	Q	R Grande	1	1					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		E Tatarkova	6	6					E Tatarkova	2	1
	4	A Coetzer	1	4																			E Likhovtseva	1	5
	5	A Sugiyama	6	3	6																	2	M Pierce	6	7
	Q	K Hrdličková	3	6	1			5	A Sugiyama	6	4	6
		A Fusai	1	4					B Schett	4	6	4
		B Schett	6	6											5	A Sugiyama	3	2
		A-G Sidot	3	1											2	M Pierce	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	6	1	3
								2	M Pierce	4	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws