1998 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

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Singles
1998 Budapest Lotto Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Budapest Lotto Open ·  1999  

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Seventh-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Silvia Farina.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (first round)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina (final)
  4. Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (champion)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg S Testud 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 3 4  1 Flag of France.svg S Testud 77 
Q Flag of Spain.svg E Bes Ostariz 66 Q Flag of Spain.svg E Bes Ostariz 6 6  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová 3 3  1 Flag of France.svg S Testud 76 4
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa 0 676 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Li 5 76
  Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 62 5   Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa 2 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg W Probst 1 0  6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Li 66 
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Li 66 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Li 62 3
3 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 76 3 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 4 66
LL Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Krivencheva 6 3  3 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66   Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 2 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 3 2  3 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 66 
  Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 2 4  8 Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 2  
  Flag of France.svg L Ghirardi 66   Flag of France.svg L Ghirardi 4 63
Q Flag of Romania.svg R Sandu 4 64 8 Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 64 6
8 Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 64 63 Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina 4 63
5 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 66 7 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 64 6
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Z Gubacsi 3 4  5 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 2 76
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 63 3   Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 65 3
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 4 665 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 5 66
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy 3 4  WC Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 73 2
WC Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 WC Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66   Flag of Spain.svg G León García 3 0  
4 Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 2 1  5 Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 61 5
7 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 667 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 67
LL Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg S Načuk 61 2 7 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 64 7
Q Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 4 61   Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 0 66
  Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 62 67 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 66 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 3 5    Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 3 0  
  Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 67   Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 66   Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 3 2  
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 4 0  

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