1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

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Singles
1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1997 Champion Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Runner-up Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Final score61, 57, 62
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Internazionali Femminili di Palermo ·  1999  

Sandrine Testud was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.

Contents

Patty Schnyder won in the final 61, 57, 62 against Barbara Schett.

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 Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (champion)
  2. Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud (first round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna (first round)
  4. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett (final)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande (second round)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 63 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 1 1 r 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 5 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg A Canepa 3 2    Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 74 0
  Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 66 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 66 
Q Flag of Italy.svg M P Zavagli 67 Q Flag of Italy.svg M P Zavagli 2 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 3 5  Q Flag of Italy.svg M P Zavagli 64 6
  Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 1 61
7 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 2 4  1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 66 
3 Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 63 3 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 1 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 2 66  Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 67 
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 2 4    Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 4 5  
  Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 66   Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 0 2  
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 3 776 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 66 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg K Triska 65 5   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 1 6  
Q Flag of Spain.svg E Bes Ostariz 4 3  6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 67 
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 66 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder 65 6
8 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 61 4 4 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett 1 72
  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 2 66  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 4 65
WC Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 75 2   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 61 7
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 6 76  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 66 2
Q Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 1 2  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 4 76
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 0 2  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 0 3  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 66 
4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 66 4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 4 66
5 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 76   Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 64 4
  Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 6 2  5 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 62 0
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Němečková 1 4    Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 4 66
  Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 66   Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 64 2
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 60 2   Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 2 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Stoyanova 4 66  Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Stoyanova 1 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 4 5   Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 66 
2 Flag of France.svg S Testud 66 r

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