1998 Piberstein Styrian Open – Singles

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Singles
1998 Piberstein Styrian Open
Champion Flag of Switzerland.svg Patty Schnyder
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
Final score6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Piberstein Styrian Open ·  1999  

Barbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Emmanuelle Gagliardi.

Contents

Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 against Gala León García.

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.svg Patty Schnyder (champion)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans (first round)
  3. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García (final)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová (first round)
  8. Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 4 1  1 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 4 76  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 0 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 65 3 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 63 66 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 2 2  
WC Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 3 63   Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 5 66
  Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti 62 2 6 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 73 7
6 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 4 661 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 
4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 66 8 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 2 4  
WC Flag of Austria.svg E Fauth 1 1  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66   Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 4 5  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Stoyanova 2 1  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 62 6
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 6 678 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 0 67
  Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 74 5   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 6 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Klösel 6 0  8 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 76 
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 76 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Patty Schnyder 64 6
5 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 61 75 Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 2 63
Q Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 1 65 5 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 5 66
  Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 66   Flag of Germany.svg E Wagner 72 3
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 4 0  5 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 4 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 76 3 Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 64 3
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schwartz 6 3  Q Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 2 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 1 2  3 Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 66 
3 Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 66 5 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66 
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 4 2    Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 0 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 66   Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 77 
Q Flag of Austria.svg S Dopfer 67 Q Flag of Austria.svg S Dopfer 5 6  
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 3 5    Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 66 
Q Flag of Romania.svg R Sandu 4 1    Flag of Germany.svg M Babel 1 4  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 1 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg M Babel 66   Flag of Germany.svg M Babel 66 
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 3 2  

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