1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

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Singles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Final score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Sparkassen Cup ·  1999  

The 1998 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.

Steffi Graf won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–3, 6–4. This title would be Graf's last in her native Germany before retiring in 1999.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
  2. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (final)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 63 6
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost 1 60
WC Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 66 
2 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 3 4  
4 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea 63 2
2 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 2 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez-Vicario 1 62
Q Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 66 Q Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 64 6
  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 3 3  Q Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 5 3  
WC Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 WC Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 76 
  Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 3 3  WC Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
WC Flag of Germany.svg S Klösel 4 3  6 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 4 3  
6 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 66 WC Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 63 6
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 1 60
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 66   Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 4 4  
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black 4 1  3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 63 6
Q Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 66 7 Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 3 62
  Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu 2 2  Q Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 1 74
  Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 5 3  7 Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 66 6
7 Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 76 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 64 6
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova 4 64 5 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 3 6  
WC Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 3 4    Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 67 
  Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 66   Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 1 1  
  Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 66 4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 66 
Q Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 2 1    Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 6 3  
4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 76 
4 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 63 2
8 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 66 2 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 2 66
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 4 2  8 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 66 
  Flag of France.svg A Fusai 1 2    Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 3 3  
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 66 8 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 3 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 67 2 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 1 5    Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 6 1  
2 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 76 

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