1998 Pilot Pen International – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1998 Pilot Pen International
1997 champion	Lindsay Davenport
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Final score	6–4, 6–1

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.

Graf won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Jana Novotná.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
2. Jana Novotná (Final)
3. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Second Round)
4. Steffi Graf (Champion)

5. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
6. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
7. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
8. Dominique Van Roost (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	WC/4	Steffi Graf	6	6
	2	Jana Novotná	4	1

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	w/o
	Q	A Miller	2	6	2			Q	V Ruano Pascual
	Q	V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
		S Farina	2	3												A Huber	3	3
		A Huber	6	6					A Huber	7	7
	Q	R Grande	4	3				6	P Schnyder	5	6
	6	P Schnyder	6	6																		1	L Davenport	3	6
																						WC/4	S Graf	6	7
								WC/4	S Graf	6	6
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	1	3
		M Vento	3	2											WC/4	S Graf	6	6
		B Schett	3	2											7	A Coetzer	3	0
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	6	4	5
		M Serna	6	3				7	A Coetzer	1	6	7
	7	A Coetzer	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	D Van Roost	6	0	1
	WC	M J Fernández	3	6	6			WC	M J Fernández	6	4	6
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	3	6	4
		R Dragomir	4	1											WC	M J Fernández	5	1
		N Sawamatsu	6	3	5											J Halard-Decugis	7	6
		J Halard-Decugis	3	6	7				J Halard-Decugis	7	6
								3	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	2
																							J Halard-Decugis	4	4
	5	N Tauziat	6	0																		2	J Novotná	6	6
		A Mauresmo	7	6					A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Kruger	4	6	6			Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	4	1
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	3	7											A Mauresmo	1	6
	WC	C Rubin	3	6	6										2	J Novotná	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	6	3	1			WC	C Rubin	1	5
								2	J Novotná	6	7

External links

• 1998 Pilot Pen International Draw