1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1998 Intersport Grand Prix
1997 champion	Iva Majoli
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Final score	6–3, 7–5

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 7–5 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. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Jana Novotná (Final)
3. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (Quarterfinals)
4. Iva Majoli (Second Round)

5. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
6. Sabine Appelmans (First Round)
7. Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
8. Barbara Paulus (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
	1	Martina Hingis	6	7
	2	Jana Novotná	3	5

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	7	6
	WC	W Probst	4	0					J Halard-Decugis	5	1
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	J Capriati	6	6											WC	J Capriati	1	3
		F Labat	2	4				WC	J Capriati	6	6
	Q	S Noorlander	6	6				Q	S Noorlander	3	2
	7	R Dragomir	2	2																		1	M Hingis	6	6
																							B Schett	2	2
								4	I Majoli	5	2
		B Schett	6	6					B Schett	7	6
		M Babel	4	4												B Schett	6	6
	Q	R Bobková	3	1												V Ruano Pascual	0	0
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	3	6				E Likhovtseva	0	4
	6	S Appelmans	0	6	0

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	F Perfetti	1	0				5	P Schnyder	3	6	6
		A-G Sidot	6	6					A-G Sidot	6	3	4
		K Habšudová	3	3											5	P Schnyder	6	6
		S Pitkowski	1	7	3										3	A Sánchez-Vicario	3	0
		H Nagyová	6	5	6				H Nagyová	4	4
								3	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6
																						5	P Schnyder	6	5	3
	8	B Paulus	7	4	2																	2	J Novotná	2	7	6
		A Fusai	6	6	6				A Fusai	2	4
		P Hy-Boulais	1	3				Q	J Abe	6	6
	Q	J Abe	6	6											Q	J Abe	1	3
		M Serna	7	6											2	J Novotná	6	6
	WC	S Klösel	6	0					M Serna	4	2
								2	J Novotná	6	6

References

• 1998 Intersport Grand Prix Draw