1998 Piberstein Styrian Open – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Piberstein Styrian Open
Champion	Patty Schnyder
Runner-up	Gala León García
Score	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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. Patty Schnyder (champion)
2. Sabine Appelmans (first round)
3. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
4. Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
5. Gala León García (final)
6. Sylvia Plischke (quarterfinals)
7. Sandra Kleinová (first round)
8. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	P Schnyder	6	6
		J Nejedly	4	1				1	P Schnyder	6	6
		M Maruska	4	7	6				M Maruska	0	1
		B Rittner	6	5	3										1	P Schnyder	6	6
		K Boogert	6	3	6										6	S Plischke	2	2
	WC	P Wartusch	3	6	3				K Boogert	5	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	2	2			6	S Plischke	7	3	7
	6	S Plischke	4	6	6																	1	P Schnyder	6	6
	4	B Schett	6	6																		8	E Gagliardi	2	4
	WC	E Fauth	1	1				4	B Schett	6	7
		C Torrens Valero	6	6					C Torrens Valero	4	5
		P Stoyanova	2	1											4	B Schett	6	2	6
		K Studeníková	6	6	7										8	E Gagliardi	0	6	7
		F Lubiani	7	4	5				K Studeníková	6	4
		S Klösel	6	0				8	E Gagliardi	7	6
	8	E Gagliardi	7	6																									1	Patty Schnyder	6	4	6
	5	G León García	6	1	7																								5	Gala León García	2	6	3
	Q	S Talaja	1	6	5			5	G León García	5	6	6
		E Wagner	6	6					E Wagner	7	2	3
		P Suárez	4	0											5	G León García	4	6	6
	Q	A Serra Zanetti	7	6											3	B Paulus	6	4	3
		B Schwartz	6	3				Q	A Serra Zanetti	2	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret	1	2				3	B Paulus	6	6
	3	B Paulus	6	6																		5	G León García	6	6
	7	S Kleinová	4	2																			A Cocheteux	0	3
		A Cocheteux	6	6					A Cocheteux	7	7
	Q	S Dopfer	6	7				Q	S Dopfer	5	6
		J Kandarr	3	5												A Cocheteux	6	6
	Q	R Sandu	4	1												M Babel	1	4
		S Cecchini	6	6					S Cecchini	1	1
		M Babel	6	6					M Babel	6	6
	2	S Appelmans	3	2

External links

• 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open draw