1998 SEAT Open – Singles

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.

Singles
1998 SEAT Open
Final
ChampionFrance Mary Pierce
Runner-upItaly Silvia Farina
Score6–0, 2–0 retired
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mary Pierce won the final 6–0, 2–0 after Silvia Farina was forced to retire.

Seeds

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

  1.   Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  2.   Mary Pierce (champion)
  3.   Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  4.   Amanda Coetzer (first round)
  5.   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  6.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  7.   Iva Majoli (second round)
  8.   Henrieta Nagyová (first round)

Draw

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Final

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Final
    Silvia Farina 0 0 r
2   Mary Pierce 6 2  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   N Tauziat 6 6  
    V Ruano Pascual 4 2   Q   S Plischke 2 4  
Q   S Plischke 6 6   1   N Tauziat 6 6  
    A Mauresmo 6 6   6   A Huber 3 3  
    C Black 3 4       A Mauresmo 3 7 1
    R Kuti-Kis 5 2   6   A Huber 6 6 6
6   A Huber 7 6   1   N Tauziat 2 6 3
3   I Spîrlea 6 6       S Farina 6 2 6
WC   M Oremans 3 1   3   I Spîrlea 6 6  
    M Serna 7 4 0     S Appelmans 3 1  
    S Appelmans 5 6 6 3   I Spîrlea 4 6 3
    J Kruger 3 3       S Farina 6 4 6
WC   A Kremer 6 6   WC   A Kremer 4 2  
    S Farina 6 6       S Farina 6 6  
8   H Nagyová 3 3  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   I Majoli 6 6  
    R Dragomir 2 4   7   I Majoli 2 4  
    M Grzybowska 6 1 r Q   E Kulikovskaya 6 6  
Q   E Kulikovskaya 1 5   Q   E Kulikovskaya 2 0  
    E Likhovtseva 6 6       E Likhovtseva 6 6  
Q   R Grande 1 1       E Likhovtseva 6 6  
    E Tatarkova 6 6       E Tatarkova 2 1  
4   A Coetzer 1 4       E Likhovtseva 1 5  
5   A Sugiyama 6 3 6 2   M Pierce 6 7  
Q   K Hrdličková 3 6 1 5   A Sugiyama 6 4 6
    A Fusai 1 4       B Schett 4 6 4
    B Schett 6 6   5   A Sugiyama 3 2  
    A-G Sidot 3 1   2   M Pierce 6 6  
    S Pitkowski 6 6       S Pitkowski 6 1 3
2   M Pierce 4 6 6
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