1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
Singles | |
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1998 Sparkassen Cup | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Draw | 28 |
Seeds | 8 |
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.
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
[edit]The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (final)
Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
Finals
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Top half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | Q | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | Q | ![]() | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | Q | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 3 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 7 | 6 |
Bottom half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 7 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 |
External links
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