1998 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1998 Faber Grand Prix
1997 Champion	Iva Majoli
Champion	Patty Schnyder
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Score	6–0, 2–6, 7–5

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Patty Schnyder.

Schnyder won in the final 6–0, 2–6, 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. Jana Novotná (final)
2. Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
3. Iva Majoli (second round)
4. n/a
5. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
6. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
7. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
8. Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)

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

Final

	Final
	1	Jana Novotná	0	6	5
		Patty Schnyder	6	2	7

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná	4	6	6
	Q	A Cocheteux	2	0					D Van Roost	6	4	3
		D Van Roost	6	6											1	J Novotná	6	7
		R Dragomir	1	7	6										8	L Raymond	1	5
	Q	A Gerši	6	6	7			Q	A Gerši	1	0
	Q	A Fusai	6	2				8	L Raymond	6	6
	8	L Raymond	7	6																		1	J Novotná	6	6
																							A Kournikova	3	3
								LL	W Probst	3	1
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	6	6
		S Farina	4	3												A Kournikova	6	3	6
		F Labat	5	1											6	A Huber	4	6	4
		B Schett	7	6					B Schett	4	2
		E Likhovtseva	7	2	4			6	A Huber	6	6
	6	A Huber	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	N Tauziat	6	6
		M Grzybowska	2	1				7	N Tauziat	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	7					K Habšudová	4	4
	WC	B Rittner	4	6											7	N Tauziat	4	3
		A-G Sidot	0	2												P Schnyder	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	6	6
								3	I Majoli	1	3
																							P Schnyder	6	6
	5	I Spîrlea	1	r																			S Appelmans	3	3
		S Appelmans	4						S Appelmans	7	6
	Q	M Babel	4	2					M Maleeva	5	3
		M Maleeva	6	6												S Appelmans	6	7
	WC	A Glass	2	6	6										2	S Graf	3	6
		B Paulus	6	3	0			WC	A Glass	4	2
								2	S Graf	6	6

External links

• 1998 Faber Grand Prix Draw