1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Intersport Grand Prix
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Final score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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

External links

• ITF tournament edition details