1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

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.

Singles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
2. Nathalie Tauziat (final)
3. Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
4. Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
5. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
6. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
7. Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
8. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	WC	Steffi Graf	6	3	6
	3	Dominique Van Roost	1	6	0
								WC	Steffi Graf	6	6
								2	Nathalie Tauziat	3	4
	4	Irina Spîrlea	6	3	2
	2	Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Sánchez-Vicario	1	6	2
	Q	A-G Sidot	6	6				Q	A-G Sidot	6	4	6
		A Mauresmo	3	3											Q	A-G Sidot	5	3
	WC	S Graf	6	6											WC	S Graf	7	6
		R Dragomir	3	3				WC	S Graf	6	6
	WC	S Klösel	4	3				6	A Sugiyama	4	3
	6	A Sugiyama	6	6																		WC	S Graf	6	3	6
																						3	D Van Roost	1	6	0
								3	D Van Roost	6	6
		I Majoli	6	6					I Majoli	4	4
		C Black	4	1											3	D Van Roost	6	3	6
	Q	S Plischke	6	6											7	N Zvereva	3	6	2
		C Morariu	2	2				Q	S Plischke	1	7	4
		H Nagyová	5	3				7	N Zvereva	6	6	6
	7	N Zvereva	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Coetzer	6	4	6
	Q	E Tatarkova	4	6	4			5	A Coetzer	3	6
	WC	B Rittner	3	4					S Pitkowski	6	7
		S Pitkowski	6	6												S Pitkowski	1	1
		M Serna	6	6											4	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	R Grande	2	1					M Serna	6	3
								4	I Spîrlea	7	6
																						4	I Spîrlea	6	3	2
	8	A Huber	6	6																		2	N Tauziat	2	6	6
		S Farina	4	2				8	A Huber	6	6
		A Fusai	1	2					B Schett	3	3
		B Schett	6	6											8	A Huber	3	4
		E Likhovtseva	6	7											2	N Tauziat	6	6
		S Appelmans	1	5					E Likhovtseva	6	1
								2	N Tauziat	7	6

External links

• 1998 Sparkassen Cup draw