1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

Singles
1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1997 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Irina Spîrlea
Runner-up	Julie Halard-Decugis
Score	7–6, 6–3
Seeds	8

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Julie Halard-Decugis.

Seeds

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. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
2. Irina Spîrlea (champion)
3. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
4. Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
5. Yayuk Basuki (first round)
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. Henrieta Nagyová (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
	WC	Julie Halard-Decugis	6	3
	2	Irina Spîrlea	7	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Coetzer	7	7
	Q	É Loit	3	2					F Li	6	5
		F Li	6	6											1	A Coetzer	6	2
		T Tanasugarn	4	2											WC	J Halard-Decugis	7	6
	WC	J Halard-Decugis	6	6				WC	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		R Grande	6	3	2			Q	A Cocheteux	2	1
	Q	A Cocheteux	2	6	6																	WC	J Halard-Decugis	6	7
	3	N Tauziat	6	6																			E Likhovtseva	3	6
		A Miller	3	1				3	N Tauziat	7	3	7
		N Sawamatsu	4	1					M Vento	5	6	6
		M Vento	6	6											3	N Tauziat	4	2
	LL	C Cristea	6	6												E Likhovtseva	6	6
		A Glass	4	4				LL	C Cristea	6	0	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	7					E Likhovtseva	3	6	6
	5	Y Basuki	1	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	S Reeves	5	7	6
		K-A Guse	7	5	1			LL	S Reeves	3	6
	WC	A Fusai	3	6	7			WC	A Fusai	6	7
	Q	M Maruska	6	4	6										WC	A Fusai	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	6	7											4	A Sugiyama	2	2
		M Saeki	1	5					O Barabanschikova	4	7	2
	WC	N Dechy	6	4	3			4	A Sugiyama	6	6	6
	4	A Sugiyama	1	6	6																	WC	A Fusai	5	3
	8	H Nagyová	3	6	6																	2	I Spîrlea	7	6
	Q	M de Swardt	6	4	2			8	H Nagyová	3	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	6	2	4
		S-T Wang	4	3											8	H Nagyová	4	2
		A-G Sidot	6	7	3										2	I Spîrlea	6	6
		A Gerši	7	6	6				A Gerši	2	1
								2	I Spîrlea	6	6

References

External links

• 1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg draw Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine