1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

• 1998 Sparkassen Cup draw