1998 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Faber Grand Prix
1997 ChampionCroatia Iva Majoli
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Patty Schnyder
Runner-upCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Score6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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Schnyder won in the final 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 against Jana Novotná.

Seeds

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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

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Final

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

Section 1

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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

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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  
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