1998 Pilot Pen International – Women's singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.

Women's singles
1998 Pilot Pen International
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Score6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Graf won in the final 6–4, 6–1 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.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  2.   Jana Novotná (final)
  3.   Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
  4.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  5.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  6.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
  7.   Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  8.   Dominique Van Roost (first round)

Draw

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Final

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Final
WC/4   Steffi Graf 6 6  
2   Jana Novotná 4 1  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   L Davenport w/o    
Q   A Miller 2 6 2 Q   V Ruano Pascual      
Q   V Ruano Pascual 6 3 6 1   L Davenport 6 6  
    S Farina 2 3       A Huber 3 3  
    A Huber 6 6       A Huber 7 7  
Q   R Grande 4 3   6   P Schnyder 5 6  
6   P Schnyder 6 6   1   L Davenport 3 6  
WC/4   S Graf 6 7  
WC/4   S Graf 6 6  
    H Nagyová 6 6       H Nagyová 1 3  
    M Vento 3 2   WC/4   S Graf 6 6  
    B Schett 3 2   7   A Coetzer 3 0  
    A Kournikova 6 6       A Kournikova 6 4 5
    M Serna 6 3   7   A Coetzer 1 6 7
7   A Coetzer 7 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   D Van Roost 6 0 1
WC   M J Fernández 3 6 6 WC   M J Fernández 6 4 6
    S Testud 6 6       S Testud 3 6 4
    R Dragomir 4 1   WC   M J Fernández 5 1  
    N Sawamatsu 6 3 5     J Halard-Decugis 7 6  
    J Halard-Decugis 3 6 7     J Halard-Decugis 7 6  
3   A Sánchez-Vicario 6 2  
    J Halard-Decugis 4 4  
5   N Tauziat 6 0   2   J Novotná 6 6  
    A Mauresmo 7 6       A Mauresmo 6 6  
    J Kruger 4 6 6 Q   A Dechaume-Balleret 4 1  
Q   A Dechaume-Balleret 6 3 7     A Mauresmo 1 6  
WC   C Rubin 3 6 6 2   J Novotná 6 7  
    E Likhovtseva 6 3 1 WC   C Rubin 1 5  
2   J Novotná 6 7  
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