1998 DFS Classic – Singles

Singles
Singles
1998 DFS Classic
Final
Champion	None
Runner-up	None
Score	No result due to rain
Details
Draw	48 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion and was one of the four semifinalists.

There was no result for the event due to rain. The four semifinalists were Steffi Graf, Tauziat, Elena Likhovtseva and Yayuk Basuki.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
Lisa Raymond (second round)
Yayuk Basuki (semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
Magdalena Grzybowska (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
Sarah Pitkowski (second round)
Rita Grande (third round)
Corina Morariu (third round)
Alexandra Fusai (second round)
Florencia Labat (second round)
n/a
Miriam Oremans (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1/WC	Steffi Graf	6	6

8	Magüi Serna	4	4
					1/WC	Steffi Graf	can	cel	led

					3	Nathalie Tauziat
3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

	Kerry-Anne Guse	2	3



7	Elena Likhovtseva	6	6

4	Dominique Van Roost	3	4
					7	Elena Likhovtseva	can	cel	led

					6	Yayuk Basuki
6	Yayuk Basuki	6	5	7

2	Irina Spîrlea	4	7	5

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1/WC	S Graf	5	6	6
	S-T Wang	6	3	2	Q	R Stubbs	7	2	4
Q	R Stubbs	4	6	6						1/WC	S Graf	6	6
Q	K Boogert	7	6							Q	K Boogert	2	4
WC	L Woodroffe	6	2		Q	K Boogert	7	6
					17	M Oremans	5	2
														1/WC	S Graf	6	6
														8	M Serna	4	4
					13	C Morariu	6	6
	C Cristea	3	5			C Cristea	1	3
	L Ghirardi	6	2	r						13	C Morariu	6	4
	T Panova	7	4	6						8	M Serna	7	6
	G León García	5	6	2		T Panova	6	3	6
					8	M Serna	4	6	8

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				3	N Tauziat	2	6	6
Q	C Black	6	6	Q	C Black	6	2	1
	A Smashnova	2	1						3	N Tauziat	6	6
	T Snyder	6	6						12	R Grande	3	0
Q	E Callens	2	2		T Snyder	3	1
				12	R Grande	6	6
													3	N Tauziat	6	6
														K-A Guse	2	3
				10	T Tanasugarn	6	5	0
	D Chládková	3	5		L Golarsa	4	7	6
	L Golarsa	6	7							L Golarsa	2	0
	K-A Guse	6	6							K-A Guse	6	6
	A Cocheteux	1	3		K-A Guse	6	3	6
				5	L Raymond	3	6	1

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	E Likhovtseva	3	6	6
	O Barabanschikova	7	1	6		O Barabanschikova	6	1	4
	N Pratt	6	6	3						7	E Likhovtseva	6	6	3
Q	E deLone	2	3								L Neiland	7	1	0^r
	L Neiland	6	6			L Neiland	7	6
					14	A Fusai	5	2
															7	E Likhovtseva	6	6
															4	D Van Roost	3	4
					15	F Labat	2	6	8
	M de Swardt	6	6			M de Swardt	6	4	10
WC	K Cross	4	1								M de Swardt	5	3
	M Saeki	6	6	2						4	D Van Roost	7	6
LL	K Miller	7	2	6	LL	K Miller	4	0
					4	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	Y Basuki	1	6	6
Q	S Asagoe	4	5			N Dechy	6	3	3
	N Dechy	6	7							6	Y Basuki	3	6	6
WC	S Smith	6	7							WC	S Smith	6	1	2
	R McQuillan	2	5		WC	S Smith	7	6
					11	S Pitkowski	6	3
															6	Y Basuki	6	5	7
															2	I Spîrlea	4	7	5
					9	M Grzybowska	4	6	6
	S Kleinová	6	6			S Kleinová	6	4	0
	C Torrens Valero	3	0							9	M Grzybowska	4	4
Q	M Drake	6	4	2						2	I Spîrlea	6	6
Q	K Kunce	4	6	6	Q	K Kunce	4	2
					2	I Spîrlea	6	6

External links

1998 DFS Classic draws^{[permanent dead link]}
ITF tournament details Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
ITF singles results page