1998 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Singles
1998 Open Gaz de France
1997 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Dominique Van Roost
Score	6–3, 7–5

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Mary Pierce won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Dominique Van Roost.

Seeds

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 (Semifinals)
2. Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
3. Mary Pierce (Champion)
4. Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
5. Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
6. Dominique Van Roost (Final)
7. Barbara Paulus (Quarterfinals)
8. Sabine Appelmans (Second Round)

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

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná	6	6
		R Grande	7	6					R Grande	1	4
		M Oremans	6	1											1	J Novotná	6	1	6
		S Farina	2	6	6										7	B Paulus	2	6	4
		D Chládková	6	2	3				S Farina	1	3
		S Kleinová	3	5				7	B Paulus	6	6
	7	B Paulus	6	7																		1	J Novotná	4	6	3
																						3	M Pierce	6	2	6
								3	M Pierce	6	1	6
		K Habšudová	7	4	6				K Habšudová	1	6	1
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6	4										3	M Pierce	1	6	6
	WC	A Dechaume-Balleret	3	5											5	A Huber	6	1	2
		A Kournikova	6	7					A Kournikova	2	6	4
	WC	A Fusai	1	1				5	A Huber	6	1	6
	5	A Huber	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	S Appelmans	6	6
	Q	L Savchenko	1	3				8	S Appelmans	7	3	1
	LL	S Pitkowski	6	6				LL	S Pitkowski	5	6	6
		A-G Sidot	4	0											LL	S Pitkowski	1	6	6
		M Maleeva	0	2											4	N Tauziat	6	2	7
	Q	É Loit	6	6				Q	É Loit	6	6	4
								4	N Tauziat	4	7	6
																						4	N Tauziat	6	6	1
	6	D Van Roost	6	4	6																	6	D Van Roost	7	1	6
		B Schett	2	6	0			6	D Van Roost	5	6	7
	Q	L Courtois	6	5	4			Q	W Probst	7	2	6
	Q	W Probst	3	7	6										6	D Van Roost	7	6
		F Labat	6	6											2	I Majoli	5	3
		E Likhovtseva	4	1					F Labat	7	2	4
								2	I Majoli	5	6	6

External links

• 1998 Open Gaz de France Draw