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 Champion	Iva Majoli
Champion	Patty Schnyder
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Score	6–0, 2–6, 7–5

Schnyder won in the final 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 against Jana Novotná.

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 (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

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

Final

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

Section 1

	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

	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

External links

• 1998 Faber Grand Prix Draw