1998 SEAT Open – Singles

Singles

1998 SEAT Open
Final
Champion|  Mary Pierce
Runner-up|  Silvia Farina
Score| 6–0, 2–0 retired
Details
Draw| 30
Seeds| 8
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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1998 tennis event results

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.

Mary Pierce won the final 6–0, 2–0 after Silvia Farina was forced to retire.

## 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 two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
2. Mary Pierce (champion)
3. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
5. Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
6. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
7. Iva Majoli (second round)
8. Henrieta Nagyová (first round)

## Draw

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### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* ITF = ITF entry
* PR = Protected ranking
* SR = Special ranking
* SE = Special exempt
* JE = Junior exempt
* JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
* CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted

### Final

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| Final |

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|  |  Silvia Farina | 0 | 0 | r |
| 2 |  Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 |  |

### Section 1

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| | | | 1 |  N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 2 |  | | | Q |  S Plischke | 2 | 4 |  |
| Q |  S Plischke | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 1 |  N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | 6 |  A Huber | 3 | 3 |  |
|  |  C Black | 3 | 4 |  | | |  |  A Mauresmo | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | |
|  |  R Kuti-Kis | 5 | 2 |  | | | 6 |  A Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 |  A Huber | 7 | 6 |  | | | | 1 |  N Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 |  I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  S Farina | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| WC |  M Oremans | 3 | 1 |  | | | 3 |  I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  M Serna | 7 | 4 | 0 | | |  |  S Appelmans | 3 | 1 |  |
|  |  S Appelmans | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 |  I Spîrlea | 4 | 6 | 3 |
|  |  J Kruger | 3 | 3 |  | | | | |  |  S Farina | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC |  A Kremer | 6 | 6 |  | | | WC |  A Kremer | 4 | 2 |  | |
|  |  S Farina | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  S Farina | 6 | 6 |  |
| 8 |  H Nagyová | 3 | 3 |  | |

### Section 2

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 7 |  I Majoli | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  R Dragomir | 2 | 4 |  | | | 7 |  I Majoli | 2 | 4 |  |
|  |  M Grzybowska | 6 | 1 | r | | | Q |  E Kulikovskaya | 6 | 6 |  |
| Q |  E Kulikovskaya | 1 | 5 |  | | | | | | Q |  E Kulikovskaya | 2 | 0 |  |
|  |  E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |  | | | | |  |  E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |  |
| Q |  R Grande | 1 | 1 |  | | |  |  E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  E Tatarkova | 2 | 1 |  |
| 4 |  A Coetzer | 1 | 4 |  | | | |  |  E Likhovtseva | 1 | 5 |  |
| 5 |  A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 |  M Pierce | 6 | 7 |  |
| Q |  K Hrdličková | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | 5 |  A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
|  |  A Fusai | 1 | 4 |  | | |  |  B Schett | 4 | 6 | 4 |
|  |  B Schett | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 5 |  A Sugiyama | 3 | 2 |  |
|  |  A-G Sidot | 3 | 1 |  | | | | | 2 |  M Pierce | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  S Pitkowski | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| | | | 2 |  M Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 |

## External links

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* ITF tournament edition details
* WTA tournament draws

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