1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Singles

1998 Intersport Grand Prix SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–5 singles doubles 28 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 Rexona Cup – Singles Betty Barclay Cup – Singles WTA Hamburg Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett. Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 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. SUI Martina Hingis (champion) CZE Jana Novotná (final) ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (semifinals) BEL Sabine Appelmans (first round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) AUT Barbara Paulus (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 7   2 CZE Jana Novotná 3 5   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals WC GER W Probst 4 0     FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6   WC USA J Capriati 6 6     ARG F Labat 2 4   Q NED S Noorlander 6 6   7 ROM R Dragomir 2 2     AUT B Schett 6 6     GER M Babel 4 4   Q CZE R Bobková 3 1     ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 3 6 6 BEL S Appelmans 0 6 0 1 SUI M Hingis 7 6     FRA J Halard-Decugis 5 1   WC USA J Capriati 6 6   Q NED S Noorlander 3 2   4 CRO I Majoli 5 2     AUT B Schett 7 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 0 4   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   WC USA J Capriati 1 3     AUT B Schett 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 0 0   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     AUT B Schett 2 2   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   Q ITA F Perfetti 1 0     FRA A-G Sidot 6 6     SVK K Habšudová 3 3     FRA S Pitkowski 1 7 3   SVK H Nagyová 6 5 6 8 AUT B Paulus 7 4 2   FRA A Fusai 6 6 6   CAN P Hy-Boulais 1 3   Q GER J Abe 6 6     ESP M Serna 7 6   WC GER S Klösel 6 0   5 SUI P Schnyder 3 6 6   FRA A-G Sidot 6 3 4   SVK H Nagyová 4 4   3 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 6 6     FRA A Fusai 2 4   Q GER J Abe 6 6     ESP M Serna 4 2   2 CZE J Novotná 6 6   5 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   3 ESP A Sánchez-Vicario 3 0   Q GER J Abe 1 3   2 CZE J Novotná 6 6   5 SUI P Schnyder 6 5 3 2 CZE J Novotná 2 7 6 External links ITF tournament edition details https://web.archive.org/web/20160919064446/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000557 2016-09-19 Category:1998 WTA Tour Category:WTA Hamburg