1998 DFS Classic – Singles

November 2019 1998 DFS Classic None None No result due to rain 48 (8 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 singles doubles Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham Classic 1998 DFS Classic 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. 30em GER Steffi Graf (semifinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) BEL Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals) USA Lisa Raymond (second round) INA Yayuk Basuki (semifinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals) ESP Magüi Serna (quarterfinals) POL Magdalena Grzybowska (third round) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round) FRA Sarah Pitkowski (second round) ITA Rita Grande (third round) USA Corina Morariu (third round) FRA Alexandra Fusai (second round) ARG Florencia Labat (second round) n/a NED Miriam Oremans (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1/WC GER Steffi Graf 6 6   8 ESP Magüi Serna 4 4   3 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 6     AUS Kerry-Anne Guse 2 3   7 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 6 6   4 BEL Dominique Van Roost 3 4   6 INA Yayuk Basuki 6 5 7 2 ROM Irina Spîrlea 4 7 5 1/WC GER Steffi Graf can cel led 3 FRA Nathalie Tauziat       7 RUS Elena Likhovtseva can cel led 6 INA Yayuk Basuki                           Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   TPE S-T Wang 6 3 2 Q AUS R Stubbs 4 6 6 Q NED K Boogert 7 6   WC GBR L Woodroffe 6 2     ROM C Cristea 3 5     FRA L Ghirardi 6 2 r   RUS T Panova 7 4 6   ESP G León García 5 6 2 1/WC GER S Graf 5 6 6 Q AUS R Stubbs 7 2 4 Q NED K Boogert 7 6   17 NED M Oremans 5 2   13 USA C Morariu 6 6     ROM C Cristea 1 3     RUS T Panova 6 3 6 8 ESP M Serna 4 6 8 1/WC GER S Graf 6 6   Q NED K Boogert 2 4   13 USA C Morariu 6 4   8 ESP M Serna 7 6   1/WC GER S Graf 6 6   8 ESP M Serna 4 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ZIM C Black 6 6     ISR A Smashnova 2 1     USA T Snyder 6 6   Q BEL E Callens 2 2     CZE D Chládková 3 5     ITA L Golarsa 6 7     AUS K-A Guse 6 6     FRA A Cocheteux 1 3   3 FRA N Tauziat 2 6 6 Q ZIM C Black 6 2 1   USA T Snyder 3 1   12 ITA R Grande 6 6   10 THA T Tanasugarn 6 5 0   ITA L Golarsa 4 7 6   AUS K-A Guse 6 3 6 5 USA L Raymond 3 6 1 3 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   12 ITA R Grande 3 0     ITA L Golarsa 2 0     AUS K-A Guse 6 6   3 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     AUS K-A Guse 2 3   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   BLR O Barabanschikova 7 1 6   AUS N Pratt 6 6 3 Q USA E deLone 2 3     LAT L Neiland 6 6     RSA M de Swardt 6 6   WC GBR K Cross 4 1     JPN M Saeki 6 6 2 LL USA K Miller 7 2 6 7 RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 6   BLR O Barabanschikova 6 1 4   LAT L Neiland 7 6   14 FRA A Fusai 5 2   15 ARG F Labat 2 6 8   RSA M de Swardt 6 4 10 LL USA K Miller 4 0   4 BEL D Van Roost 6 6   7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 3   LAT L Neiland 7 1 0r   RSA M de Swardt 5 3   4 BEL D Van Roost 7 6   7 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   4 BEL D Van Roost 3 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q JPN S Asagoe 4 5     FRA N Dechy 6 7   WC GBR S Smith 6 7     AUS R McQuillan 2 5     CZE S Kleinová 6 6     ESP C Torrens Valero 3 0   Q CAN M Drake 6 4 2 Q AUS K Kunce 4 6 6 6 INA Y Basuki 1 6 6   FRA N Dechy 6 3 3 WC GBR S Smith 7 6   11 FRA S Pitkowski 6 3   9 POL M Grzybowska 4 6 6   CZE S Kleinová 6 4 0 Q AUS K Kunce 4 2   2 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   6 INA Y Basuki 3 6 6 WC GBR S Smith 6 1 2 9 POL M Grzybowska 4 4   2 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   6 INA Y Basuki 6 5 7 2 ROM I Spîrlea 4 7 5 External links 1998 DFS Classic drawsSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes ITF tournament details https://web.archive.org/web/20160919064435/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000322 19 September 2016 ITF singles results page DFS Classic - Singles Singles