1998 Piberstein Styrian Open – Singles

1998 Piberstein Styrian Open SUI Patty Schnyder ESP Gala León García 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 32 8 singles doubles Egger Tennis Festival – Singles Barbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Emmanuelle Gagliardi. Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 against Gala León García. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. SUI Patty Schnyder (champion) BEL Sabine Appelmans (first round) AUT Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals) AUT Barbara Schett (quarterfinals) ESP Gala León García (final) AUT Sylvia Plischke (quarterfinals) CZE Sandra Kleinová (first round) SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi (semifinals) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     CAN J Nejedly 4 1     AUT M Maruska 4 7 6   GER B Rittner 6 5 3   NED K Boogert 6 3 6 WC AUT P Wartusch 3 6 3   ITA F Perfetti 6 2 2 6 AUT S Plischke 4 6 6 4 AUT B Schett 6 6   WC AUT E Fauth 1 1     ESP C Torrens Valero 6 6     BUL P Stoyanova 2 1     SVK K Studeníková 6 6 7   ITA F Lubiani 7 4 5   GER S Klösel 6 0   8 SUI E Gagliardi 7 6   5 ESP G León García 6 1 7 Q CRO S Talaja 1 6 5   GER E Wagner 6 6     ARG P Suárez 4 0   Q ITA A Serra Zanetti 7 6     AUT B Schwartz 6 3     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 1 2   3 AUT B Paulus 6 6   7 CZE S Kleinová 4 2     FRA A Cocheteux 6 6   Q AUT S Dopfer 6 7     GER J Kandarr 3 5   Q ROM R Sandu 4 1     ITA S Cecchini 6 6     GER M Babel 6 6   2 BEL S Appelmans 3 2   1 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     AUT M Maruska 0 1     NED K Boogert 5 6 6 6 AUT S Plischke 7 3 7 4 AUT B Schett 6 7     ESP C Torrens Valero 4 5     SVK K Studeníková 6 4   8 SUI E Gagliardi 7 6   5 ESP G León García 5 6 6   GER E Wagner 7 2 3 Q ITA A Serra Zanetti 2 3   3 AUT B Paulus 6 6     FRA A Cocheteux 7 7   Q AUT S Dopfer 5 6     ITA S Cecchini 1 1     GER M Babel 6 6   1 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   6 AUT S Plischke 2 2   4 AUT B Schett 6 2 6 8 SUI E Gagliardi 0 6 7 5 ESP G León García 4 6 6 3 AUT B Paulus 6 4 3   FRA A Cocheteux 6 6     GER M Babel 1 4   1 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   8 SUI E Gagliardi 2 4   5 ESP G León García 6 6     FRA A Cocheteux 0 3   1 SUI Patty Schnyder 6 4 6 5 ESP Gala León García 2 6 3 External links 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open draw Category:WTA Austrian Open Category:1998 WTA Tour