1998 ASB Classic – Singles

1998 ASB Classic AUT Marion Maruska BEL Dominique Van Roost ITA Silvia Farina 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 32 8 women ASB Classic WTA Auckland Open ASB Classic Marion Maruska was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Meike Babel. Dominique Van Roost won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 against Silvia Farina. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. FRA Sandrine Testud (semifinals) USA Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals) BEL Dominique Van Roost (champion) AUT Barbara Schett (first round) CZE Sandra Kleinová (first round) ITA Silvia Farina (final) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals) AUT Marion Maruska (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 FRA S Testud 7 2 6   USA M Tu 5 6 1 Q USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 7 4   SVK J Husárová 7 5 6   USA S Cacic 4 6 6 LL CZE A Gerši 6 3 3   GER M Babel 6 6   8 AUT M Maruska 1 3   4 AUT B Schett 0 5   WC FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 7     ROM C Cristea 7 4 6 Q USA S Reeves 6 6 3 Q AUT B Schwartz 6 6     PUR K Brandi 2 0     FRA A D-Balleret 6 2 2 6 ITA S Farina 1 6 6 7 THA T Tanasugarn 4 6 6   CHN F Li 6 4 2   JPN Y Yoshida 7 6     NED K Boogert 6 1     ITA L Golarsa 1 6 1   CZE L Němečková 6 2 6   ITA F Lubiani 3 3   3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6   5 CZE S Kleinová 4 4     ESP C Torrens Valero 6 6     JPN M Saeki 4 4   Q USA A Miller 6 6   WC NZL R Hudson 6 4 6   JPN R Hiraki 3 6 3   GER B Rittner 4 6 4 2 USA L Raymond 6 3 6 1 FRA S Testud 6 6     SVK J Husárová 2 0     USA S Cacic w/o       GER M Babel       WC FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 7     ROM C Cristea 2 5   Q AUT B Schwartz 6 3 1 6 ITA S Farina 3 6 6 7 THA T Tanasugarn 7 7     JPN Y Yoshida 5 6     CZE L Němečková 0 4   3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6     ESP C Torrens Valero 5 5   Q USA A Miller 7 7   WC NZL R Hudson 4 4   2 USA L Raymond 6 6   1 FRA S Testud 6 6     USA S Cacic 2 2   WC FRA J Halard-Decugis 4 3   6 ITA S Farina 6 6   7 THA T Tanasugarn 0 3   3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6   Q USA A Miller 7 1   2 USA L Raymond 5 0 r 1 FRA S Testud 2 6   6 ITA S Farina 6 7   3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6   Q USA A Miller 2 3   6 ITA Silvia Farina 6 6 5 3 BEL D Van Roost 4 7 7 External links ITF tournament edition details Category:WTA Auckland Open ASB Classic