1998 Open Gaz de France – Singles

1998 Open Gaz de France FRA Mary Pierce BEL Dominique Van Roost 6–3, 7–5 28 8 singles doubles Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Mary Pierce won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Dominique Van Roost. 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. CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (champion) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) BEL Dominique Van Roost (final) AUT Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals) BEL Sabine Appelmans (second round) Draw Final y 3 Final 3 FRA Mary Pierce 6 7   6 BEL Dominique Van Roost 3 5   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   ITA R Grande 7 6     NED M Oremans 6 1     ITA S Farina 2 6 6   CZE D Chládková 6 2 3   CZE S Kleinová 3 5   7 AUT B Paulus 6 7     SVK K Habšudová 7 4 6   FRA J Halard-Decugis 6 6 4 WC FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 3 5     RUS A Kournikova 6 7   WC FRA A Fusai 1 1   5 GER A Huber 6 6   1 CZE J Novotná 6 6     ITA R Grande 1 4     ITA S Farina 1 3   7 AUT B Paulus 6 6   3 FRA M Pierce 6 1 6   SVK K Habšudová 1 6 1   RUS A Kournikova 2 6 4 5 GER A Huber 6 1 6 1 CZE J Novotná 6 1 6 7 AUT B Paulus 2 6 4 3 FRA M Pierce 1 6 6 5 GER A Huber 6 1 2 1 CZE J Novotná 4 6 3 3 FRA M Pierce 6 2 6 Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 BEL S Appelmans 6 6   Q LAT L Savchenko 1 3   LL FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 4 0     BUL M Maleeva 0 2   Q FRA É Loit 6 6   6 BEL D Van Roost 6 4 6   AUT B Schett 2 6 0 Q BEL L Courtois 6 5 4 Q GER W Probst 3 7 6   ARG F Labat 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 4 1   8 BEL S Appelmans 7 3 1 LL FRA S Pitkowski 5 6 6 Q FRA É Loit 6 6 4 4 FRA N Tauziat 4 7 6 6 BEL D Van Roost 5 6 7 Q GER W Probst 7 2 6   ARG F Labat 7 2 4 2 CRO I Majoli 5 6 6 LL FRA S Pitkowski 1 6 6 4 FRA N Tauziat 6 2 7 6 BEL D Van Roost 7 6   2 CRO I Majoli 5 3   4 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 1 6 BEL D Van Roost 7 1 6 External links 1998 Open Gaz de France Draw Category:Open GDF Suez Category:1998 WTA Tour