1998 DFS Classic – Singles

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Magüi Serna	4	4
								1/WC	Steffi Graf	can	cel	led
								3	Nathalie Tauziat
	3	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
		Kerry-Anne Guse	2	3
	7	Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
	4	Dominique Van Roost	3	4
								7	Elena Likhovtseva	can	cel	led
								6	Yayuk Basuki
	6	Yayuk Basuki	6	5	7
	2	Irina Spîrlea	4	7	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1/WC	S Graf	5	6	6
		S-T Wang	6	3	2			Q	R Stubbs	7	2	4
	Q	R Stubbs	4	6	6										1/WC	S Graf	6	6
	Q	K Boogert	7	6											Q	K Boogert	2	4
	WC	L Woodroffe	6	2				Q	K Boogert	7	6
								17	M Oremans	5	2
																						1/WC	S Graf	6	6
																						8	M Serna	4	4
								13	C Morariu	6	6
		C Cristea	3	5					C Cristea	1	3
		L Ghirardi	6	2	r										13	C Morariu	6	4
		T Panova	7	4	6										8	M Serna	7	6
		G León García	5	6	2				T Panova	6	3	6
								8	M Serna	4	6	8

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	N Tauziat	2	6	6
	Q	C Black	6	6				Q	C Black	6	2	1
		A Smashnova	2	1											3	N Tauziat	6	6
		T Snyder	6	6											12	R Grande	3	0
	Q	E Callens	2	2					T Snyder	3	1
								12	R Grande	6	6
																						3	N Tauziat	6	6
																							K-A Guse	2	3
								10	T Tanasugarn	6	5	0
		D Chládková	3	5					L Golarsa	4	7	6
		L Golarsa	6	7												L Golarsa	2	0
		K-A Guse	6	6												K-A Guse	6	6
		A Cocheteux	1	3					K-A Guse	6	3	6
								5	L Raymond	3	6	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Likhovtseva	3	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	7	1	6				O Barabanschikova	6	1	4
		N Pratt	6	6	3										7	E Likhovtseva	6	6	3
	Q	E deLone	2	3												L Neiland	7	1	0r
		L Neiland	6	6					L Neiland	7	6
								14	A Fusai	5	2
																						7	E Likhovtseva	6	6
																						4	D Van Roost	3	4
								15	F Labat	2	6	8
		M de Swardt	6	6					M de Swardt	6	4	10
	WC	K Cross	4	1												M de Swardt	5	3
		M Saeki	6	6	2										4	D Van Roost	7	6
	LL	K Miller	7	2	6			LL	K Miller	4	0
								4	D Van Roost	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	Y Basuki	1	6	6
	Q	S Asagoe	4	5					N Dechy	6	3	3
		N Dechy	6	7											6	Y Basuki	3	6	6
	WC	S Smith	6	7											WC	S Smith	6	1	2
		R McQuillan	2	5				WC	S Smith	7	6
								11	S Pitkowski	6	3
																						6	Y Basuki	6	5	7
																						2	I Spîrlea	4	7	5
								9	M Grzybowska	4	6	6
		S Kleinová	6	6					S Kleinová	6	4	0
		C Torrens Valero	3	0											9	M Grzybowska	4	4
	Q	M Drake	6	4	2										2	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	K Kunce	4	6	6			Q	K Kunce	4	2
								2	I Spîrlea	6	6

External links

• 1998 DFS Classic draws^{[permanent dead link]}
• ITF tournament details Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF singles results page