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1998 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1998 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.

Steffi Graf won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–3, 6–4. This title would be Graf's last in her native Germany before retiring in 1999.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
FRA Nathalie Tauziat (final)
BEL Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
ROM Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round)
JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round)
BLR Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

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| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=ROU Irina Spîrlea | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=FRA Nathalie Tauziat | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=6

| RD2-seed1=WC | RD2-team1=GER Steffi Graf | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=FRA Nathalie Tauziat | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=FRA A-G Sidot | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRA A Mauresmo | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=WC | RD1-team05=GER S Graf | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ROM R Dragomir | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=WC | RD1-team07=GER S Klösel | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-team08=JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=CRO I Majoli | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ZIM C Black | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=AUT S Plischke | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA C Morariu | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=SVK H Nagyová | RD1-score15-1=5 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=7 | RD1-team16=BLR N Zvereva | RD1-score16-1=7 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ESP A Sánchez-Vicario | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-team02=FRA A-G Sidot | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03=WC | RD2-team03=GER S Graf | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-team04=JPN A Sugiyama | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=BEL D Van Roost | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=CRO I Majoli | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=AUT S Plischke | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=BLR N Zvereva | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=Q | RD3-team01=FRA A-G Sidot | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=WC | RD3-team02=GER S Graf | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=BEL D Van Roost | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=BLR N Zvereva | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=2

| RD4-seed01=WC | RD4-team01=GER S Graf | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=BEL D Van Roost | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=0

Bottom half

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=RSA A Coetzer | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-seed02=Q | RD1-team02=UKR E Tatarkova | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score02-3=4

| RD1-seed03=WC | RD1-team03=GER B Rittner | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRA S Pitkowski | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=ESP M Serna | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=ITA R Grande | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=GER A Huber | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ITA S Farina | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA A Fusai | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUT B Schett | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=BEL S Appelmans | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=RSA A Coetzer | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA S Pitkowski | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ESP M Serna | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=ROM I Spîrlea | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=GER A Huber | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=AUT B Schett | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=FRA N Tauziat | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=FRA S Pitkowski | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=ROM I Spîrlea | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team03=GER A Huber | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=FRA N Tauziat | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=ROM I Spîrlea | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=FRA N Tauziat | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=6

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