DFS Classic 1998

DFS Classic 1998
date	7.6.1998 - 14.6.1998
Edition	17th
navigation	1997  ◄  1998  ►  1999
WTA tour
venue	Birmingham United Kingdom
Tournament number	1052
category	WTA Tier III
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	48E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 164,250
Last year's winner (individual)	Nathalie Tauziat
Last year's winner (double)	Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland
Winner (singles)	no final due to rain
Winner (doubles)	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis
As of August 3, 2016

The DFS Classic 1998 was a women's tennis tournament in Birmingham . The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1998 and took place from June 7th to 14th, 1998.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf   02.  Irina Spîrlea Quarter finals 03.  Nathalie Tauziat   04th  Dominique van Roost Quarter finals 05.  Lisa Raymond 2nd round 06th  Yayuk Basuki   07th  Jelena Lichowzewa   08th.  Magüi Serna Quarter finals 09.  Magdalena Grzybowska Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 10.  Tamarine Tanasu yarn 2nd round 11.  Sarah Pitkowski 2nd round 12.  Rita Grande Round of 16 13.  Corina Morariu Round of 16 14th  Alexandra Fusai 2nd round 15th  Florencia Labat 2nd round 16.  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot retreat 17th  Miriam Oremans 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Steffi Graf

3

Nathalie Tauziat

7th

Jelena Lichowzewa

6th

Yayuk Basuki

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

S. Graf

5

6th

6th

S.-t. Wang

6th

3

2

Q

R. Stubbs

7th

2

4th

Q

R. Stubbs

4th

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

Q

K. Boogert

7th

6th

Q

K. Boogert

2

4th

WC

L. Woodroffe

6th

2

Q

K. Boogert

7th

6th

17th

M. Oremans

5

2

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

8th

M. Serna

4th

4th

13

C. Morariu

6th

6th

C. Cristea

3

5

C. Cristea

1

3

L. Ghirardi

6th

2

r

13

C. Morariu

6th

4th

T. Panowa

7th

4th

6th

8th

M. Serna

7th

6th

G. León García

5

6th

2

T. Panowa

6th

3

6th

8th

M. Serna

4th

6th

8th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

N. Tauziat

2

6th

6th

Q

C. Black

6th

6th

Q

C. Black

6th

2

1

A. Smashnowa

2

1

3

N. Tauziat

6th

6th

T. Snyder

6th

6th

12

R. Grande

3

0

Q

E. Callens

2

2

T. Snyder

3

1

12

R. Grande

6th

6th

3

N. Tauziat

6th

6th

K.-A. Guse

2

3

10

T. Tanasugarn

6th

5

0

D. Chládková

3

5

L. Golarsa

4th

7th

6th

L. Golarsa

6th

7th

L. Golarsa

2

0

K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

A. Cocheteux

1

3

K.-A. Guse

6th

3

6th

5

L. Raymond

3

6th

1

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

J. Lichowzewa

3

6th

6th

W. Barabanshchykava

7th

1

6th

W. Barabanshchykava

6th

1

4th

N. Pratt

6th

6th

3

7th

J. Lichowzewa

6th

6th

3

Q

E. de Lone

2

3

L. Neiland

7th

1

0r

L. Neiland

6th

6th

L. Neiland

7th

6th

14th

A. Fusai

5

2

7th

J. Lichowzewa

6th

6th

4th

D. van Roost

3

4th

15th

F. Labat

2

6th

8th

M. de Swardt

6th

6th

M. de Swardt

6th

4th

1

WC

K. Cross

4th

1

M. de Swardt

5

3

M. Saeki

6th

6th

2

4th

D. van Roost

7th

6th

LL

K. Miller

7th

2

6th

LL

K. Miller

4th

0

4th

D. van Roost

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

Y. Basuki

1

6th

6th

Q

S. Asagoe

4th

5

N. Dechy

6th

3

3

N. Dechy

6th

7th

6th

Y. Basuki

3

6th

6th

WC

S. Smith

6th

7th

WC

S. Smith

6th

1

2

R. McQuillan

2

5

WC

S. Smith

7th

6th

11

S. Pitkowski

6th

3

6th

Y. Basuki

6th

5

7th

2

I. Spîrlea

4th

7th

5

9

M. Grzybowska

4th

6th

6th

S. Kleinová

6th

6th

S. Kleinová

6th

4th

0

C. Torrens Valero

3

0

9

M. Grzybowska

4th

4th

Q

M. Drake

4th

6th

6th

2

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

Q

K. Kunce

6th

4th

2

Q

K. Kunce

4th

2

2

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs   final 02.  Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi   Quarter finals 03.  Kristine Kunce Ai Sugiyama   Quarter finals 04th  Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05. 06th  Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse   Quarter finals 07th  Florencia Labat Dominique van Roost   Semifinals 08th.  Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis   victory

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

7th

6th

S. Reeves S.-t. Wang

7th

6th

3

E. de Lone K. Schlukebir

6th

2

E. de Lone K. Schlukebir

5

7th

6th

1

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

7th

6th

A. Ellwood N. Pratt

3

7th

4th

OLD

C. Black I. Selyutina

5

1

W. Barabanshchykawa J. Lichowzewa

6th

6th

6th

W. Barabanshchykawa J. Lichowzewa

3

1

r

T. Križan K. Srebotnik

3

4th

OLD

C. Black I. Selyutina

6th

4th

OLD

C. Black I. Selyutina

6th

6th

1

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

6th

7th

F. Labat D. van Roost

2

3

3

K. Kunce A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

N. de Villiers L. McShea

6th

6th

N. de Villiers L. McShea

4th

3

T. Musgrave P. Stoyanova

2

4th

3

K. Kunce A. Sugiyama

3

0

S. De Beer, M. Drake

6th

6th

6th

7th

F. Labat D. van Roost

6th

6th

L. Golarsa M. Paz

4th

7th

3

S. De Beer, M. Drake

7th

6th

1

C. Cristea C. Singer

2

6th

7th

F. Labat D. van Roost

6th

7th

6th

7th

F. Labat D. van Roost

6th

7th

1

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

4th

4th

6th

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

6th

7th

6th

8th

E. Callens J. Halard-Decugis

2

6th

6th

WC

S. Smith J. Ward

7th

5

1

6th

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

WC

H. Crook V. Davies

6th

6th

WC

H. Crook V. Davies

2

4th

L. Horn R. Jensen

4th

1

6th

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

2

6th

C. Dhenin D. Jones

6th

6th

4th

K. Boogert M. Oremans

6th

7th

M. Grzybowska T. Tanasugarn

4th

4th

C. Dhenin D. Jones

3

7th

2

4th

K. Boogert M. Oremans

6th

5

6th

4th

K. Boogert M. Oremans

5

3

8th

E. Callens J. Halard-Decugis

6th

6th

8th

E. Callens J. Halard-Decugis

7th

6th

E.-h. Kim M. Saeki

2

1

8th

E. Callens J. Halard-Decugis

6th

6th

J. Pullin L. Woodroffe

2

5

R. Grande É. Loit

2

2

R. Grande É. Loit

6th

7th

8th

E. Callens J. Halard-Decugis

7th

6th

S. Kriwentschewa L. Pleming

4th

4th

2

R. McQuillan N. Miyagi

6th

2

OLD

S. Noorlander C. Papadaki

6th

6th

OLD

S. Noorlander C. Papadaki

4th

3

2

R. McQuillan N. Miyagi

6th

6th

Web links

• DFS Classic 1998 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• DFS Classic 1998 (English) on the ITF homepage