Sparkassen Cup International Ladies Tennis 1998

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Sparkassen Cup International Ladies Tennis 1998
date October 31 - November 8, 1998
Edition 9
navigation 1997  ◄  1998  ►  1999
WTA tour
venue Leipzig Germany
GermanyGermany 
Tournament number 527
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface carpet
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D / 6Q
Prize money US $ 450,000 
Last year's winner (individual) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Last year's winner (double) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Winner (singles) GermanyGermany Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles) JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Jelena Lichowzewa
RussiaRussia 
As of December 27, 2013

The Sparkassen Cup International Ladies Tennis 1998 was a WTA tennis indoor carpet court tournament for women in Leipzig . It was part of the WTA Tour 1998 as a Tier II category tournament and took place from October 31 to November 8, 1998.

In the singles Steffi Graf won against Nathalie Tauziat 6: 3 and 6: 4. In doubles, the pairing Ai Sugiyama / Jelena Lichowzewa won 6: 3, 6: 7 and 6: 1 against Manon Bollegraf / Irina Spîrlea .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Round of 16
02. FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat final
03. BelgiumBelgium Dominique Van Roost Semifinals
04th RomaniaRomania Irina Spîrlea Semifinals
No. Player Round reached
05. South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Round of 16

06th JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Round of 16

07th Belarus 1995Belarus Natallja Sverava Quarter finals

08th. GermanyGermany Anke Huber Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 1 6th 2
Q  FranceFrance A.-G. Sidot 6th 6th       Q  FranceFrance A.-G. Sidot 6th 4th 6th  
   FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 3 3       Q  FranceFrance A.-G. Sidot 5 3  
WC  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th         WC  GermanyGermany S. Graf 7th 6th    
   RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 3 3       WC  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th  
WC  GermanyGermany S. Klösel 4th 3       6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 4th 3    
6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th       WC  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 3 6th
      3  BelgiumBelgium D. Van Roost 1 6th 0  
  3  BelgiumBelgium D. Van Roost 6th 6th  
   CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th          CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 4th 4th    
   ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black 4th 1       3  BelgiumBelgium D. Van Roost 6th 3 6th
Q  AustriaAustria S. Plischke 6th 6th         7th  Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 3 6th 2  
   United StatesUnited States C. Morariu 2 2       Q  AustriaAustria S. Plischke 1 7th 4th
   SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová 5 3       7th  Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 6th 6th 6th  
7th  Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 7th 6th       WC  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th  
5  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 4th 6th       2  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 3 4th  
Q  UkraineUkraine O. Tatarkova 4th 6th 4th     5  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 3 6th  
WC  GermanyGermany B. Rittner 3 4th          FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 6th 7th    
   FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 6th 6th          FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 1 1  
   SpainSpain M. Serna 6th 6th         4th  RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 6th 6th    
Q  ItalyItaly R. Grande 2 1          SpainSpain M. Serna 6th 3  
  4th  RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 7th 6th    
    4th  RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 6th 3 2
8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th         2  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 2 6th 6th  
   ItalyItaly S. Farina 4th 2       8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance A. Fusai 1 2          AustriaAustria B. Schett 3 3    
   AustriaAustria B. Schett 6th 6th       8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 3 4th  
   RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 7th         2  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th    
   BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 1 5          RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 1  
  2  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 7th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natallja Swerawa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
Quarter finals
02. FranceFrance Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
FranceFrance 
Semifinals
03. United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
1 round
04th RussiaRussia Jelena Lichowzewa Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
victory

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  SpainSpain A. Sánchez Vicario N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
7th 6th          
WC  GermanyGermany M. Buric S. Graf
 GermanyGermany 
5 4th       1  SpainSpain A. Sánchez Vicario N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
4th 6th 3  
   AustriaAustria K. Kschwendt A.-G. Sidot
 FranceFrance 
6th 0 4th      BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois B. Schett
 AustriaAustria 
6th 3 6th  
   BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois B. Schett
 AustriaAustria 
3 6th 6th          BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois B. Schett
 AustriaAustria 
1 2    
4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
4th 7th 6th     4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th    
   South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer, A. Huber
 GermanyGermany 
6th 6th 1     4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th    
   UkraineUkraine O. Lugina T. Križan
 SloveniaSlovenia 
4th 6th     Q  AustriaAustria S. Plischke P. Wartusch
 AustriaAustria 
2 2    
Q  AustriaAustria S. Plischke P. Wartusch
 AustriaAustria 
6th 7th         4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th 6th
LL  GermanyGermany C. Singer H. Vildová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
4th 4th          NetherlandsNetherlands M. Bollegraf I. Spîrlea
 RomaniaRomania 
3 7th 1
   BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans, M. Oremans
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
6th 6th          BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans, M. Oremans
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
2 0      
   NetherlandsNetherlands M. Bollegraf I. Spîrlea
 RomaniaRomania 
2 7th 6th      NetherlandsNetherlands M. Bollegraf I. Spîrlea
 RomaniaRomania 
6th 6th    
3  United StatesUnited States K. Adams L. Neiland
 LatviaLatvia 
6th 6th 3          NetherlandsNetherlands M. Bollegraf I. Spîrlea
 RomaniaRomania 
7th 7th  
   RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir I. Majoli
 CroatiaCroatia 
7th 1 7th     2  FranceFrance A. Fusai N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance 
6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States C. Morariu O. Tatarkowa
 UkraineUkraine 
5 6th 5        RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir I. Majoli
 CroatiaCroatia 
1 3    
   ItalyItaly R. Grande K. Habšudová
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
5 4th     2  FranceFrance A. Fusai N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance 
6th 6th    
2  FranceFrance A. Fusai N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance 
7th 6th      

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