1998 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Singles
1998 Open Gaz de France
Champion Mary Pierce
Runner-up Dominique Van Roost
Score6–3, 7–5
Draw28
Seeds8

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.

  1. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  3. Mary Pierce (champion)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  5. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  6. Dominique Van Roost (final)
  7. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
  8. Sabine Appelmans (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
3 Mary Pierce 6 7  
6 Dominique Van Roost 3 5  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 6 6  
  R Grande 7 6     R Grande 1 4  
  M Oremans 6 1   1 J Novotná 6 1 6
  S Farina 2 6 6 7 B Paulus 2 6 4
  D Chládková 6 2 3   S Farina 1 3  
  S Kleinová 3 5   7 B Paulus 6 6  
7 B Paulus 6 7   1 J Novotná 4 6 3
3 M Pierce 6 2 6
3 M Pierce 6 1 6
  K Habšudová 7 4 6   K Habšudová 1 6 1
  J Halard-Decugis 6 6 4 3 M Pierce 1 6 6
WC A Dechaume-Balleret 3 5   5 A Huber 6 1 2
  A Kournikova 6 7     A Kournikova 2 6 4
WC A Fusai 1 1   5 A Huber 6 1 6
5 A Huber 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 S Appelmans 6 6  
Q L Savchenko 1 3   8 S Appelmans 7 3 1
LL S Pitkowski 6 6   LL S Pitkowski 5 6 6
  A-G Sidot 4 0   LL S Pitkowski 1 6 6
  M Maleeva 0 2   4 N Tauziat 6 2 7
Q É Loit 6 6   Q É Loit 6 6 4
4 N Tauziat 4 7 6
4 N Tauziat 6 6 1
6 D Van Roost 6 4 6 6 D Van Roost 7 1 6
  B Schett 2 6 0 6 D Van Roost 5 6 7
Q L Courtois 6 5 4 Q W Probst 7 2 6
Q W Probst 3 7 6 6 D Van Roost 7 6  
  F Labat 6 6   2 I Majoli 5 3  
  E Likhovtseva 4 1     F Labat 7 2 4
2 I Majoli 5 6 6