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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.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Sparkassen Cup | |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Nathalie Tauziat |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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.
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (final)
Dominique Van Roost (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| WC | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Dominique Van Roost
| 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| WC | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Irina Spîrlea
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  A Sánchez-Vicario
| 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A-G Sidot
| 6 | 6 | Q | A-G Sidot
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Mauresmo
| 3 | 3 | Q | A-G Sidot
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | WC | S Graf
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir
| 3 | 3 | WC | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Klösel
| 4 | 3 | 6 |  A Sugiyama
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Sugiyama
| 6 | 6 | WC | S Graf
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Van Roost
| 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Van Roost
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Majoli
| 6 | 6 | I Majoli
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Black
| 4 | 1 | 3 | D Van Roost
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Plischke
| 6 | 6 | 7 |  N Zvereva
| 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 C Morariu
| 2 | 2 | Q | S Plischke
| 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 H Nagyová
| 5 | 3 | 7 | N Zvereva
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Zvereva
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  A Coetzer
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Tatarkova
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | A Coetzer
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Rittner
| 3 | 4 | S Pitkowski
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Pitkowski
| 6 | 6 | S Pitkowski
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Serna
| 6 | 6 | 4 | I Spîrlea
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Grande
| 2 | 1 | M Serna
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Spîrlea
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Spîrlea
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Huber
| 6 | 6 | 2 | N Tauziat
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Farina
| 4 | 2 | 8 | A Huber
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fusai
| 1 | 2 | B Schett
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schett
| 6 | 6 | 8 | A Huber
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva
| 6 | 7 | 2 | N Tauziat
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Appelmans
| 1 | 5 | E Likhovtseva
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Tauziat
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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