1998 DFS Classic – Singles

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion and was one of the four semifinalists.

There was no result for the event due to rain. The four semifinalists were Steffi Graf, Tauziat, Elena Likhovtseva and Yayuk Basuki.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round. • # 🇩🇪 Steffi Graf (semifinals)

• # Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)

• # 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)

• # 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (second round)

• # Yayuk Basuki (semifinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)

• # 🇵🇱 Magdalena Grzybowska (third round)

• # 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Sarah Pitkowski (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Corina Morariu (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai (second round)

• # 🇦🇷 Florencia Labat (second round)

• # n/a

• # Miriam Oremans (second round)