# 1998 WTA German Open – Singles

Conchita Martínez defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 WTA German Open.
Mary Joe Fernández was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (third round)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (third round)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (champion)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Iva Majoli (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Sandrine Testud (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Lisa Raymond (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Anna Kournikova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Anna Kournikova | 6 | 7 | | 14 | Anna Kournikova | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Q | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Jana Novotná | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Amélie Mauresmo | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbara Paulus | 4 | 2 | | Q | Amélie Mauresmo | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 2 | | | S Farina | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 9 | I Majoli | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | S Schmidle | 6 | 5 | 1 | | M Grzybowska | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 2 | | 9 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7 |
| Q | R Bobková | 2 | 1 | | 14 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 5 | 4 | | | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 4 | 3 | | | M Vento | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R McQuillan | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Glass | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glass | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | A Coetzer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | F Perfetti | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 7 | 7 | | Q | A Fusai | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 0 | 2 | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | S Testud | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 6 | 7 | | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Testud | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schultz-McCarthy | 3 | 2 | | | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Wöhr | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea | w/o | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Morariu | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | C Morariu | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kandarr | 3 | 3 | | 15 | L Raymond | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Capriati | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | B Paulus | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Rubin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Cacic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 0 | 2 | | | F Li | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 7 | 6 | | | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Tauziat | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Paulus | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | D Van Roost | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Mauresmo | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | A Mauresmo | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 4 | 2 | | | F Labat | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | 5 | | H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |