Singles
1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1997 ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
ChampionRomania Irina Spîrlea
Runner-upFrance Julie Halard-Decugis
Score76, 63
Seeds8

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won in the final 76, 63 against Julie Halard-Decugis.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  2. Romania Irina Spîrlea (champion)
  3. France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4. Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  5. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki (first round)
  6. n/a
  7. n/a
  8. Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
WC France Julie Halard-Decugis 6 3  
2 Romania Irina Spîrlea 7 6  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 South Africa A Coetzer 7 7  
Q France É Loit 3 2     China F Li 6 5  
  China F Li 6 6   1 South Africa A Coetzer 6 2  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 4 2   WC France J Halard-Decugis 7 6  
WC France J Halard-Decugis 6 6   WC France J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  Italy R Grande 6 3 2 Q France A Cocheteux 2 1  
Q France A Cocheteux 2 6 6 WC France J Halard-Decugis 6 7  
3 France N Tauziat 6 6     Russia E Likhovtseva 3 6  
  United States A Miller 3 1   3 France N Tauziat 7 3 7
  Japan N Sawamatsu 4 1     Venezuela M Vento 5 6 6
  Venezuela M Vento 6 6   3 France N Tauziat 4 2  
LL Romania C Cristea 6 6     Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6  
  Germany A Glass 4 4   LL Romania C Cristea 6 0 3
  Russia E Likhovtseva 6 7     Russia E Likhovtseva 3 6 6
5 Indonesia Y Basuki 1 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL United States S Reeves 5 7 6
  Australia K-A Guse 7 5 1 LL United States S Reeves 3 6  
WC France A Fusai 3 6 7 WC France A Fusai 6 7  
Q Austria M Maruska 6 4 6 WC France A Fusai 6 6  
  Belarus O Barabanschikova 6 7   4 Japan A Sugiyama 2 2  
  Japan M Saeki 1 5     Belarus O Barabanschikova 4 7 2
WC France N Dechy 6 4 3 4 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 6
4 Japan A Sugiyama 1 6 6 WC France A Fusai 5 3  
8 Slovakia H Nagyová 3 6 6 2 Romania I Spîrlea 7 6  
Q South Africa M de Swardt 6 4 2 8 Slovakia H Nagyová 3 6 6
  France S Pitkowski 6 6     France S Pitkowski 6 2 4
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 3   8 Slovakia H Nagyová 4 2  
  France A-G Sidot 6 7 3 2 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
  Czech Republic A Gerši 7 6 6   Czech Republic A Gerši 2 1  
2 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  

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