1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
# 1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

The qualifying rounds for the 1998 French Open were played from 21 to 23 May 1998 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

## Seeds

* Withdrew
* Seda Noorlander (second round)
* Jolene Watanabe (first round)
* Elena Tatarkova (qualified)
* Sandra Dopfer (first round)
* Karin Miller (first round)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
* Radka Bobková (qualified)
* Samantha Smith (second round)
* Karin Kschwendt (second round)
* Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
* Ana Alcázar (qualified)
* Conchita Martínez Granados (qualifying competition)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (qualifying competition)
* Raluca Sandu (first round)
* Kristine Kunce (first round)
* Aleksandra Olsza (qualifying competition)

## Qualifiers

* Ana Alcázar
* Radka Bobková
* Liezel Horn
* Els Callens
* Mariana Díaz Oliva
* Elena Tatarkova
* Cara Black
* Eva Bes Ostáriz

## Draw

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Élodie Le Bescond | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Élodie Le Bescond | 2 | $6^3$ | 17 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Larissa Schaerer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | 4 | $6^5$ | | Larissa Schaerer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 17 | Aleksandra Olsza | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | Ana Alcázar | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Lorna Woodroffe | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ana Alcázar | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | Erika deLone | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Ana Alcázar | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee | 2 | 4 | 12 | Ana Alcázar | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Ana Alcázar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 3 | 3 | 13 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Daphne van de Zande | 1 | 4 | | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Conchita Martínez Granados | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 |
| | Kristina Triska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | Julie Pullin | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Virginie Buisson | 4 | $6^1$ | 8 | Radka Bobková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Radka Bobková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Jolene Watanabe | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 3 | 6 | 8 | | Karen Cross | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 5 | 1 | | | |
| WC | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 4 | 6 | 10 | WC | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 5 | 1 | | | |
| WC | Sophie Erre | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Erre | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | Karen Cross | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Liezel Horn | 6 | 6 |
| | Nancy Feber | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | Liezel Horn | 6 | 6 |
| | Liezel Horn | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 7 | 2 | 6 | | Liezel Horn | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Veronika Martinek | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 6 | 6 | | | Veronika Martinek | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 16 | Kristine Kunce | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Samantha Smith | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Razzano | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Razzano | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | 9 | Samantha Smith | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | $6^0$ | 2 | | | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Els Callens | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Els Callens | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| | Brie Rippner | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| | Rika Hiraki | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Hiraki | 7 | 2 | 7 | | Brie Rippner | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Karin Miller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Richterová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Richterová | 0 | 2 | | 7 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Kildine Chevalier | 1 | 2 | | | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alicia Ortuño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marlene Weingärtner | 2 | 2 |
| | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | Marlene Weingärtner | 2 | 2 |
| | Jeon Mi-ra | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeon Mi-ra | 1 | $6^7$ | | | Rita Kuti-Kis | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marlene Weingärtner | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 11 | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Meghann Shaughnessy | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Joanne Ward | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Joanne Ward | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | 14 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Eun-ha | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Georges | 4 | 3 | | | Kim Eun-ha | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Kim Eun-ha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Eun-ha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Surina De Beer | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Petra Langrová | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Langrová | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | Surina De Beer | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eva Martincová | 2 | 3 | | 4 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Sandra Dopfer | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Cara Black | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Cara Black | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | WC | Cara Black | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Courtois | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Courtois | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Karolina Jagieniak | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Karolina Jagieniak | 0 | 1 | | | Laurence Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Karin Kschwendt | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Catherine Barclay | 6 | $6^4$ | 0 | 10 | Karin Kschwendt | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 10 | Karin Kschwendt | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Raluca Sandu | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 5 | 8 | | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eva Bes Ostáriz | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Eva Bes Ostáriz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Eva Bes Ostáriz | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Eva Bes Ostáriz | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | PR | Petra Kamstra | 2 | 3 |
| | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | Petra Kamstra | 2 | 3 |
| PR | Petra Kamstra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Petra Kamstra | 6 | 6 | | PR | Petra Kamstra | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Seda Noorlander | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sandra Načuk | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Seda Noorlander | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
