title: 1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
  