Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.
Graf won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Jana Novotná.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) Jana Novotná (final) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) Steffi Graf (champion) Nathalie Tauziat (first round) Patty Schnyder (second round) Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) Dominique Van Roost (first round)
Draw
Final
Top half
Bottom half
External links 1998 Pilot Pen International Draw