| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Pilot Pen International | |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Jana Novotná |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
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.
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)| Final | ||||||
| WC/4 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Jana Novotná | 4 | 1 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Davenport | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Miller | 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | V Ruano Pascual | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S Farina | 2 | 3 | A Huber | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Huber | 6 | 6 | A Huber | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Grande | 4 | 3 | 6 | P Schnyder | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Davenport | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC/4 | S Graf | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC/4 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | H Nagyová | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Vento | 3 | 2 | WC/4 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Schett | 3 | 2 | 7 | A Coetzer | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | A Kournikova | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Serna | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Coetzer | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | D Van Roost | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M J Fernández | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | M J Fernández | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S Testud | 6 | 6 | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Dragomir | 4 | 1 | WC | M J Fernández | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Sawamatsu | 6 | 3 | 5 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 0 | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kruger | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Mauresmo | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 1 | WC | C Rubin | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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