1998 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Patty Schnyder.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (final)
 * 2)  Patty Schnyder (champion)
 * 3)  Joannette Kruger (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇯🇵 Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
 * 5) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (first round)