1998 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 against Venus Williams.

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.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (final)
 * 4) 🇩🇪 Steffi Graf (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Joannette Kruger (second round)
 * 7) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (first round)