1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.

Pierce won in the final 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
 * 2)  Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (third round)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (champion)
 * 5)  Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (final)
 * 7)  Irina Spîrlea (second round)
 * 8) 🇷🇺 Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
 * 9)  Patty Schnyder (third round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
 * 11)  Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
 * 12)  Joannette Kruger (first round)
 * 13)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
 * 14) 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (third round)
 * 15) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (second round)
 * 16) 🇻🇪 Maria Vento (first round)