1998 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Seventh-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Silvia Farina.

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


 * 1) 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (first round)
 * 3) 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina (final)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇨🇳 Fang Li (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual (champion)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 María Sánchez Lorenzo (quarterfinals)