1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Chanda Rubin was the defending champion, but chose not compete that year.

Jana Novotná won the title, defeating Dominique Van Roost in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–2).

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) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (champion)
 * 2)  Iva Majoli (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (final)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Yayuk Basuki (first round)
 * 7) 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇷🇺 Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)