1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Sandrine Testud was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.

Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 against Barbara Schett.

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


 * 1)  Patty Schnyder (champion)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (first round)
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Magüi Serna (first round)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (final)
 * 5) 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (second round)
 * 6)  Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇹 Sylvia Plischke (first round)
 * 8) 🇷🇺 Tatiana Panova (first round)