1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Elena Likhovtseva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Maria Vento.

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Vento.

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


 * 1)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
 * 2)  Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
 * 3) n/a
 * 4) 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (champion)
 * 5)  Patty Schnyder (second round)
 * 6)  Joannette Kruger (first round)
 * 7) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)