1998 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Silvija Talaja.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Fang Li.

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


 * 1) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Julie Halard-Decugis (champion)
 * 3) 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Sylvia Plischke (first round)
 * 5) 🇨🇳 Fang Li (final)
 * 6) 🇮🇱 Anna Smashnova (first round)
 * 7) 🇧🇾 Olga Barabanschikova (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)