# 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.
* Patty Schnyder (champion)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Magüi Serna (first round)
* Barbara Schett (final)
* Rita Grande (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
* Sylvia Plischke (first round)
* Tatiana Panova (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 1 | 1 | r | 1 | P Schnyder | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Canepa | 3 | 2 | | | A D-Balleret | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M P Zavagli | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | M P Zavagli | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 3 | 5 | | Q | M P Zavagli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Plischke | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Serna | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Oremans | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | E Wagner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 4 | | | A Cocheteux | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Wagner | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Triska | 6 | 5 | 5 | | J Nejedly | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bes Ostariz | 4 | 3 | | 6 | M Oremans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | T Panova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barbara Schett | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| | M Maruska | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Maruska | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Serra Zanetti | 7 | 5 | 2 | | R Bobková | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bobková | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R Bobková | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | B Schett | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | K Studeníková | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 0 | 3 | | 4 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Schett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | R Grande | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Rittner | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 2 | | 5 | R Grande | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 1 | 4 | | | J Capriati | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | B Rittner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Stoyanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Stoyanova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 4 | 5 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |