# 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.
* Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (champion)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Plischke (first round)
* Fang Li (final)
* Anna Smashnova (first round)
* Olga Barabanschikova (quarterfinals)
* Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)

## 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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 2 | 7 | | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Inoue | 7 | 4 | 3 | Q | D Ding | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Ding | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | O Barabanschikova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Asagoe | 1 | 3 | | | M Weingärtner | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Talaja | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Sandu | 5 | 3 | | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Sangaram | 2 | 1 | | | J Lee | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | F Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 4 | 3 | | | M Saeki | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 1 | 3 | | 5 | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fang Li | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | A Smashnova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | L Courtois | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 6 | 2 | | K Brandi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Otakeyama | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Tu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 7 | 4 | 6 | | A Gerši | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | M Tu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Plischke | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Brandi | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| 8 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | O Wongkamalasai | 3 | 0 | | 8 | S-T Wang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Horn | 7 | 2 | 3 | | Y Yoshida | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S-T Wang | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Halard-Decugis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 0 | 0 | | N Pratt | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |