# Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's singles

The badminton women's singles tournament at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok took place from 13 December to 17 December at Thammasat Gymnasium 2.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 13:00 | 1st round |
| Monday, 14 December 1998 | 13:00 | 2nd round |
| Tuesday, 15 December 1998 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 16 December 1998 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 17 December 1998 | 13:00 | Final |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Kanako Yonekura (JPN) | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Gong Zhichao (CHN) | 11 | 5 | 6 |

### Top half

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chandrika de Silva (SRI) | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) | 11 | 10 | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kanako Yonekura (JPN) | 0 | 13 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Kanako Yonekura (JPN) | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chan Ya-lin (TPE) | 11 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Woon Sze Mei (MAS) | 2 | 2 | | Chan Ya-lin (TPE) | 11 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Chan Ya-lin (TPE) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chan Ya-lin (TPE) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Kanako Yonekura (JPN) | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA) | 5 | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ling Wan Ting (HKG) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 2 | 11 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA) | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Cindana Hartono Kusuma (INA) | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amparo Lim (PHI) | 7 | 5 | | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn (THA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Takako Ida (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thitikan Duangsiri (THA) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thitikan Duangsiri (THA) | 2 | 2 | | | Takako Ida (JPN) | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lee Joo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lee Joo-hyun (KOR) | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Huang Chia-chi (TPE) | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Joo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gong Zhichao (CHN) | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| Ng Mee Fen (MAS) | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gong Zhichao (CHN) | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| Koon Wai Chee (HKG) | 13 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Koon Wai Chee (HKG) | 13 | 7 | 6 | | Ng Mee Fen (MAS) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Aparna Popat (IND) | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ng Mee Fen (MAS) | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Gong Zhichao (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kennie Asuncion (PHI) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gong Zhichao (CHN) | W | O | | | | | | | | | | |