# 1998 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Seventh-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Silvia Farina.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Silvia Farina (final)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (first round)
* Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
* Fang Li (semifinals)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual (champion)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 3 | 4 | | 1 | S Testud | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bes Ostariz | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Bes Ostariz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | S Testud | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | F Li | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 2 | 5 | | L Golarsa | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 1 | 0 | | 6 | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Li | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Farina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | S Krivencheva | 6 | 3 | | 3 | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A D-Balleret | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ghirardi | 6 | 6 | | | L Ghirardi | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Sandu | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Silvia Farina | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Z Gubacsi | 3 | 4 | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 3 | 3 | | E Makarova | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | G León García | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A-G Sidot | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| LL | S Načuk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | F Lubiani | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Kuti-Kis | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 7 | | | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | C Cristea | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Van Roost | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |