# 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open – Singles

Barbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Emmanuelle Gagliardi.
Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 against Gala León García.

## 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)
* Sabine Appelmans (first round)
* Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
* Gala León García (final)
* Sylvia Plischke (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Kleinová (first round)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (semifinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 4 | 1 | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Maruska | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Plischke | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Wartusch | 3 | 6 | 3 | | K Boogert | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | S Plischke | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Plischke | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Gagliardi | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | E Fauth | 1 | 1 | | 4 | B Schett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | C Torrens Valero | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Stoyanova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | B Schett | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | E Gagliardi | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 7 | 4 | 5 | | K Studeníková | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Klösel | 6 | 0 | | 8 | E Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | G León García | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gala León García | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Q | S Talaja | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | G León García | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 6 | 6 | | | E Wagner | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | G León García | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Serra Zanetti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 6 | 3 | | Q | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 1 | 2 | | 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | S Kleinová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cocheteux | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | A Cocheteux | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Dopfer | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Dopfer | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Sandu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Babel | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 6 | 6 | | | M Babel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Appelmans | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |