Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Patty Schnyder.
Schnyder won in the final 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 against Jana Novotná.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Jana Novotná (final) Steffi Graf (quarterfinals) Iva Majoli (second round) n/a Irina Spîrlea (first round) Anke Huber (quarterfinals) Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
External links 1998 Faber Grand Prix Draw