Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Pierce.
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.
Martina Hingis (semifinals) Lindsay Davenport (champion) Venus Williams (quarterfinals) Monica Seles (semifinals) Conchita Martínez (second round) Steffi Graf (second round) Irina Spîrlea (first round) Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Draw Source:
Final
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
References
External links 1998 Toshiba Classic draw Main draw (WTA)