1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Singles
1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1997 Champion Sandrine Testud
Champion Patty Schnyder
Runner-up Barbara Schett
Score6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

Sandrine Testud was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.

Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 against Barbara Schett.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Patty Schnyder (champion)
  2. Sandrine Testud (first round)
  3. Magüi Serna (first round)
  4. Barbara Schett (final)
  5. Rita Grande (second round)
  6. Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
  7. Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  8. Tatiana Panova (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 P Schnyder 6 3  
  K Boogert 1 1 r 1 P Schnyder 5 6 6
Q A Canepa 3 2     A D-Balleret 7 4 0
  A D-Balleret 6 6   1 P Schnyder 6 6  
Q M P Zavagli 6 7   Q M P Zavagli 2 3  
  F Perfetti 3 5   Q M P Zavagli 6 4 6
  S Cecchini 6 6     S Cecchini 1 6 1
7 S Plischke 2 4   1 P Schnyder 6 6  
3 M Serna 6 3 3 6 M Oremans 1 3  
  E Wagner 2 6 6   E Wagner 6 7  
  M Díaz Oliva 2 4     A Cocheteux 4 5  
  A Cocheteux 6 6     E Wagner 0 2  
  J Nejedly 3 7 7 6 M Oremans 6 6  
WC K Triska 6 5 5   J Nejedly 1 6  
Q E Bes Ostariz 4 3   6 M Oremans 6 7  
6 M Oremans 6 6   1 Patty Schnyder 6 5 6
8 T Panova 6 1 4 4 Barbara Schett 1 7 2
  M Maruska 2 6 6   M Maruska 4 6 5
WC A Serra Zanetti 7 5 2   R Bobková 6 1 7
  R Bobková 6 7 6   R Bobková 6 6 2
Q T Garbin 1 2   4 B Schett 4 7 6
  K Studeníková 6 6     K Studeníková 0 2  
  E Gagliardi 0 3   4 B Schett 6 6  
4 B Schett 6 6   4 B Schett 4 6 6
5 R Grande 7 6     B Rittner 6 4 4
  F Perfetti 6 2   5 R Grande 6 2 0
  L Němečková 1 4     J Capriati 4 6 6
  J Capriati 6 6     J Capriati 6 4 2
  J Kandarr 6 0 2   B Rittner 2 6 6
  P Stoyanova 4 6 6   P Stoyanova 1 3  
  B Rittner 4 5     B Rittner 6 6  
2 S Testud 6 6 r