1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Chanda Rubin was the defending champion, but chose not compete that year.

Jana Novotná won the title, defeating Dominique Van Roost in the final, 6–1, $7–6^{(7–2)}.$

## 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 (champion)
* Iva Majoli (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (final)
* Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
* Yayuk Basuki (first round)
* Sabine Appelmans (semifinals)
* Anna Kournikova (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Silvia Farina | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Silvia Farina | 4 | 1 | 1 | Jana Novotná | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 1 | $6^2$ |
| 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 6 | 0 | 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 1 | $6^2$ |
| 2 | Iva Majoli | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 0 | $6^8$ | | Q | A Mauresmo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Mauresmo | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Dechy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | A Kournikova | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Plischke | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Kournikova | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Farina | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 7 | 7 | | | A Fusai | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 4 | $6^0$ | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | S Farina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| Q | K Kschwendt | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | K Kschwendt | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Y Basuki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 4 | 2 | | 7 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | F Labat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Maruska | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | S Appelmans | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | $6^1$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | $7^7$ | 0 | | | A Gerši | 6 | 5 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 2 | 7 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Majoli | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 3 | | 5 | L Raymond | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | $6^{10}$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | M Oremans | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | $7^{12}$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | L Raymond | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | I Majoli | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Glass | 1 | 0 | | | M Maleeva | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
