title: 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open – Singles
text: # 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 |
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  | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  