title: 1998 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles
text: # 1998 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles
  
  Mary Pierce defeated Monica Seles in the final, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Kremlin Cup.
  
  Jana Novotná was the reigning champion, but chose not to compete that year.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Venus Williams (semifinals)
  * Monica Seles (final)
  * Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  * Patty Schnyder (second round)
  * Mary Pierce (champion)
  * Anna Kournikova (first round)
  * Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
  * Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | 5 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Mary Pierce | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Monica Seles | $6^2$ | 3 |
  | 7 | Sandrine Testud | 3 | $6^7$ | | 2 | Monica Seles | $6^2$ | 3 |
  | 2 | Monica Seles | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Kruger | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | Q | K Studeníková | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | C Rubin | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | I Spîrlea | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Serna | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Serna | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Raymond | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | M Serna | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | E Dementieva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Appelmans | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sugiyama | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Pierce | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Dechy | 2 | 2 | | 7 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Panova | 3 | 2 | | | N Zvereva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Testud | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | N Petrova | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | |
  | | I Majoli | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 0 | WC | N Petrova | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Testud | 3 | $6^7$ |
  | 6 | A Kournikova | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | | S Farina | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Habšudová | 2 | 3 | | | H Nagyová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Farina | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Huber | 2 | 3 | | | B Schett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  