Women's singles
1998 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6(7–2), 6–3
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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.

Key

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Venus Williams	6	2	0
	5	Mary Pierce	2	6	6
								5	Mary Pierce	77	6
								2	Monica Seles	62	3
	7	Sandrine Testud	3	67
	2	Monica Seles	6	79

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	63	4
		M Serna	5	6	6				M Serna	77	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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	77	7
	WC	N Petrova	65	77	6										3	C Martínez	64	5
		I Majoli	77	65	0			WC	N Petrova	0	0
								3	C Martínez	6	6
																						7	S Testud	3	67
	6	A Kournikova	65	6	1																	2	M Seles	6	79
		S Farina	77	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

• 1998 MGTS Kremlin Cup draw