Women's Singles | |
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1998 Italian Open | |
1997 Champion | Mary Pierce |
Champion | Martina Hingis |
Runner-up | Venus Williams |
Final score | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Mirjana Lučić.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 against Venus Williams.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.