Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6 - 2, 6 - 3 against Anke Huber.
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.
Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (champion)
Karina Habšudová (semifinals) Amy Frazier (quarterfinals) Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round) Linda Wild (second round) Katarína Studeníková (first round)
Barbara Schett (first round)