Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.
Jana Novotná won in the final 6 - 4, 3 - 6, 6 - 1 against Capriati.
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.
Monica Seles (semifinals)
Jana Novotná (champion) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Mary Joe Fernández (second round)