Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Martina Hingis won in the final 7 - 5, 6 - 7, 7 - 6 against Davenport.
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.
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (final)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)