Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Tauziat.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6 - 0, 7 - 5 against Tauziat.
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 (champion)
Mary Pierce (second round) Mary Joe Fernández (first round) Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)