Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Davenport won in the final 4 - 6, 6 - 4, 6 - 3 against Martina Hingis.
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.
Lindsay Davenport (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) Monica Seles (semifinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) Sandrine Testud (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)