Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Joannette Kruger.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals) Venus Williams (champion) Serena Williams (quarterfinals) Amy Frazier (second round) Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
Fang Li (first round)