Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dominique Van Roost.
Sandrine Testud won the title, defeating Lindsay Davenport in final 7–5, 6–3.
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 (final)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) Venus Williams (second round) Conchita Martínez (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)