Scott Draper was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Sargis Sargsian.
Pete Sampras won in the final 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) against Tim Henman.
This was the only year in which Roger Federer competed in this tournament.
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Pete Sampras (champion)
Tim Henman (final)
Mark Philippoussis (third round) Todd Martin (third round)
Karol Kučera (quarterfinals) Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
Thomas Enqvist (first round)
Cédric Pioline (quarterfinals) Jason Stoltenberg (third round) Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals) Scott Draper (third round) Fabrice Santoro (first round)