Score: | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Draw: | 28 |
Seeds: | 8 |
Main Name: | Sydney International |
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but withdrew from her semifinal match against Lindsay Davenport.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Davenport.
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.