Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Jelena Dokić won the title, defeating Anastasia Myskina in the final 6–2, 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 eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Sandrine Testud (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
Tatiana Panova (second round) Anastasia Myskina (final)
Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
Dája Bedáňová (third round) Alexandra Stevenson (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Rita Grande (second round)
Magüi Serna (second round)
Nicole Pratt (semifinals) Adriana Serra Zanetti (first round) Elena Likhovtseva (third round)