Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Williams.
Seeds 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.
Martina Hingis (second round) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Amanda Coetzer (second round) Irina Spîrlea (second round) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (champion) Conchita Martínez (second round) Sandrine Testud (second round) Anke Huber (first round)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
External links Singles and Doubles Main draws