Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sun Tiantian. Tiantian became the first ever player ranked outside the top 100 to defeat Williams in a main draw match.
Maria Kirilenko won the title by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
Seeds The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References Main and Qualifying Draw (WTA)