Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.
Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Elena Bovina in the final 6–2, 6–0. This was Bovina's final WTA tour final.
Seeds The top four seeds who played received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
References Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA Archive)