Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.
Graf won in the final 4 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 4 against Lindsay 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.
Lindsay Davenport (final)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round) Monica Seles (semifinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) Sandrine Testud (first round)