Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Patrick Rafter.
Juan Carlos Ferrero won the final 6 - 2, 3 - 1 after Marat Safin was forced to retire.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Marat Safin (final, retired because of a back injury)
Magnus Norman (quarterfinals) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Àlex Corretja (first round)
Patrick Rafter (second round)
Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals) Juan Carlos Ferrero (champion)
Cédric Pioline (first round)