Dinara Safina was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.
Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2).
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.
Amélie Mauresmo (champion) Mary Pierce (final)
Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
Flavia Pennetta (first round) Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)