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Kimiko Date became the first Japanese player in 21 years to win the tournament after Kazuko Sawamatsu did it in 1974. Date defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final in straight sets.

Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Seeds

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.

  1. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  2. France Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Lindsay Davenport (final)
  4. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (second round)
  5. Japan Kimiko Date (champion)
  6. Germany Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  7. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
  8. Croatia Iva Majoli (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
5 Japan Kimiko Date 6 6  
3 United States Lindsay Davenport 1 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain C Martínez 6 5 6
  United States S Stafford 1 1     Indonesia Y Basuki 2 7 2
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6   1 Spain C Martínez 6 2 3
Q Japan Y Kamio 6 6   5 Japan K Date 0 6 6
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 2 2   Q Japan Y Kamio 1 6 2
  United States P Fendick 6 3 1 5 Japan K Date 6 2 6
5 Japan K Date 4 6 6 5 Japan K Date 6 6  
8 Croatia I Majoli 1 4  
4 Belarus N Zvereva 6 3 3
  Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6     Japan N Sawamatsu 1 6 6
  United States Z Garrison-Jackson 1 2     Japan N Sawamatsu 6 3 0
  Netherlands K Boogert 6 6   8 Croatia I Majoli 4 6 6
  Latvia L Neiland 4 4     Netherlands K Boogert 6 6 4
  United States P Shriver 4 0   8 Croatia I Majoli 3 7 6
8 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Germany A Huber 3 6 6
  United States G Fernández 6 1 2 6 Germany A Huber 6 2 7
  United States L McNeil 7 6     United States L McNeil 4 6 5
  Germany B Rittner 5 3   6 Germany A Huber 6 4 2
  Japan M Endo 7 7   3 United States L Davenport 2 6 6
Q Japan R Hiraki 5 5     Japan M Endo 2 1  
3 United States L Davenport 6 6  
3 United States L Davenport 6 6  
7 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6   7 Bulgaria M Maleeva 3 2  
Q Japan A Sugiyama 1 2   7 Bulgaria M Maleeva w/o    
WC Japan N Miyagi 4 2     Israel A Smashnova      
  Israel A Smashnova 6 6   7 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 1 6
Q United States D Graham 6 4 2 2 France M Pierce 3 6 3
WC Japan K Nagatsuka 1 6 6 WC Japan K Nagatsuka 4 0  
2 France M Pierce 6 6  

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