Christmas Fern – Polystichum acrostichoides

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Andrea Jaeger.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		A Kiyomura	3	1				1	M Navratilova	6	6
		I Budařová	6	6					I Budařová	1	1
		A Temesvári	3	2											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		M Mesker	6	6												M Mesker	2	2
		S Simmonds	1	4					M Mesker	6	3	6
		J Durie	6	7					J Durie	4	6	1
	5	M Jaušovec	4	5																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	4	P Shriver	6	6																		4	P Shriver	1	3
		Y Vermaak	3	0				4	P Shriver	7	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	1	6				C Kohde-Kilsch	6	3
		J Russell	2	6	4										4	P Shriver	6	6	6
		R Fairbank	6	6											8	B Bunge	7	1	1
		A Leand	3	1					R Fairbank	2	0
		M L Piatek	6	4				8	B Bunge	6	6
	8	B Bunge	7	6																									1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	6	W Turnbull	6	6																									2	Andrea Jaeger	3	2
		L Allen	2	2				6	W Turnbull	6	3
		G Purdy	4	3					C Reynolds	2	2	r
		C Reynolds	6	6											6	W Turnbull	6	6
		A Smith	6	6											3	T Austin	7	7
		A Hobbs	4	3					A Smith	1	6
		W White	4	3				3	T Austin	6	7
	3	T Austin	6	6																		3	T Austin	3	0
	7	S Hanika	6	6																		2	A Jaeger	6	6
		K Jordan	4	2				7	S Hanika	7	4	3
		E Pfaff	6	6					E Pfaff	5	6	6
		M Torres	3	0												E Pfaff	4	4
		B Gadusek	0	3											2	A Jaeger	6	6
		H Suková	6	6					H Suková	1	2
		C Tanvier	0	1				2	A Jaeger	6	6
	2	A Jaeger	6	6

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