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.
Draw
Key
Final
Section 1
Section 2
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Grand Slam events | |
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Tier I tournaments | |
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Tier II tournaments |
- Sydney (S, D)
- Chicago (S, D)
- Paris (S, D)
- Indian Wells (S, D)
- Delray Beach (S, D)
- Amelia Island (S, D)
- Houston (S, D)
- Barcelona (S, D)
- Eastbourne (S, D)
- San Diego (S, D)
- Manhattan Beach (S, D)
- Tokyo (S, D)
- Leipzig (S, D)
- Filderstadt (S, D)
- Brighton (S, D)
- Oakland (S, D)
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Tier III tournaments |
- Jakarta (S, D)
- Oklahoma City (S, D)
- Linz (S, D)
- San Juan (S, D)
- Tokyo Outdoor (S, D)
- Zagreb (S, D)
- Strasbourg (S, D)
- Birmingham (S, D)
- Warsaw (S, D)
- Moscow (S, D)
- Quebec City (S, D)
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Tier IV tournaments |
- Hobart (S, D)
- Auckland (S, D)
- Prague (S, D)
- Bournemouth (S, D)
- Palermo (S, D)
- Maria Lankowitz (S, D)
- Nagoya (S, D)
- Beijing (S, D)
- Surabaya (S, D)
- Pattaya (S, D)
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Team events | |
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