Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–3, 6–0, against Tamira Paszek.
Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round. 
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
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| Tier II tournaments | 
- Sydney (S, D)
 
- Paris (S, D)
 
- Antwerp (S, D)
 
- Dubai (S, D)
 
- Bangalore (S, D)
 
- Amelia Island (S, D)
 
- Eastbourne (S, D)
 
- Stanford (S, D)
 
- Los Angeles (S, D)
 
- New Haven (S, D)
 
- Beijing (S, D)
 
- Stuttgart (S, D)
 
- Zürich (S, D)
 
- Linz (S, D)
  
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| Tier III tournaments | 
- Gold Coast (S, D)
 
- Viña del Mar (S, D)
 
- Bogotá (S, D)
 
- Memphis (S, D)
 
- Acapulco (S, D)
 
- İstanbul
 
- Strasbourg (S, D)
 
- Birmingham (S, D)
 
- Rosmalen (S, D)
 
- Budapest (S, D)
 
- Bad Gastein (S, D)
 
- Cincinnati (S, D)
 
- Bali (, D)
 
- Guangzhou (S, D)
 
- Tokyo (S, D)
 
- Luxembourg City (S, D)
 
- Quebec City (S, D)
  
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| Tier IV tournaments | 
- Auckland (S, D)
 
- Hobart (S, D)
 
- Pattaya (S, D)
 
- Estoril (S, D)
 
- Fes (S, D)
 
- Prague (S, D)
 
- Barcelona (S, D)
 
- Palermo (S, D)
 
- Portorož (S, D)
 
- Stockholm (S, D)
 
- Forest Hills
 
- Seoul (S, D)
 
- Tashkent (S, D)
  
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