Lindsay Davenport (USA) [1] vs bye
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) vs Tatiana Panova (RUS) [Q]
Kveta Hrdlickova (CZE) [Q] vs Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Anke Huber (GER) vs Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) [6]

Jana Novotna (CZE) [4] vs bye
Silvia Farina (ITA) vs Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM)
Angeles Montolio (ESP) [Q] vs Barbara Schwartz (AUT) [Q]
Tara Snyder (USA) [WC] vs Sandrine Testud (FRA) [8]

Amanda Coetzer (RSA) [5] vs Amelie Cocheteux (FRA) [Q]
Sabine Appelmans (BEL) [Q] vs Sylvia Plischke (AUT)
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) vs Lisa Raymond (USA)
Monica Seles (USA) [3] vs bye

Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) [7] vs Henrieta Nagyova (SVK)
Lilia Osterloh (USA) [WC] vs Magui Serna (ESP) [Q]
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) [Q] vs Dominique Van Roost (BEL)
Venus Williams (USA) [2] vs bye