Martina Hingis (SUI) [1] vs bye
Sabine Appelmans (BEL) vs Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM)
Lisa Raymond (USA) vs Helena Sukova (CZE)
Anke Huber (GER) vs Iva Majoli (CRO) [6]

Amanda Coetzer (RSA) [3] vs bye
Chanda Rubin (USA) vs Fang Li (CHN) [Q]
Jennifer Capriati (USA) vs Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
Yayuk Basuki (INA) vs Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (ESP) [8]

Irina Spirlea (ROM) [7] vs Venus Williams (USA) [WC]
Maria Vento (VEN) [Q] vs Marlene Weingartner (GER) [Q]
Sarah Taylor (USA) [WC] vs Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED)
Monica Seles (USA) [4] vs bye

Lindsay Davenport (USA) [5] vs Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)
Conchita Martinez (ESP) vs Sandra Cacic (USA) [Q]
Joannette Kruger (RSA) [LL] vs Amy Frazier (USA)
Jana Novotna (CZE) [2] vs bye