Katrina Adams (USA) [1] vs bye
Zina Garrison Jackson (USA) vs Maria Vento (VEN)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs Catalina Cristea (ROU)
Kyoko Nagatsuka (JPN) vs Irina Spirlea (ROU) [6]

Lindsay Davenport (USA) [3] vs bye
Tami Whitlinger-Jones (USA) vs Sabine Hack (GER)
Kimberly Po (USA) vs Andrea Temesvari (HUN)
Jolene Watanabe (USA) vs Helena Sukova (CZE) [7]

Yone Kamio (JPN) [8] vs Pam Shriver (USA)
Linda Wild (USA) vs Rita Grande (ITA)
Christina Singer (GER) vs Pam Nelson (USA)
Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) [4] vs bye

Amy Frazier (USA) [5] vs Florencia Labat (ARG)
Venus Williams (USA) [WC] vs Rosalyn Nideffer (RSA)
Lori McNeil (USA) vs Maria Strandlund (SWE)
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) [2] vs bye