Martina Hingis was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

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.

	Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Conchita Martínez	0	2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	J Nejedly	0	3					M Maleeva	1	2
		M Maleeva	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6	6
	WC	L McNeil	4	5												L Wild	1	7	3
		L Wild	6	7					L Wild	6	6
	WC	A Kremer	3	6	6			WC	A Kremer	3	4
	5	M Pierce	6	1	4																	1	M Hingis	6	1	6
																						4	L Davenport	3	6	2
								4	L Davenport	6	6
		A Grossman	2	2				LL	S Cacic	2	2
	LL	S Cacic	6	6											4	L Davenport	7	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6												E Likhovtseva	6	3
		P Hy-Boulais	3	2					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		F Lubiani	4	3				8	L Raymond	4	3
	8	L Raymond	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	K Po	6	6
	Q	M Schnitzer	2	4				7	K Po	6	6
		A Miller	2	6	3				A Sugiyama	3	1
		A Sugiyama	6	2	6										7	K Po	5	4
	Q	E deLone	5	7	0										3	A Coetzer	7	6
		M Tu	7	5	6				M Tu	2	0
								3	A Coetzer	6	6
																						3	A Coetzer	4	0
	6	C Martínez	6	6																		6	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	S Drake-Brockman	3	2				6	C Martínez	6	6
		N Kijimuta	6	0	0				A Frazier	1	1
		A Frazier	4	6	6										6	C Martínez	7	6
		O Barabanschikova	4	6											2	M Seles	6	4
		R Grande	6	7					R Grande	2	1
								2	M Seles	6	6

• 1997 Bank of the West Classic draw