Linda Wild was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tamarine Tanasugarn.

Fifth-seeded Wang Shi-ting won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Chen Li-Ling.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Wild	6	6
		H Rosen	3	0				1	L Wild	6	6
	Q	Y Hosoki	6	6				Q	Y Hosoki	3	1
		R Hiraki	4	4											1	L Wild	4	4
		T Tanasugarn	6	77												T Tanasugarn	6	6
		Y-J Choi	2	64					T Tanasugarn	6	6
	WC	J Chen	2	3				7	N Miyagi	1	1
	7	N Miyagi	6	6																			T Tanasugarn	4	3
	4	N Kijimuta	6	6																		5	S-T Wang	6	6
		H Inoue	1	4				4	N Kijimuta	6	6
	WC	L Li	7	6				WC	L Li	1	1
		C Morariu	5	3											4	N Kijimuta	3	4
		Y Yoshida	4	5											5	S-T Wang	6	6
		J-Q Yi	6	7					J-Q Yi	5	2
	Q	H Mochizuki	4	4				5	S-T Wang	7	6
	5	S-T Wang	6	6																									5	Wang Shi-ting	6	6
	6	M Endo	6	7																										Chen Li-Ling	3	4
		M Saeki	1	5				6	M Endo	7	6
		S-H Park	6	4	6				S-H Park	5	0
		N Dechy	3	6	3										6	M Endo	2	6	5
		M-R Jeon	3	7	77										3	S Testud	6	4	7
	Q	S Obata	6	5	63				M-R Jeon	6	5	3
		S Klösel	3	0				3	S Testud	2	7	6
	3	S Testud	6	6																		3	S Testud	7	4	4
	8	F Lubiani	7	6																			L-L Chen	5	6	6
		N van Lottum	5	1				8	F Lubiani	3	3
		L-L Chen	6	77					L-L Chen	6	6
		T Križan	4	61												L-L Chen	6	6
		M Schnell	6	3	4										2	Y Basuki	2	2
	Q	S Meier	3	6	6			Q	S Meier	2	1
		A Serra Zanetti	1	62				2	Y Basuki	6	6
	2	Y Basuki	6	77

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