Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Kimiko Date won in the final 6-1, 6-2 against Lindsay Davenport.

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but lost in the final 7-6, 7-5 against Amy Frazier.

In today's final, Davenport will face second-seeded Kimiko Date.

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6-1, 6-4 against Kimiko Date.

Kimiko Date was the defending champion and won in the final 7-5, 6-0 against Amy Frazier.

Kimiko Date won in the final 6-4, 6-2 against Mary Joe Fernández.

"The stories about tennis are this big," said Kimiko Date, her thumb and index fingers a couple of inches apart.

The player she most admires is Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date.