1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
1996 Champion	Kimiko Date
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Amy Frazier
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Amy Frazier.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. n/a
2. Kimberly Po (Semifinals)
3. Amy Frazier (Final)
4. Ai Sugiyama (Champion)

5. Shi-Ting Wang (Quarterfinals)
6. Naoko Sawamatsu (Quarterfinals)
7. Naoko Kijimuta (Second Round)
8. Tamarine Tanasugarn (First Round)
9. Annabel Ellwood (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								9	A Ellwood	6	3	6
		R Hiraki	6	5	6				R Hiraki	0	6	4
		R Grande	1	7	3										9	A Ellwood	6	6
	Q	J Lee	4	6	6										Q	J Lee	1	4
	LL	M Miyauchi	6	3	3			Q	J Lee	6	6
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	3	1
	8	T Tanasugarn	3	4																		9	A Ellwood	2	3
	3	A Frazier	6	6																		3	A Frazier	6	6
	Q	Y Hosoki	1	2				3	A Frazier	6	6
		A Glass	1	1	r				Y Yoshida	4	3
		Y Yoshida	6	4											3	A Frazier	7	7
		N Miyagi	0	2											6	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		M Endo	6	6					M Endo	1	6	4
	LL	J Chi	3	4				6	N Sawamatsu	6	4	6
	6	N Sawamatsu	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	N Kijimuta	6	6
	LL	E-H Kim	3	2				7	N Kijimuta	4	6
		S-H Park	3	2					C Morariu	6	7
		C Morariu	6	6												C Morariu	6	2
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	0											4	A Sugiyama	7	6
		M Tu	6	6					M Tu	2	2
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	5				4	A Sugiyama	6	6
	4	A Sugiyama	6	7																		4	A Sugiyama	5	6	6
	5	S-T Wang	6	6																		2	K Po	7	4	1
	WC	H Inoue	1	1				5	S-T Wang	6	6
	Q	E Tatarkova	3	1					K Kschwendt	2	4
		K Kschwendt	6	6											5	S-T Wang	6	3	3
		J Watanabe	7	4	6										2	K Po	4	6	6
	Q	N Vaidyanathan	5	6	0				J Watanabe	2	2
								2	K Po	6	6

External links

• 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw