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1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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.

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USA Kimberly Po (semifinals)
USA Amy Frazier (final)
JPN Ai Sugiyama (champion)
TPE Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (quarterfinals)
JPN Naoko Kijimuta (second round)
THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
AUS Annabel Ellwood (semifinals)

Draw

Final

| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=USA Amy Frazier | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=4 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=JPN Ai Sugiyama | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=6

Section 1

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=JPN R Hiraki | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ITA R Grande | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=TPE J Lee | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06=LL | RD1-team06=JPN M Miyauchi | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=JPN M Saeki | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=THA T Tanasugarn | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=USA A Frazier | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=JPN Y Hosoki | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GER A Glass | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-3=r | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=JPN Y Yoshida | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=JPN N Miyagi | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=JPN M Endo | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=LL | RD1-team15=USA J Chi | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-team16=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=9 | RD2-team01=AUS A Ellwood | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=JPN R Hiraki | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=TPE J Lee | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=JPN M Saeki | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=USA A Frazier | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=JPN Y Yoshida | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=JPN M Endo | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=AUS A Ellwood | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=Q | RD3-team02=TPE J Lee | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=USA A Frazier | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=AUS A Ellwood | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=USA A Frazier | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team01=JPN N Kijimuta | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02=LL | RD1-team02=KOR E-H Kim | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=KOR S-H Park | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA C Morariu | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=FRA A Dechaume-Balleret | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA M Tu | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA G Helgeson-Nielsen | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=4 | RD1-team08=JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=TPE S-T Wang | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=WC | RD1-team10=JPN H Inoue | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=UKR E Tatarkova | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUT K Kschwendt | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA J Watanabe | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=IND N Vaidyanathan | RD1-score14-1=5 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=0

| RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=JPN N Kijimuta | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA C Morariu | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA M Tu | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=JPN A Sugiyama | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=TPE S-T Wang | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=AUT K Kschwendt | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA J Watanabe | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA K Po | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=USA C Morariu | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=JPN A Sugiyama | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=TPE S-T Wang | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=USA K Po | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=JPN A Sugiyama | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=USA K Po | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=1

References

References

(1998). "International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998". CollinsWillow.

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