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.

n/a Kimberly Po (semifinals) Amy Frazier (final) Ai Sugiyama (champion) Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals) Naoko Sawamatsu (quarterfinals) Naoko Kijimuta (second round) Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) Annabel Ellwood (semifinals)

Draw

Final

Section 1

Section 2

References

External links 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships draws