1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles
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Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Women's singles | |
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1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Ai Sugiyama |
Runner-up | Amy Frazier |
Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Draw | 28 (4 Q / 1 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Ai Sugiyama won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Amy Frazier.
Seeds
editA 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
editKey
edit- 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
Final
editFinal | ||||||
3 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
4 | Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Section 1
editFirst 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
editFirst 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 |