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1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upUnited States Amy Frazier
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 1 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1996 · Japan Open · 1998 →

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

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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. United States Kimberly Po (semifinals)
  3. United States Amy Frazier (final)
  4. Japan Ai Sugiyama (champion)
  5. Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
  6. Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (quarterfinals)
  7. Japan Naoko Kijimuta (second round)
  8. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
  9. Australia Annabel Ellwood (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
3 United States Amy Frazier 6 4 4
4 Japan Ai Sugiyama 4 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 Australia A Ellwood 6 3 6
  Japan R Hiraki 6 5 6   Japan R Hiraki 0 6 4
  Italy R Grande 1 7 3 9 Australia A Ellwood 6 6  
Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 4 6 6 Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 1 4  
LL Japan M Miyauchi 6 3 3 Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 6 6  
  Japan M Saeki 6 6     Japan M Saeki 3 1  
8 Thailand T Tanasugarn 3 4   9 Australia A Ellwood 2 3  
3 United States A Frazier 6 6   3 United States A Frazier 6 6  
Q Japan Y Hosoki 1 2   3 United States A Frazier 6 6  
  Germany A Glass 1 1 r   Japan Y Yoshida 4 3  
  Japan Y Yoshida 6 4   3 United States A Frazier 7 7  
  Japan N Miyagi 0 2   6 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6  
  Japan M Endo 6 6     Japan M Endo 1 6 4
LL United States J Chi 3 4   6 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 4 6
6 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Japan N Kijimuta 6 6  
LL South Korea E-H Kim 3 2   7 Japan N Kijimuta 4 6  
  South Korea S-H Park 3 2     United States C Morariu 6 7  
  United States C Morariu 6 6     United States C Morariu 6 2  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret 4 0   4 Japan A Sugiyama 7 6  
  United States M Tu 6 6     United States M Tu 2 2  
  United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 3 5   4 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  
4 Japan A Sugiyama 6 7   4 Japan A Sugiyama 5 6 6
5 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6   2 United States K Po 7 4 1
WC Japan H Inoue 1 1   5 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6  
Q Ukraine E Tatarkova 3 1     Austria K Kschwendt 2 4  
  Austria K Kschwendt 6 6   5 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 3 3
  United States J Watanabe 7 4 6 2 United States K Po 4 6 6
Q India N Vaidyanathan 5 6 0   United States J Watanabe 2 2  
2 United States K Po 6 6  
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