1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships JPN Ai Sugiyama USA Amy Frazier 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 28 (4 Q Qualifiers / 1 WC Wild Cards) 8 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 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.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 187 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 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 y 3 Final 3 USA Amy Frazier 6 4 4 4 JPN Ai Sugiyama 4 6 6 Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   JPN R Hiraki 6 5 6   ITA R Grande 1 7 3 Q TPE J Lee 4 6 6 LL JPN M Miyauchi 6 3 3   JPN M Saeki 6 6   8 THA T Tanasugarn 3 4   3 USA A Frazier 6 6   Q JPN Y Hosoki 1 2     GER A Glass 1 1 r   JPN Y Yoshida 6 4     JPN N Miyagi 0 2     JPN M Endo 6 6   LL USA J Chi 3 4   6 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6   9 AUS A Ellwood 6 3 6   JPN R Hiraki 0 6 4 Q TPE J Lee 6 6     JPN M Saeki 3 1   3 USA A Frazier 6 6     JPN Y Yoshida 4 3     JPN M Endo 1 6 4 6 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 4 6 9 AUS A Ellwood 6 6   Q TPE J Lee 1 4   3 USA A Frazier 7 7   6 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6   9 AUS A Ellwood 2 3   3 USA A Frazier 6 6   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 JPN N Kijimuta 6 6   LL KOR E-H Kim 3 2     KOR S-H Park 3 2     USA C Morariu 6 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 4 0     USA M Tu 6 6     USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 3 5   4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 7   5 TPE S-T Wang 6 6   WC JPN H Inoue 1 1   Q UKR E Tatarkova 3 1     AUT K Kschwendt 6 6     USA J Watanabe 7 4 6 Q IND N Vaidyanathan 5 6 0 7 JPN N Kijimuta 4 6     USA C Morariu 6 7     USA M Tu 2 2   4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6   5 TPE S-T Wang 6 6     AUT K Kschwendt 2 4     USA J Watanabe 2 2   2 USA K Po 6 6     USA C Morariu 6 2   4 JPN A Sugiyama 7 6   5 TPE S-T Wang 6 3 3 2 USA K Po 4 6 6 4 JPN A Sugiyama 5 6 6 2 USA K Po 7 4 1 References External links 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships draws Singles Category:1997 in Japanese women's sport Category:Women's tennis tournaments in Japan Category:1997 WTA Tour