1997 Danamon Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Danamon Open
Final
Champion	Naoko Sawamatsu
Runner-up	Yuka Yoshida
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
←  1996  · Danamon Open

Linda Wild was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Naoko Sawamatsu won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Yuka Yoshida. ^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
2. Naoko Sawamatsu (champion)
3. Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
4. Naoko Kijimuta (second round)
5. Annabel Ellwood (first round)
6. Rita Grande (semifinals)
7. Yuka Yoshida (final)
8. Meilen Tu (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	S-T Wang	6	6
		M Endo	2	1				1	S-T Wang	6	4	6
	Q	J Taylor	4	5				WC	L Andriyani	1	6	3
	WC	L Andriyani	6	7											1	S-T Wang	4	2	r
		J Chi	6	6											7	Y Yoshida	6	3
	WC	D Chernova	1	0					J Chi	6	3
		N Vaidyanathan	3	2				7	Y Yoshida	7	6
	7	Y Yoshida	6	6																		7	Y Yoshida	3	7	6
	4	N Kijimuta	6	6																			A D-Balleret	6	6	1
		J Lee	1	3				4	N Kijimuta	0	4
	Q	M-R Jeon	4	1					A D-Balleret	6	6
		A D-Balleret	6	6												A D-Balleret	6	6
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	4											Q	E-H Kim	4	2
	Q	E-H Kim	6	6				Q	E-H Kim	6	6
	LL	Y Hosoki	6	0	6			LL	Y Hosoki	2	1
	5	A Ellwood	2	6	3																								7	Yuka Yoshida	3	2
	6	R Grande	6	4	6																								2	Naoko Sawamatsu	6	6
		K Radford	3	6	2			6	R Grande	6	6
		S-H Park	1	2					L Němečková	4	0
		L Němečková	6	6											6	R Grande	w/o
		M Weingärtner	3	6	2											N Feber
		H Inoue	6	4	6				H Inoue	4	6
		N Feber	7	6					N Feber	6	7
	3	T Tanasugarn	6	1																		6	R Grande	6	6	1
	8	M Tu	4	6	3																	2	N Sawamatsu	7	3	6
		R Hiraki	6	1	6				R Hiraki	4	6	2
		N Miyagi	7	6					N Miyagi	6	3	6
		E Tatarkova	6	3												N Miyagi	5	1
	Q	M Miyauchi	5	2											2	N Sawamatsu	7	6
		K-A Guse	7	6					K-A Guse	3	0
		C Morariu	0	6	4			2	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	2	N Sawamatsu	6	3	6

references

1. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 187. ISBN   9780002188241.

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament draws