| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Danamon Open | |
| Champion |  Naoko Sawamatsu |
| Runner-up | Yuka Yoshida |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals) Naoko Sawamatsu (champion)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) Naoko Kijimuta (second round)
Annabel Ellwood (first round)
Rita Grande (semifinals) Yuka Yoshida (final)
Meilen Tu (first round)| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justine Henin won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Sandrine Testud.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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Steffi Graf defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.
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Steffi Graf defeated Karina Habšudová in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA German Open.
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimberly Po.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Rika Hiraki and Naoko Kijimuta were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Kijimuta with Nana Miyagi.
Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Patty Schnyder.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Two-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 Italian Open.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Magdalena Maleeva in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1995 WTA German Open.
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Kimiko Date was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Amy Frazier.
Martina Hingis defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.
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Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but was beaten in the quarterfinals by Meredith McGrath, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4.
Lori McNeil was a defending champion at the time but was beaten in the 1993 semifinals by Miriam Oremans, 7–6, 7–6.
Judith Wiesner was the defending champion, but lost in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 to Naoko Sawamatsu. Both players faced each other at the final match in last year.