| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Ai Sugiyama |
| Runner-up |  Amy Frazier |
| Final score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 28 (4 Q / 1 WC ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
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.
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.
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)| Final | ||||||
| 3 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| First 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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