1997 Danamon Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Danamon Open
Champion Naoko Sawamatsu
Runner-up Yuka Yoshida
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

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.

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

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