# Japan Women's Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:85/japan-womens-open?season=1997
Tour: WTA

Ai Sugiyama won the 1997 Japan Women's Open, defeating Amy Frazier 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 14 to April 20, 1997. The match log contains 29 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open, Osaka Open, Japan Women's Tennis Open
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Start date: 1997-04-14
- End date: 1997-04-20

## Champion
- Winner: Ai Sugiyama
- Runner-up: Amy Frazier
- Final score: 4-6 6-4 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Ai Sugiyama d. Amy Frazier 4-6 6-4 6-4

### SF
- Ai Sugiyama d. Kimberly Po Messerli 5-7 6-4 6-1
- Amy Frazier d. Annabel Ellwood 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Amy Frazier d. Naoko Sawamatsu 7-6 7-6
- Ai Sugiyama d. Corina Morariu 7-6 6-2
- Annabel Ellwood d. Janet Lee 6-1 6-4
- Kimberly Po Messerli d. Shi-Ting Wang 4-6 6-3 6-3

### R16
- Amy Frazier d. Yuka Yoshida 6-4 6-3
- Naoko Sawamatsu d. Mana Endo 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Kimberly Po Messerli d. Jolene Watanabe 6-2 6-2
- Corina Morariu d. Naoko Kijimuta 6-4 7-6
- Ai Sugiyama d. Meilen Tu 6-2 6-2
- Janet Lee d. Miho Saeki 6-3 6-1
- Shi-Ting Wang d. Karin Kschwendt 6-2 6-4
- Annabel Ellwood d. Rika Hiraki 6-0 3-6 6-4

### R32
- Ai Sugiyama d. Ginger Helgeson 6-3 7-5
- Yuka Yoshida d. Andrea Glass 6-1 4-1 RET
- Corina Morariu d. Sung-Hee Park 6-3 6-2
- Naoko Sawamatsu d. Jane Chi 6-3 6-4
- Miho Saeki d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3 6-4
- Amy Frazier d. Yuko Hosoki 6-1 6-2
- Shi-Ting Wang d. Haruka Inoue 6-1 6-1
- Karin Kschwendt d. Elena Tatarkova 6-3 6-1
- Jolene Watanabe d. Nirupama Vaidyanathan 7-5 4-6 6-0
- Meilen Tu d. Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-0
- Naoko Kijimuta d. Eun-Ha Kim 6-3 6-2
- Janet Lee d. Misumi Miyauchi 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Rika Hiraki d. Rita Grande 6-1 5-7 6-3
- Mana Endo d. Nana Smith 6-0 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 29
- Players: 30

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:85/japan-womens-open?season=1997
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)