# Japan Women's Open 1998

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:85/japan-womens-open?season=1998
Tour: WTA

Ai Sugiyama won the 1998 Japan Women's Open, defeating Corina Morariu 6-3 6-3 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 13 to April 19, 1998. 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: 1998-04-13
- End date: 1998-04-19

## Champion
- Winner: Ai Sugiyama
- Runner-up: Corina Morariu
- Final score: 6-3 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Ai Sugiyama d. Corina Morariu 6-3 6-3

### SF
- Ai Sugiyama d. Shi-Ting Wang 6-3 6-2
- Corina Morariu d. Amy Frazier 4-6 7-6 6-4

### QF
- Ai Sugiyama d. Erika De Lone 4-6 6-1 6-1
- Shi-Ting Wang d. Lori Mcneil 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Amy Frazier d. Nicole Pratt 6-2 4-6 6-2
- Corina Morariu d. Naoko Sawamatsu 7-5 6-3

### R16
- Ai Sugiyama d. Nana Smith 6-3 6-2
- Nicole Pratt d. Ginger Helgeson 6-3 6-2
- Shi-Ting Wang d. Rika Hiraki 6-3 6-2
- Erika De Lone d. Yuka Yoshida 6-3 2-6 6-2
- Amy Frazier d. Mana Endo 6-0 6-1
- Corina Morariu d. Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3 6-2
- Naoko Sawamatsu d. Haruka Inoue 4-6 6-4 7-6
- Lori Mcneil d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2 6-3

### R32
- Nana Smith d. Lilia Osterloh 6-0 3-6 7-6
- Nicole Pratt d. Saori Obata 7-5 6-1
- Ginger Helgeson d. Miho Saeki 7-6 6-2
- Mana Endo d. Kristine Kunce 6-7 6-4 6-1
- Yuka Yoshida d. Naoko Kijimuta 6-1 4-6 6-1
- Lori Mcneil d. Mi-Ra Jeon 6-4 6-1
- Shi-Ting Wang d. Shinobu Asagoe 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Tamarine Tanasugarn d. Eun-Ha Kim 4-6 7-5 6-0
- Rika Hiraki d. Shiho Hisamatsu 6-2 6-2
- Corina Morariu d. Sung-Hee Park 6-4 6-2
- Meghann Shaughnessy d. Janet Lee 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Haruka Inoue d. Seda Noorlander 6-4 6-1
- Amy Frazier d. Young-Ja Choi 6-4 6-2
- Erika De Lone d. Surina De Beer 6-4 6-4

## 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=1998
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