WTA Tokyo 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

Monica Seles won the 1997 Tokyo, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from September 15 to September 21, 1997. The match log contains 27 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Monica Seles
def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario , 6-1 3-6 7-6
Dates
Sep 15 — Sep 21
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Tokyo 1997 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Monica Seles #3 6-1 3-6 7-6 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 H2H Match data Sep 21, 1997* F
SF (2)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 1-6 7-6 6-4 Yayuk Basuki #22 H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* SF
Monica Seles #3 6-3 6-1 Naoko Sawamatsu #47 H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* SF
QF (4)
Yayuk Basuki #22 7-5 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* QF
Monica Seles #3 6-1 6-0 Natasha Zvereva #25 H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* QF
Naoko Sawamatsu #47 7-6 6-4 Conchita Martínez #11 H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* QF
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 6-3 7-5 Fang Li #90 H2H Match data Sep 20, 1997* QF
R16 (8)
Naoko Sawamatsu #47 3-6 6-4 6-2 Mana Endo #114 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Natasha Zvereva #25 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #32 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #10 6-0 6-0 Shinobu Asagoe #259 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Yayuk Basuki #22 6-7 6-4 6-2 Miho Saeki #92 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Monica Seles #3 6-1 6-4 Tamarine Tanasugarn #41 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Conchita Martínez #11 6-1 6-3 Shi-Ting Wang #43 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Kimberly Po Messerli 3-6 7-6 6-3 Rika Hiraki #96 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
Fang Li #90 7-5 6-2 Maria Vento-Kabchi #77 H2H Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16
R32 (12)
Ai Sugiyama #32 6-3 6-2 Annabel Ellwood #81 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Shi-Ting Wang #43 4-6 6-3 6-1 Naoko Kijimuta #64 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Maria Vento-Kabchi #77 6-4 6-0 Patty Schnyder #35 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Shinobu Asagoe #259 6-4 6-3 Chanda Rubin #30 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mana Endo #114 6-4 7-5 Cristina Torrens Valero #76 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Yayuk Basuki #22 7-5 7-6 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #56 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Miho Saeki #92 6-4 6-4 Haruka Inoue #125 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Natasha Zvereva #25 4-6 6-3 6-2 Julie Halard-Decugis #178 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Naoko Sawamatsu #47 2-6 6-4 6-1 Henrieta Nagyova #34 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Tamarine Tanasugarn #41 0-6 6-4 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #37 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Fang Li #90 7-5 7-5 Magui Serna #46 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32
Rika Hiraki #96 6-4 6-1 Yuka Yoshida #52 H2H Match data Sep 18, 1997* R32

Most Titles

Players with the most Tokyo titles
PlayerTitles
Lindsay Davenport 5
Martina Hingis 5
Monica Seles 3
Agnieszka Radwanska 2
Ai Sugiyama 2
Amy Frazier 2
Kimiko Date 2
Maria Sharapova 2
Serena Williams 2

Recent Finals

Recent Tokyo finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Belinda Bencic #16 6-2 6-3 Linda Noskova #27 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Qinwen Zheng #7 7-6(5) 6-3 Sofia Kenin #155 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Veronika Kudermetova #19 7-5 6-1 Jessica Pegula #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Liudmila Samsonova #30 7-5 7-5 Qinwen Zheng #36 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Karolina Pliskova #8 6-4 6-4 Naomi Osaka #7 H2H Match data 2018 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 500 tournaments in 1997

Previous editions of Tokyo

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Tokyo held?
Tokyo is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Tokyo?
The 2025 Tokyo was won by Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-3.
Who has won the most Tokyo titles?
Lindsay Davenport has won 5 Tokyo titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Tokyo played?
The first edition of Tokyo was held in 1972.
What surface is Tokyo played on?
Tokyo is played on hard courts.