WTA Tokyo 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Browse the 1997 Tokyo WTA 500 edition in Tokyo, Japan, including draw, results, match scores, champion path, and related tournament history.
Dates
Apr 14 — Apr 20
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 32
Ai Sugiyama
#30
6-3 7-5
Ginger Helgeson
#547
Meilen Tu
#91
6-4 6-0
Corina Morariu
#117
6-3 6-2
Sung-Hee Park
#119
Naoko Kijimuta
#54
6-3 6-2
Eun-Ha Kim
#267
Jolene Watanabe
#89
7-5 4-6 6-0
Shi-Ting Wang
#38
6-1 6-1
Haruka Inoue
#160
Karin Kschwendt
#115
6-3 6-1
Elena Tatarkova
#162
Amy Frazier
#29
6-1 6-2
Yuka Yoshida
#90
6-1 4-1 (ret.)
Andrea Glass
#82
Naoko Sawamatsu
#43
6-3 6-4
Jane Chi
#149
Mana Endo
#97
6-0 6-2
Nana Smith
#109
Annabel Ellwood
#69
BYE
Rika Hiraki
#93
6-1 5-7 6-3
Rita Grande
#80
Janet Lee
#153
4-6 6-3 6-3
Miho Saeki
#106
6-3 6-4
Round of 16
Ai Sugiyama
#30
6-2 6-2
Meilen Tu
#91
Corina Morariu
#117
6-4 7-6
Naoko Kijimuta
#54
Kimberly Po Messerli
6-2 6-2
Jolene Watanabe
#89
Shi-Ting Wang
#38
6-2 6-4
Karin Kschwendt
#115
Amy Frazier
#29
6-4 6-3
Yuka Yoshida
#90
Naoko Sawamatsu
#43
6-1 4-6 6-4
Mana Endo
#97
Annabel Ellwood
#69
6-0 3-6 6-4
Rika Hiraki
#93
Janet Lee
#153
6-3 6-1
Miho Saeki
#106
Quarterfinals
Ai Sugiyama
#30
7-6 6-2
Corina Morariu
#117
Kimberly Po Messerli
4-6 6-3 6-3
Shi-Ting Wang
#38
Amy Frazier
#29
7-6 7-6
Naoko Sawamatsu
#43
Annabel Ellwood
#69
6-1 6-4
Janet Lee
#153
Semifinals
Ai Sugiyama
#30
5-7 6-4 6-1
Amy Frazier
#29
6-2 6-3
Annabel Ellwood
#69
Final
Ai Sugiyama
#30
4-6 6-4 6-4
Amy Frazier
#29
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Monica Seles | 3 |
| Serena Williams | 2 |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 1 |
| Ana Ivanovic | 1 |
| Belinda Bencic | 1 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-2 6-3 | Linda Noskova | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Qinwen Zheng | 7-6(5) 6-3 | Sofia Kenin | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 7-5 6-1 | Jessica Pegula | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-5 7-5 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2018 | Hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 6-4 | Naomi Osaka | H2H | Match data |
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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?
- Monica Seles has won 3 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.