Singles
1997 Danamon Open
Final
Champion	Naoko Sawamatsu
Runner-up	Yuka Yoshida
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · Danamon Open

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.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	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

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