Women's singles
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Amy Frazier
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	28 (4 Q / 1 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Ai Sugiyama won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Amy Frazier.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Final
	3	Amy Frazier	6	4	4
	4	Ai Sugiyama	4	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								9	A Ellwood	6	3	6
		R Hiraki	6	5	6				R Hiraki	0	6	4
		R Grande	1	7	3										9	A Ellwood	6	6
	Q	J Lee	4	6	6										Q	J Lee	1	4
	LL	M Miyauchi	6	3	3			Q	J Lee	6	6
		M Saeki	6	6					M Saeki	3	1
	8	T Tanasugarn	3	4																		9	A Ellwood	2	3
	3	A Frazier	6	6																		3	A Frazier	6	6
	Q	Y Hosoki	1	2				3	A Frazier	6	6
		A Glass	1	1	r				Y Yoshida	4	3
		Y Yoshida	6	4											3	A Frazier	7	7
		N Miyagi	0	2											6	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		M Endo	6	6					M Endo	1	6	4
	LL	J Chi	3	4				6	N Sawamatsu	6	4	6
	6	N Sawamatsu	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	N Kijimuta	6	6
	LL	E-H Kim	3	2				7	N Kijimuta	4	6
		S-H Park	3	2					C Morariu	6	7
		C Morariu	6	6												C Morariu	6	2
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	0											4	A Sugiyama	7	6
		M Tu	6	6					M Tu	2	2
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	5				4	A Sugiyama	6	6
	4	A Sugiyama	6	7																		4	A Sugiyama	5	6	6
	5	S-T Wang	6	6																		2	K Po	7	4	1
	WC	H Inoue	1	1				5	S-T Wang	6	6
	Q	E Tatarkova	3	1					K Kschwendt	2	4
		K Kschwendt	6	6											5	S-T Wang	6	3	3
		J Watanabe	7	4	6										2	K Po	4	6	6
	Q	N Vaidyanathan	5	6	0				J Watanabe	2	2
								2	K Po	6	6

• 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw