1997 Danamon Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Danamon Open
1996 Champion	Linda Wild
Champion	Naoko Sawamatsu
Runner-up	Yuka Yoshida
Final score	6–3, 6–2

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.

Seeds

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

Shi-Ting Wang (Quarterfinals) Naoko Sawamatsu (Champion) Tamarine Tanasugarn (First Round) Naoko Kijimuta (Second Round)

Annabel Ellwood (First Round) Rita Grande (Semifinals) Yuka Yoshida (Final) Meilen Tu (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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

References

• 1997 Danamon Open Draw