Tokyo 1997

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WTA WTA Tour Hard Start: Apr 14, 1997 Draw: 30 29 matches

Champion: Ai Sugiyama

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

9 Annabel Ellwood 6 3 6

Rika Hiraki 0 6 4

3 Amy Frazier 6 6

Yuka Yoshida 4 3

6 Naoko Sawamatsu 6 4 6

Mana Endo 1 6 4

Corina Morariu 6 7

7 Naoko Kijimuta 4 6

4 Ai Sugiyama 6 6

5 Shi Ting Wang 6 6

Karin Kschwendt 2 4

2 Kimberly Po Messerli 6 6

Jolene Watanabe 2 2

Quarterfinal

9 Annabel Ellwood 6 6

3 Amy Frazier 7 7

6 Naoko Sawamatsu 6 6

4 Ai Sugiyama 7 6

Corina Morariu 6 2

2 Kimberly Po Messerli 4 6 6

5 Shi Ting Wang 6 3 3

Semifinal

3 Amy Frazier 6 6

9 Annabel Ellwood 2 3

4 Ai Sugiyama 5 6 6

2 Kimberly Po Messerli 7 4 1

Final

4 Ai Sugiyama 4 6 6

3 Amy Frazier 6 4 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 14 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Rika Hiraki	Rita Grande	6-1	5-7	6-3
Janet Lee	Misumi Miyauchi	4-6	6-3	6-3
Miho Saeki	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6-3	6-4	·
Amy Frazier	Yuko Hosoki	6-1	6-2	·
Yuka Yoshida	Andrea Glass	6-1	4-1	·
Mana Endo	Nana Smith	6-0	6-2	·
Naoko Sawamatsu	Jane Chi	6-3	6-4	·
Naoko Kijimuta	Eun Ha Kim	6-3	6-2	·
Corina Morariu	Sung Hee Park	6-3	6-2	·
Meilen Tu	Alexia Dechaume Balleret	6-4	6-0	·
Ai Sugiyama	Ginger Helgeson	6-3	7-5	·
Shi Ting Wang	Haruka Inoue	6-1	6-1	·
Karin Kschwendt	Elena Tatarkova	6-3	6-1	·
Jolene Watanabe	Nirupama Vaidyanathan	7-5	4-6	6-0

Players (30)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Ai Sugiyama	JPN	Winner
	Amy Frazier	USA	Final
AE	Annabel Ellwood	AUS	Semifinal
KM	Kimberly Po Messerli	USA	Semifinal
CM	Corina Morariu	USA	Quarterfinal
JL	Janet Lee	TPE	Quarterfinal
NS	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN	Quarterfinal
	Shi Ting Wang	TPE	Quarterfinal
JW	Jolene Watanabe	USA	Round of 16
KK	Karin Kschwendt	AUT	Round of 16
ME	Mana Endo	JPN	Round of 16
MT	Meilen Tu	USA	Round of 16
MS	Miho Saeki	JPN	Round of 16
NK	Naoko Kijimuta	JPN	Round of 16
RH	Rika Hiraki	JPN	Round of 16
YY	Yuka Yoshida	JPN	Round of 16
AB	Alexia Dechaume Balleret	FRA	Round of 32
AG	Andrea Glass	GER	Round of 32
ET	Elena Tatarkova	UKR	Round of 32
EK	Eun Ha Kim	KOR	Round of 32
GH	Ginger Helgeson	USA	Round of 32
HI	Haruka Inoue	JPN	Round of 32
JC	Jane Chi	USA	Round of 32
MM	Misumi Miyauchi	JPN	Round of 32
NS	Nana Smith	JPN	Round of 32
NV	Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	Round of 32
	Rita Grande	ITA	Round of 32
SP	Sung Hee Park	KOR	Round of 32
	Tamarine Tanasugarn	THA	Round of 32
YH	Yuko Hosoki	JPN	Round of 32