1996 Champion Kimiko Date Runner-up Amy Frazier Singles men | Champion Ai Sugiyama Final score 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Doubles men | |
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.
Seeds
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.
References
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA