1997 Danamon Open – Singles

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.


 * 1)  Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇯🇵 Naoko Sawamatsu (champion)
 * 3) 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
 * 4) 🇯🇵 Naoko Kijimuta (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Annabel Ellwood (first round)
 * 6) 🇮🇹 Rita Grande (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇯🇵 Yuka Yoshida (final)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Meilen Tu (first round)