# 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.
* 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
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |