| Women's Singles | |
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| 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| 1997 Champion |
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| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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| Final score | 6–3, 6–3 |
Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Corina Morariu.
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.