Ai Sugiyama defeated Sabine Appelmans 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Sugiyama A. came through in three sets.
Ai Sugiyama beat Sabine Appelmans 6-2 3-6 7-6(0). Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Sabine Appelmans — Gold Coast Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/1997-01-01/appelmans-vs-sugiyama-gold-coast-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 1997).