Ai Sugiyama defeated Rita Grande 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Gold Coast round of 16 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 Rita Grande 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Rita Grande — Gold Coast Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/1997-01-01/grande-vs-sugiyama-gold-coast-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 1997).