Nirupama Vaidyanathan defeated Gloria Pizzichini 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gloria Pizzichini came in defending last year's round of 128, but Nirupama Vaidyanathan had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.
No previous meetings on record.