Orawan Wongkamalasai defeated Akiko Kinebuchi 6-4 7-5 in the Kugayama 1 10K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Akiko Kinebuchi came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Orawan Wongkamalasai had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard.
No previous meetings on record.