Orawan Wongkamalasai defeated Keiko Taguchi 7-6 7-5 in the Kugayama 2 10K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Keiko Taguchi came in defending last year's round of 16, but Orawan Wongkamalasai had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard.
No previous meetings on record.