Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Yuka Yoshida 6-4 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tamarine Tanasugarn came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Tamarine Tanasugarn extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-27 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1998-01-05 | Auckland | R16 | hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7-5 7-6 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.