Jolene Watanabe defeated Jennifer Hopkins 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the Clearwater 25K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jennifer Hopkins came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jolene Watanabe claimed a first win over Jennifer Hopkins in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Watanabe J. came through in three sets.
Jolene Watanabe beat Jennifer Hopkins 6-1 4-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Jolene Watanabe vs Jennifer Hopkins — Clearwater 25K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2000-01-31/hopkins-vs-watanabe-clearwater-25k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 31 January 2000).