Nadia Petrova defeated Silvia Farina Elia 7-6 7-5 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Petrova N. took it in straight sets.
Petrova N. and Farina Elia S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Petrova N. went 1–5 (17%) against them, Farina Elia S. 3–3 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
Hard: Petrova N. leads 2–0 · Grass: Petrova N. leads 1–0 · Clay: Petrova N. leads 1–0