Ai Sugiyama defeated Marlene Weingartner 6-0 4-6 6-2 in the Gold Coast round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Sugiyama A. came through in three sets.
Sugiyama A. and Weingartner M. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sugiyama A. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Weingartner M. 2–4 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).