Fabiola Zuluaga defeated Rossana De Los Rios 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Bahia qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rossana De Los Rios came in defending last year's semi-final.
Zuluaga F. came through in three sets.
Zuluaga F. and De Los Rios R. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Zuluaga F. went 2–2 (50%) against them, De Los Rios R. 0–4 (0%). Zuluaga F. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, De Los Rios R. against 0.
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Fabiola Zuluaga beat Rossana De Los Rios 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2. Umpiry, "Fabiola Zuluaga vs Rossana De Los Rios — Bahia Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-09-09/rios-vs-zuluaga-bahia-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 September 2002).