Nadia Petrova defeated Tatiana Poutchek 6-1 6-0 in the Gold Coast qualifying round on hard. The result followed the form book — Nadia Petrova came in defending last year's semi-final.
Petrova N. took it in straight sets.
Petrova N. and Poutchek T. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Petrova N. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Poutchek T. 0–3 (0%). Petrova N. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Poutchek T. against 0.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.