Saori Obata defeated Dally Randriantefy 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Canberra qualifying round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Saori Obata came in defending last year's round of 32.
Obata S. came through in three sets.
Saori Obata beat Dally Randriantefy 3-6 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Saori Obata vs Dally Randriantefy — Canberra Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-01-06/obata-vs-randriantefy-canberra-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 6 January 2003).