Nadejda Ostrovskaya defeated Tatiana Poutchek 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Sopot qualifying round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tatiana Poutchek came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Nadejda Ostrovskaya had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Nadejda Ostrovskaya narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Ostrovskaya N. came through in three sets.
Clay: level 1–1 · Carpet: Poutchek T. leads 2–1 · Hard: level 1–1
Nadejda Ostrovskaya beat Tatiana Poutchek 3-6 6-1 7-6(3). Umpiry, "Nadejda Ostrovskaya vs Tatiana Poutchek — Sopot Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-07-28/ostrovskaya-vs-poutchek-sopot-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 28 July 2003).