Ryoko Takemura defeated Keiko Taguchi 7-6 3-6 7-5 in the Saitama 10K qualifying round on hard. Ryoko Takemura moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.
Takemura R. came through in three sets.
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Takemura R. leads 1–0
Ryoko Takemura beat Keiko Taguchi 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5. Umpiry, "Ryoko Takemura vs Keiko Taguchi — Saitama 10K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2004-08-30/taguchi-vs-takemura-saitama-10k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 30 August 2004).