Romina Oprandi defeated Michaela Pastikova 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michaela Pastikova came in defending last year's round of 64.
Oprandi R. came through in three sets.
Romina Oprandi beat Michaela Pastikova 6-2 5-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Romina Oprandi vs Michaela Pastikova — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-01-12/oprandi-vs-pastikova-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 12 January 2006).