Mervana Jugic Salkic defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-4 in the Patras 25K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mervana Jugic Salkic claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Jugic Salkic M. took it in straight sets.
Hard: Jugic Salkic M. leads 1–0 · Clay: Niculescu M. leads 1–0
Mervana Jugic Salkic beat Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Mervana Jugic Salkic vs Monica Niculescu — Patras 25K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-04-10/niculescu-vs-salkic-patras-25k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 10 April 2006).