Kumiko Iijima defeated Tomoko Yonemura 6-1 6-3 in the Nanjing 25K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomoko Yonemura came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, but Kumiko Iijima had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Kumiko Iijima narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Iijima K. took it in straight sets.
Hard: level 1–1 · Carpet: Yonemura T. leads 3–1 · Grass: level 1–1
Kumiko Iijima beat Tomoko Yonemura 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Kumiko Iijima vs Tomoko Yonemura — Nanjing 25K Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-08-21/iijima-vs-yonemura-nanjing-25k-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 August 2006).