Ekaterina Bychkova defeated Meilen Tu 7-6 6-3 in the Moscow qualifying round on hard.
Bychkova E. took it in straight sets.
Bychkova E. and Tu M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bychkova E. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Tu M. 2–1 (67%). Tu M. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Bychkova E. against 0.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Ekaterina Bychkova beat Meilen Tu 7-6(2) 6-3. Umpiry, "Ekaterina Bychkova vs Meilen Tu — Moscow Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-10-09/bychkova-vs-tu-moscow-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2006).