Amandine Hesse defeated Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 1-6 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Amandine Hesse claimed a first win over Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Hesse A. came through in three sets.