Donna Vekiov (64th place in European singles)
In nine years, the first opponent in the summer season did not lose. In those matches of the United Cup, she did not lose a set, thus winning the exhibition match in Kooyong, where, among other things, she defeated Linda Fruhvirtová in sets 6:4, 6:3.
Melbourne was close to the first match, she had a lot of problems in the water round and with the 179th game of the singles, Oxana Selechmetvová, which she finally beat after sets 6:2, 2:6, 7:6(7). In a good super tiebreak, she led 9:3, in the end she used a fifth goal.
In the second round, Vekiov beat the eighth-seeded Ljudmila Samsonova 6:3, 6:0. A round later, she had no problems with Nuri Parrizasova-Diazova, who she defeated twice 6:2.
