Nirupama sent Carolina back 0-6, 6-1, 6-3 to set up a quarter-final clash with Miriam Schnitzer of Germany, ranked No 140. The splendid run of two other Indians, Manisha Malhotra and Sai Jayalakshmy, ended today in contrasting fashion. While Manisha fell to Amanda Hopmans in easy, straight sets, Sai was unlucky not to have pulled off her second upset win.

Results (singles pre-quarterfinals):

Rika Hiraki (Jpn) bt Lenka Cenkova (Cze) 6-4, 6-4; Tina Krizan (Slo) bt Abigail Tordoff (GBR) 6-1, 6-1; Lorna Woodroeffe (GBR) bt Sai Jayalakshmy (Ind) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2; Amanda Hopmans (Ned) bt Manisha Malhotra (Ind) 6-2, 6-2; Nirupama Vaidyanathan (Ind) bt Carolina Jagienak (Fra) 0-6, 6-1, 6-3; Miriam Schnitzer (Ger) bt Hira Rosen (Isr) 6-3, 6-2; Tithiana Garbin (Ita) bt Tomoe Hotta(Jpn) 6-1, 6-2; Jolene Watanabe (USA) bt F Siklosi (Ger) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles:(QF)

Tina Krizan/Karen Kschwendt bt Tomoe Hotta/Reie Otakeyama 6-2, 7-6 (4); Shinobu Asagoe/Hiroko Mochizuki bt Saori Honda/Kazue Takuma 6-4, 6-4. Pre-quarterfinals:

Rika Hiraki/Louise Fleming bt Miriam Schnitzer/Jolene Watanabe 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Madoka Kuki/Shiho Hisamatsu bt Manisha Malhotra/Nirupama Vaidyanathan 7-6(3), 6-4.