Tennis · International
Rita Grande beat Gala Leon Garcia at the 2001 Australian Open
Rita Grande completed a 6-2, 7(7)-6(2) victory over Gala Leon Garcia. The result put Rita Grande into the second round of the 2001 Australian Open women's singles draw.
15–17 January 2001 · Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Event date:
The match
Rita Grande completed a 6-2, 7(7)-6(2) victory over Gala Leon Garcia. The completed women's singles draw records Rita Grande as the advancing player from this first-round match at Melbourne Park.
Recorded result
The recorded result contains 2 sets. This report treats the match as one underlying sporting development and does not split its sets or participants into filler reports.
Date precision and sources
The completed-results log groups this first-round result under 17 January 2001 and marks that day with an asterisk. Because the exact court-day assignment was not independently available, iintroo discloses a 15–17 January first-round window and uses 17 January only as the reported round-completion day.
The official ITF and WTA pages establish the 15–28 January tournament interval, Melbourne hard-court setting and 128-player singles draw. The completed-results log and published draw were reconciled for the advancing player, opponent and set sequence.
Set by set
| Set | Rita Grande | Gala Leon Garcia |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | 7(7) | 6(2) |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the league record and independent results index used to verify this completed fixture.