The rubbers began as expected, with Pierce getting France off to a good start to beat Naoko Sawamatsu and Tauziat coming from having a match point against her to defeat Sugiyama in three sets. The tables turned, however, as Pierce was upset in the third rubber by Sugiyama, and Tauziat was taken to an extremely long match against Sawamatsu, that mirrored a match that occurred between the two players at the 1991 French Open.
The tennis competition commenced as predicted, with Pierce initiating a winning campaign to outmaneuver Naoko Sawamatsu and Tauziat overcoming a precarious situation against her to defeat Sugiyama in three sets. Nevertheless, the outcome shifted when Pierce was defeated by Sugiyama in the third rubber, and Tauziat's match against Sawamatsu unfolded into an exceptionally prolonged contest that mirrored a previous matchup between the two players at the 1991 French Open.