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 began as anticipated, with Pierce initiating a successful campaign to outdo Naoko Sawamatsu and Tauziat recovering from a precarious position against her to defeat Sugiyama in three sets. However, the situation reversed itself when Pierce was defeated by Sugiyama in the third rubber, and Tauziat's match against Sawamatsu prolonged into an exceptionally lengthy contest that paralleled a previous encounter between the two players at the 1991 French Open.