Jaqueline Cristian was defeated by Kimberly Birrell in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Adelaide, with a score of 2-1 in sets, after a 3-hour match.

Jaqueline Cristian was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Adelaide, losing to Australian Kimberly Birrell with a score of 2-1 in sets. The match lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes, and Birrell, ranked 107th in the WTA, won 5-7, 6-1, 7-5. Cristian, ranked 37th in the WTA, started well, winning the first set 7-5, but Birrell came back in the second set, dominating it 6-1. The deciding set was balanced, but Birrell managed to close the match with 7-5, taking advantage of the Romanian's errors.