V. Valdmannova takes on M. L. Carle at the US Open, contested on hard courts. It is a clash of contrasting recent fortunes, and the hard courts should have plenty to say about which way it turns.

M. L. Carle competes on the WTA tour.

V. Valdmannova competes on the WTA tour.

V. Valdmannova and M. Carle have no prior tour-level meetings, adding an unknown to the read.