In one of her best indoor matches, Paula lost in a titanic struggle the semifinals of the tournament in 3 *** A de Kloet from Leonie Mekel .

Leonie, two years ago, the No. 350 of the world and off the track a very pleasant and intelligent person and Paula exchanged rallies from the back with with some nice mesh points, but of course some passing shots at the net. After Paula forgot to play tennis in the beginning they had trailed 5-0 in a quarter and although it was better then, the set was beyond saving and was lost with 6-2. In the second set gave Paula a quick 3-0 lead at 5-3 still in hand, but went on to win 7-5. The level had been excellent and in the third set remained that way. It was apparent that the second party of the day, and the game lasted 3 hours now. Paula failed to address points 4-3 game and lost 6-3. Too bad a tournament victory was in the offing, but the level was high. The finale worthy.