Vanessa Williams/Tom Straub (Nashville, TN) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Williams/Straub lost 11-3 to Julie Benson/Bret Jackson (Brighton, MI), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Anne Pifer/Neil Pifer (Charlotte, NC). Williams/Straub lost 9-4 to Flannery Allison/Michael Allison (St. Louis, MO). Williams/Straub lost 8-0 to Adrienne Kruzer/C. Brady Gould (Charlotte, NC). Williams/Straub lost 7-4 to Jennifer Hamilton/Marshall Peterson (Columbus, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Williams/Straub gained -0.264 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 14 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 357thplace overall with 0.638 total points. Williams/Straub ranks 322nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.376 points earned so far this season.