WTA - Prague first round almost complete

The first round in Prague was completed apart from two matches stopped for bad light.

2020 J&T Banka Prague Open - a WTA international tournament, on Red Clay, in Prague, Czech Republic, 10-16 August 2020.

Defending champion:

Qualifier Jil Teichmann (8) who defeated wildcard Karolina Muchova 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Fiona Ferro was replaced by lucky loser Leonie Kung due to a rib injury 

- Daria Kasatkina was replaced by lucky loser Storm Sanders due to a hamstring injury 

- Dayana Yastremska, fourth seed, was replaced by lucky loser Magdalena Frech due to dental problems 

Anastasija Sevastova has been instated as ninth seed and moved to Yastremska’s place in the draw.

First round results

- Simona Halep (1) defeated Polona Hercog 6-1 1-6 7-6(3)

- Wildcard Barbora Krejcikova defeated Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 6-3

- Lucky loser Magdalena Frech defeated qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7-6(8) 6-3

- Arantxa Rus defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6) 7-5 6-2

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Anastasija Sevastova (9) 6-2 6-2

- Lucky loser Leonie Kung defeated Aliona Bolsova 6-4 6-3

- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Barbora Strycova (7) 7-6(3) 6-1

- Camila Giorgi defeated qualifier Marta Kostyuk 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)

- Elise Mertens (3) defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5 4-6 6-3

- Lesia Tsurenko defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova (5) 6-2 6-4

- Ana Bogdan defeated lucky loser Storm Sanders 6-1 6-1

- Kristyna Pliskova defeated 15 year old Czech wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 7-5 after resuming their suspended match

- Petra Martic (2) defeated Varvara Gracheva 7-6(2) 6-3

- Tamara Zidansek and Katerina Siniakova were level at 6-3 3-6 when play was suspended due to bad light 

- Qualifier Mayar Sherif led Laura Siegemund 6-4 0-4 when play was suspended due to bad light