WTA - Charleston 1R done 2R start

First round completed and second round commenced in Charleston.

2021 Volvo Car Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Green Clay, in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 5-11 April 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19.

Defending champion (2019):

Madison Keys (8) who defeated Caroline Wozniacki (5) 7-6(5) 6-3

Camila Giorgi withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Caroline Dolehide

First round results:

- Shelby Rogers defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-3

- Anastasija Sevastova defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-3 6-3

- Wildcard Emma Navarro defeated Renata Zarazua 6-4 

- Sloane Stephens defeated lucky loser Wang Xinyu 6-2 6-4

- Leylah Fernandez defeated Zhang Shuai (16) 6-3 6-1

- Danka Kovinic defeated qualifier Gabriela Talaba 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3

- Wildcard Hailey Baptiste defeated lucky loser Caroline Dolehide 6-3 6-3

- Ons Jabeur (12) defeated Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2

- CoCo Gauff (14) defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-0

- Liudmila Samsonova defeated Nao Hibino 6-2 6-1

Second round results 

- Garbiñe Muguruza (6) defeated qualifier Magdalena Frech 6-1 6-3

- Yulia Putintseva (11) defeated Zarina Diyas 6-2 6-2

- Wildcard Petra Kvitova (3) defeated qualifier Storm Sanders 7-6(4) 6-2