First round completed in Rome.
2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay, in Rome, Italy, 10-17 May 2021.
Event held last year from 14-21 September 2020 due to COVID-19.
Defending champion:
Simona Halep (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (2) 6-0 2-1 (retired)
The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:
- Sixth seed Bianca Andreescu due to illness, replaced by lucky loser Kristina Mladenovic.
Ninth seed Karolina Pliskova was moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Andreescu, and received the first round bye originally given to Andreescu.
Maria Sakkari was instated as 17th seed.
- Venus Williams due to a knee injury, replaced by lucky loser Laura Siegemund.
- Karolina Muchova due to an abdominal injury, replaced by lucky loser Sloane Stephens.
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova due to an abdominal injury, replaced by lucky loser Patricia Maria Tig.
First round results:
- Yaroslava Shvedova defeated wildcard Martina Trevisan 0-6 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
- Wildcard Caroline Garcia defeated wildcard Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6(8) 6-2
- Veronika Kudermetova defeated Elise Mertens (14) 4-6 6-2 6-3
- Barbora Krejcikova defeated Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-0
- Madison Keys defeated lucky loser Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-2 7-5
- Garbiñe Muguruza (12) defeated lucky loser Patricia Maria Tig 6-1 6-2
- Qualifier Bernarda Pera defeated qualifier Tamara Zidansek 6-3 6-2
- Jelena Ostapenko defeated Johanna Konta (16) 6-3 6-1
- Qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-4 6-2
- Angelique Kerber defeated qualifier Alizé Cornet 6-2 7-5
- Nadia Podoroska defeated lucky loser Laura Siegemund 2-6 7-6(3) 6-1
- Lucky loser Kristina Mladenovic defeated Belinda Bencic (10) 6-3 6-4
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