First round commenced 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.
First round results:
- Maria Sakkari (17) defeated qualifier Polona Hercog 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2
- CoCo Gauff defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-5 4-6 6-4
- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated wildcard Camila Giorgi 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 7-5
- Iga Swiatek (15) defeated Alison Riske 5-4 (retired)
- Amanda Anisimova defeated Wang Qiang 7-5 6-3
- Anastasija Sevastova defeated Jil Teichmann 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Qualifier Vera Zvonareva defeated qualifier Christina McHale 6-3 6-0
- Petra Kvitová (11) defeated Magda Linette 1-6 6-0 6-2
- Petra Martic defeated Shelby Rogers 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Jennifer Brady (13) defeated Zhang Shuai 6-1 6-4
- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated qualifier Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-1
- Jessica Pegula defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-5 6-3
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