Wimbledon - Day 1 Women’s Singles

Wimbledon 2021 - Day One Women’s Singles first round 

Wimbledon - a Grand Slam tournament, on Grass, in London, United Kingdom, 28 June - 11 July 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19.

2019 champion (not defending):

Simona Halep (7) who defeated Serena Williams (11) 6-2 6-2

Sadly Johanna Konta, who was seeded #27, is out of Wimbledon after one of her team tested positive to Covid-19. 

Deemed a close contact, Konta is required to isolate for ten days.

Her replacement is lucky loser Wang Yafan.

Twelve scheduled matches were postponed until Day Two because of rain interruptions.

First round results:

- Lucky loser Kristie Ahn defeated Heather Watson 2-6 7-6(3) 8-6

- Sloane Stephens defeated Petra Kvitová (10) 6-3 6-4

- Lauren Davis defeated wildcard Jodie Burrage 6-2 6-1

- Madison Keys (23) defeated qualifier Katie Swan 6-3 6-4

- Viktorija Golubic defeated Veronika Kudermetova (29) 3-6 6-1 11-9

- Danielle Collins defeated Polona Hercog 4-6 6-3 6-2

- Madison Brengle led Christina McHale 3-6 7-5 7-6 when bad light stopped play

- Sofia Kenin (4) defeated qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-4 6-2

- Iga Swiatek (7) defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-4 6-4

- Marie Bouzkova led Vera Zvonareva 7-5 2-2 when bad light stopped play

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated qualifier Katie Volynets 6-4 7-5

- Varvara Gracheva led Petra Martic (26) 7-6(3) 3-4 when bad light stopped play

- Qualifier Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-3

- Garbiñe Muguruza (11) defeated Fiona Ferro 6-0 6-1

- Misaki Doi led qualifier Claire Liu 2-6 6-3 5-4 when bad light stopped play

- Elena Rybakina (18) defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-0

- Ekaterina Alexandrova (32) defeated Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-3

- Qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano defeated qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 1-6 6-0 6-4

- Wildcard Katie Boulter defeated qualifier Danielle Lao 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4

- Aryna Sabalenka (2) defeated qualifier Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-4