WTA - Eastbourne 1R complete

First round completed in Eastbourne, after rain had washed out the previous days play.

2021 Viking International Eastbourne - a WTA 500 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 21-26 June 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

Defending champion (2019):

Karolina Pliskova (2) who defeated wildcard Angelique Kerber (4) 6-1 6-4

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Donna Vekic, replaced by lucky loser Shelby Rogers due to a knee injury 

- Madison Keys, replaced by lucky loser Anastasija Sevastova due to a scheduling change 

First round results:

- Aryna Sabalenka (1) defeated qualifier Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-4

- Alison Riske defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-4

- Lucky loser Shelby Rogers defeated Kiki Bertens 6-1 7-5

- Qualifier Camila Giorgi defeated Karolina Pliskova (5) 2-6 6-2 6-2

- Bianca Andreescu (3) defeated qualifier Christina McHale 6-4 2-6 6-2

- Anett Kontaveit defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 3-6 6-3

- Qualifier Viktorija Golubic defeated wildcard Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3

- Belinda Bencic (6) defeated Petra Martic 6-1 6-3

- Wildcard Jelena Ostapenko defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (8) 6-1 6-3

- Ons Jabeur defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 7-6(4)

- Daria Kasatkina defeated qualifier Vera Zvonareva 7-5 2-2 (retired)

- Iga Swiatek (4) defeated wildcard Heather Watson 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5

- CoCo Gauff defeated Elise Mertens (7) 0-6 7-6(4) 7-5

- Lucky loser Anastasija Sevastova defeated qualifier Marta Kostyuk 6-1 6-7(6) 6-4

- Elena Rybakina defeated wildcard Harriet Dart 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4

- Elina Svitolina (2) defeated Paula Badosa 4-6 6-1 7-6(1)