Olympic Games - WTA first round (1)

First round commenced in Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan.

2020 Olympic Games - a WTA tournament without ranking points, on Hard, in Tokyo, Japan, 24 July - 1 August 2021.

2016 champion (Rio de Janeiro):  

Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) who defeated Angelique Kerber (2) (Germany) 6-4 4-6 6-1

Russian athletes are banned from using their country’s name, flag or anthem - instead, they will compete under the team name ROC (Russian Olympic Committee)

First round results:

- Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) defeated Heather Watson (Great Britain) 7-6(5) 6-3

- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (13) (ROC) defeated  Sara Errani (Italy) 6-0 6-1

- Belinda Bencic (9) (Switzerland) defeated Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-3 6-3

- Misaki Doi (Japan) defeated Renata Zarazua (Mexico) 6-3 6-2

- Leylah Fernandez (Canada) defeated Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) 6-3 3-6 6-0

- Barbora Krejcikova (8) (Czech Republic) defeated Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 5-2 (retired)

- Rebecca Peterson (Sweden) defeated Maiar Sherif (Egypt) 7-5 7-6(1)

- Elena Rybakina (15) (Kazakhstan) defeated Samantha Stosur (Australia) 6-4 6-2

- Maria Sakkari (14) (Greece) defeated Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 7-5 6-2

- Nina Stojanovic (Serbia) defeated Nao Hibino (Japan) 6-3 6-3

- Iga Swiatek (6) (Poland) defeated Mona Barthel (Germany) 6-2 6-2

- Paula Badosa (Spain) defeated Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0

- Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) defeated Kiki Bertens (16) (Netherlands) 6-4 3-6 6-4

- Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) defeated Alison Riske (USA) 6-7(0) 7-5 6-4

- Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) defeated Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (Colombia) 6-4 6-1