WTA - Istanbul 2R start

First round completed and second round commenced in Istanbul.

2022 TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Istanbul, Turkey, 18-24 April 2022.

Defending champion:

Sorana Cirstea who defeated wildcard Elise Mertens (1) 6-1 7-6(3)

Alison Van Uytvanck withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Jaimee Fourlis.

First round results:

- Rebecca Peterson defeated Elise Mertens (1) 7-5 4-1 (retired)

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Magda Linette 7-6(6) 6-4

- Qualifier Lesia Tsurenko defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-0 6-2

- Ajla Tomljanovic (6) defeated lucky loser Jaimee Fourlis 6-1 6-3

- Petra Martic defeated Anhelina Kalinina (4) 3-6 7-5 7-6(5)

- Qualifier Anastasia Potapova defeated wildcard Nikola Bartunkova 6-1 6-4

- Varvara Gracheva defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-3 7-5

- Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) defeated qualifier Wang Qiang 6-3 6-2

Second round results:

- Anna Bondar defeated Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Julia Grabher defeated Jil Teichmann (5) 6-4 6-4

- Sorana Cirstea (2) defeated Arantxa Rus 3-6 6-1 7-5