WTA - Rabat 2R start

First round completed and second round commenced in Rabat.

2022 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Rabat, Morocco, 15-21 May 2022.

Event not held in 2020 and 2021.

2019 champion (not defending):

Maria Sakkari (6) who defeated Johanna Konta (7) 2-6 6-4 6-1

Wang Xinyu withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Tessah Andrianjafitrimo.

Andrianjafitrimo’s place in the draw was originally reserved for a qualifier, but as a lucky loser she now filled the spot, and would play Kristina Mladenovic first up.

First round results:

- Kristina Mladenovic defeated lucky loser Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)

- Clara Burel defeated Panna Udvardy 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

- Claire Liu defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-3

- Mayar Sherif (4) defeated Chloe Paquet 6-0 6-2

- Anna Bondar (5) defeated qualifier Cristiana Ferrando 6-4 3-6 7-5

Second round results:

- Astra Sharma defeated wildcard Petra Marcinko 5-7 6-3 6-3

- Ajla Tomljanovic (2) defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5 6-2