WTA - Cincinnati 1R start

First round commenced in Cincinnati.

2022 Western & Southern Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 15-21 August 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated wildcard Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-1

Bianca Andreescu withdrew after the main draw was published due to a change in schedule, and was replaced by lucky loser Nuria Parrizas Diaz.

Qualifier Marta Kostyuk took the place in the draw previously occupied by Andreescu.

Parrizas Diaz took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play qualifier Tereza Martincova.

Alison Van Uytvanck withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Petra Martic.

Karolina Muchova withdrew after the main draw was published due to a wrist injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Anastasia Potapova.

First round results:

- Wildcard Sloane Stephens defeated Alizé Cornet 6-1 6-0

- Alison Riske-Amritraj defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 7-6(2)

- Elena Rybakina defeated Mayar Sherif 6-3 6-2

- Qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic defeated qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-4 3-6 7-5

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-3

- Petra Kvitova defeated Jil Teichmann 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-3

- Wildcard Caty McNally defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)

- Victoria Azarenka defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 4-6 6-3

- Qualifier Caroline Garcia defeated lucky loser Petra Martic 6-3 6-3

- Amanda Anisimova defeated Daria Kasatkina (9) 6-4 6-4

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Leylah Fernandez (13) 6-4 7-5

- Qualifier Tereza Martincova defeated lucky loser Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3