WTA - Chennai 1R start

First round commenced in Chennai.

2022 Chennai Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chennai, India, 12-18 September 2022.

First WTA tournament in India since 2008

First round results:

- Qualifier Nao Hibino defeated qualifier Yana Fett 6-0 6-4

- Wang Qiang (6) defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-4 1-6 6-4

- Katarzyna Kawa defeated Astra Sharma 6-4 6-3

- Rebecca Marino (7) defeated Anna Blinkova 7-5 6-2

- Wildcard Karman Thandi defeated Chloe Paquet (8) 4-6 6-4 6-3

- Wildcard Eugenie Bouchard defeated Joanne Zuger 7-6(4) 6-2

- Rebecca Peterson (5) defeated Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-2 7-6(4)

- Linda Fruhvirtova defeated qualifier Liang En-shuo 4-6 6-1 6-3