WTA - Berlin 1R continued

First round continued in Berlin.

Rain interrupted play.

2023 bett1open presented by ecotrans Group, a WTA 500 tournament, on Grass, Berlin, Germany, 19-25 June 2023.

Defending champion:

Ons Jabeur (1) who defeated Belinda Bencic (8) 6-3 2-1 (retired)

Petra Martic withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Elina Avanesyan.

First round results:

- Aryna Sabalenka (1) defeated qualifier Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-3

- CoCo Gauff (5) defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Jaimee Fourlis defeated qualifier Wang Xinyu 3-6 7-5 (retired)

- Nadia Podoroska and Rebeka Masarova were tied at 3-6 6-3 1-1 when rain stopped play

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich led Victoria Azarenka 6-4 1-1 when rain stopped play

- Qualifier Jule Niemeier defeated Ons Jabeur (4) 7-6(4) 6-4

- Lucky loser Elina Avanesyan defeated Daria Kasatkina (8) 6-2 3-6 7-6(7)

- Anna Blinkova defeated qualifier Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5

- Elena Rybakina (2) defeated qualifier Polina Kudermetova 6-4 6-2