Beijing WTA - more first round

More WTA first round action in Beijing.

China Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory category tournament, on Hard, in Beijing, China, 27 September - 6 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Caroline Wozniacki (2) who defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-3

First round results

- Yulia Putintseva defeated qualifier Anna Blinkova 6-0 6-1

- Sloane Stephens (13) defeated qualifier Magda Linette 7-5 6-3

- Venus Williams defeated Barbora Strycova 6-3 4-6 7-5

- Kristina Mladenovic defeated Danielle Collins 6-3 6-2

- Elina Svitolina (3) defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-7(4) 6-1 6-2

- Wang Yafan defeated wildcard Wang Xinyu 6-1 6-2

- Angie Kerber (10) defeated Zhang Shuai 6-2 1-6 6-4

- Dayana Yastremska defeated Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-1

- Qualifier Andrea Petkovic defeated Jil Teichmann 7-6(4) 6-3

- Naomi Osaka (4) defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-6(5)

- Simona Halep (6) defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson 6-1 6-1

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated qualifier Bernarda Pera 5-7 6-2 6-4

- Qualifier Christina McHale defeated wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova 6-0 1-6 6-3

- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Wang Qiang (14) 5-7 4-5 (retired)