Linz - WTA first round continues

The first round continued in Linz.

Upper Austria Ladies Linz - a WTA International tournament, on Hard Decoturf on wood, in Linz, Austria, 7-13 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Camila Giorgi (5) who defeated qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1

Sixth seed, Maria Sakkari, withdrew from the tournament with a wrist injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Coco Gauff.

First round results 

- Alison Van Uytvanck defeated lucky loser Ysaline Bonaventure 6-3 6-2

- Lucky loser Coco Gauff defeated qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3 7-6(3)

- Julia Goerges (5) defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Laura Siegemund defeated Fiona Ferro 6-2 5-7 7-5

- Kristina Mladenovic defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-1 7-5

- Donna Vekic (4) defeated Polona Hercog 6-1 6-1

- Alizé Cornet defeated Barbora Strycova (7) 6-4 6-4

- Elena Rybakina defeated qualifier Nina Stojanovic 7-6(5) 6-2

- Qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam defeated Belinda Bencic (2) 6-4 2-6 6-2