WTA - Istanbul 1R continued

First round almost completed in Istanbul.

2021 TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Istanbul, Turkey, 19-25 April 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Patricia Maria Tig who defeated qualifier Eugenie Bouchard 2-6 6-1 7-6(4)

Seventh seed Zheng Saisai withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Barbara Haas.

First round results:

- Wildcard Elise Mertens (1) defeated qualifier Lara Arruabarrena 6-2 6-0

- Kristina Mladenovic defeated lucky loser Barbara Haas 6-4 6-3

- Veronika Kudermetova (3) defeated Bernarda Pera 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)

- Ana Bogdan defeated Nao Hibino 6-3 6-3

- Barbora Krejcikova (5) defeated wildcard Cagla Buyukakcay 6-7(8) 6-2 6-0

- Marta Kostyuk defeated qualifier Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-3

- Daria Kasatkina (4) defeated qualifier Tereza Mrdeza 6-1 6-0

- Anastasia Potapova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6) 7-6(2) 6-7(8) 6-4

- Sorana Cirstea defeated Kateryna Kozlova 6-4 7-6(6)

- Wildcard Vera Zvonareva defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-3

- Fiona Ferro defeated Petra Martic (2) 7-5 6-2