WTA - Palermo 1R start

First round commenced in Palermo.

2021 Palermo Ladies Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Palermo, Italy, 19-25 July 2021.

Event held last year from 3-9 August 2020 due to COVID-19.

2020 champion (not defending):

Fiona Ferro who defeated Anett Kontaveit (4) 6-2 7-5

First round results:

- Maddison Inglis defeated Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-2 6-3

- Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Leonie Kung 6-3 6-2

- Grace Min defeated Lara Arruabarrena 6-3 6-4

- Jil Teichmann (3) defeated qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera 3-6 6-4 6-1

- Oceane Dodin (6) defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3 6-2

- Vitalia Diatchenko defeated Julia Grabher 6-3 7-6(5)

- Jaqueline Cristian defeated wildcard Nuria Brancaccio 2-6 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Zheng Qinwen defeated Liudmila Samsonova (2) 6-3 6-2