WTA - Prague 1R complete

First round completed in Prague.

2021 Livesport Prague Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Prague, Czech Republic, 12-18 July 2021.

Event held last year from 10-16 August 2020 due to COVID-19.

2020 champion (not defending):

Simona Halep (1) who defeated Elise Mertens (3) 6-2 7-5

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Sixth seed Hsieh Su-wei, replaced by lucky loser Conny Perrin, due to a hip injury 

Greet Minnen was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the spot previously occupied by Hsieh Su-wei.

- Third seed Marketa Vondrousova, replaced by lucky loser Liang En-Shuo, due to a thigh injury 

- Elena-Gabriela Ruse, replaced by lucky loser Anastasia Gasanova, due to a scheduling change 

First round results:

- Wildcard Viktoria Kuzmova defeated Mona Barthel 2-6 6-4 6-3

- Tereza Martincova (8) defeated Samantha Murray Sharan 6-1 6-4

- Storm Sanders defeated Marie Bouzkova (4) 3-6 6-4 6-2

- Nuria Parrizas Diaz defeated qualifier Urszula Radwanska 2-6 6-3 6-1

- Lucky loser Anastasia Gasanova defeated wildcard Lucie Havlickova 6-2 4-6 6-4

- Wang Xinyu defeated Leonie Kung 6-2 6-2

- Lucky loser Liang En-Shuo defeated lucky loser Conny Perrin 6-3 6-4

- Katerina Siniakova defeated qualifier Jodie Burrage 6-0 6-4

- Ysaline Bonaventure defeated qualifier Naiktha Bains 6-3 6-2

- Barbora Krejcikova (2) defeated Isabella Shinikova 6-2 6-3