WTA - Beijing 1R start

First round commenced in Beijing.

2024 China Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Beijing, China, 25 September - 6 October 2024.

2023 champion (not defending):

Iga Swiatek (2) who defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-2

8th seed Jelena Ostapenko withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch.

Caroline Dolehide was instated as 33rd seed, and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Ostapenko.

Dolehide received the first round bye originally given to Ostapenko.

19th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Mai Hontama.

Amanda Anisimova was instated as 34th seed, and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Pavlyuchenkova.

Anisimova received the first round bye originally given to Pavlyuchenkova.

First round results:

- Elina Avanesyan defeated lucky loser Emina Bektas 6-2 7-5

- Qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4 7-6(3)

- Peyton Stearns defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-4

- Qualifier Hailey Baptiste defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-0 6-3

- Katie Volynets defeated qualifier Dalma Galfi 7-5 6-1

- Naomi Osaka defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2

- Taylor Townsend defeated Martina Trevisan 6-2 4-6 6-3

- Clara Burel defeated lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 5-7 6-3

- Wildcard Zhang Shuai defeated McCartney Kessler 7-6(5) 7-6(1)

- Greet Minnen defeated Erika Andreeva 7-5 6-2

- Qualifier Alycia Parks defeated Wang Qiang 1-6 6-4 6-2

- Sofia Kenin defeated Ana Bogdan 7-5 6-2

- Viktoriya Tomova defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-3 6-3

- Qualifier Rebecca Sramkova defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 6-0

- Wang Xinyu defeated lucky loser Mai Hontama 6-1 6-3

- Diane Parry defeated qualifier Liang En-shuo 4-6 6-0 6-0