Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert secured her spot in the second round of the Iasi Open with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Russian Ekaterina Makarova at the Ciric Sports Base on Monday.
Currently ranked No. 248, Waltert is set to face French player Chloe Paquet in the next round.
Here are the latest first-round results from the Iasi WTA 250 at the Ciric Sports Base on clay courts with a prize money of USD 267,082:
- Nuria Brancaccio vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Varvara Lepchenko vs. Martina Trevisan
- Lea Boskovic vs. Maria Timofeeva
- Marie Benoit vs. Anna Bondar: Monday
- Gergana Topalova vs. Selena Janicijevic: Monday
- Anca Todoni defeated Aliona Falei (Q): 5-0 ret.
- Chloe Paquet defeated Maria Lourdes Carle (7): 6-4, 6-2
- Petra Martic defeated Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-4, 6-4
- Elina Avanesyan (5) defeated Leyre Romero Gormaz: 6-1, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva (1) defeated Noma Noha Akugue: 6-1, 6-2
- Miriam Bulgaru (WC) defeated Tatjana Maria (2): 6-4, 6-2
- Olga Danilovic defeated Anna Blinkova (4): 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
- Marina Bassols Ribera defeated Irina Bara (WC): 6-2, 6-3
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WC) defeated Anastasia Tikhonova: 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
