Overview
- Anna Kalinskaya (WTA No. 33) defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse (No. 79) 6–0, 6–3 in 1 hour 15 minutes to advance.
- Ekaterina Aleksandrova (No. 11), the No. 4 seed, lost to qualifier Jaqueline Cristian (No. 37) 6–4, 6–4 in 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Kalinskaya is scheduled to face eighth seed Victoria Mboko in the second round.
- Cristian will meet the winner of Daria Kasatkina versus Maria Sakkari in her next match.
- The Adelaide International is a WTA 500 hard-court tournament in Australia with a purse exceeding $1.2 million.