BASTAD, Sweden, July 5 (UPI) -- Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai and Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja notched first-round victories Monday on the red clay at the Swedish Open.
Rezai, seeded second, dispatched American Lilia Osterloh 6-4, 6-2 and Parra Santonja, seeded fifth, eliminated Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 7-5.
Kanepi was coming off her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance in last week's Wimbledon tournament.
Also winning Monday at Bastad Tennis Stadium were Czech Renata Voracova, German Tatjana Malek, Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova and Croat Karolina Sprem.
This week's top seed is Italian Flavia Pennetta. Last year's finalists, winner Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain and Dane Caroline Wozniack, aren't entered.
The winner's paycheck this year is $37,000.
