By Chris Davies
April 8 2003

Third-seeded Virginie Razzano was among Monday's first-round winners at the clay court Estoril Open with top-seeds playing on Tuesday Third-seeded Virginie Razzano was among Monday's first-round winners at the clay court Estoril Open

Razzano, who rolled past German Barbara Rittner 7-6 (7-5), 6-0, was the top seed in Casablanca last week, but lost to Rossana Neffa-de los Rios in the first round.

France's Razzano was joined in the second round by Iveta Benesova, as the No. 8 Czech trounced Belarusian Tatiana Poutchek 6-3, 6-1. A big upset occurred when Croat Silvija Talaja took out sixth-seeded Czech Klara Koukalova 6-4, 6-4.

Jelena Kostanic squeezed past German Angelika Roesch 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 and France's Stephanie Cohen Aloro routed Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-3.

Neffa-de los Rios survived injured Spaniard Marta Marrero 3-6, 6-3, 3-3 after the Spaniard sprained her ankle.

Results

(8) Iveta Benesova (Cze) bt Tatiana Poutchek (Blr) 6-3, 6-1

Rossana Neffa-De Los Rios (Par) bt Marta Marrero (Spa) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Stephanie Cohen Aloro (Fra) bt Maria Kirilenko (Rus) 6-2, 6-3

Jelena Kostanic (Cro) bt Angelika Roesch (Ger) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

(3) Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Barbara Rittner (Ger) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0

Silvija Talaja (Cro) bt (6) Klara Koukalova (Cze) 6-4, 6-4