By Chris Davies
April 9 2003

Second seed Magui Serna of Spain looking to win her first tournament since last year made short work of Ukrainian Elena Tatarkova, winning 6-3, 6-1. But fourth-seeded Italian Rita Grande retired with a thigh injury when she was 6-3 down against unseeded Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland.

Seventh seed Patricia Wartusch of Austria also bowed out, 5-7 6-3 6-4 to Spaniard Maria Sanchez Lorenzo. Rita Grande who won last week in Casablanca retired after losing the first set agaisnt Swiss Emmanuelle Gagliardi.

Last weeks finalist in Casablanca Antonella Serra-Zanetti became a surprise first round loss to Anabel Medina-Garrigues.

Results

Gisela Dulko (Arg) bt Sandra Kleinova (Cze) 6-4, 6-4

Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Antonella Serra-Zanetti (Ita) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

(2) Magui Serna (Spa) bt Elena Tatarkova (Ukr) 6-3, 6-1

Maria Antonia Sanchez-Lorenzo (Spa) bt (7) Patricia Wartusch (Aut) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Swi) bt (4) Rita Grande (Ita) 6-3 ret

Ludmila Cervanova (Svk) bt Maret Ani (Est) 6-3, 6-4

Petra Mandula (Hun) bt Frederica Piedade (Por) 6-1, 6-3

(5) Henrieta Nagyova (Svk) bt Conchita Martinez-Granados (Spa) 6-1, 6-3