Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 3 seed, reached the second round of the Thailand Open when American Emina Bektas retired on Monday at the True Arena Hua Hin.
Wang, ranked No 40, led 5-2 when Bektas, ranked No 93, pulled out on Monday at the True Arena Hua Hin.
The 22-year-old Chinese will play Japanese Nao Hibino next.
Hua Hin WTA 250, other first-round matches (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 267,082):
- Dalma Galfi (Q) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (WC): 6-3, 6-0
- Nao Hibino beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 7-6 (4), 6-0
- Xiyu Wang (5) beat Qiang Wang: 6-1, 6-1
- Taylah Preston vs. Lin Zhu
- Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Claire Liu
- Zhuoxuan Bai vs. Chloe Paquet
- Yue Yuan vs. Arina Rodionova
- Arianne Hartono vs. Tatjana Maria
- Tamara Zidansek vs. Katie Volynets
- Alina Korneeva vs. Yafan Wang
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Mai Hontama
- Thasaporn Naklo vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Lanlana Tararudee vs. Paula Badosa
- Laura Pigossi vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Magda Linette vs. Diana Shnaider