Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest serve of all time in women's tennis, blasting a 131 mph serve against
Ana Ivanovic in the first round. As a result of her quarterfinals run, former world No. 1 Ivanovic returned to top ten in the
WTA rankings for the first time since the
2009 French Open.[1]
This tournament marked the
WTA Tour main-draw debut of future four-time
major champion and world No. 1,
Naomi Osaka.
Seeds
The top four
seeds receive a
bye into the second round.