ATP Paribas Open: Daniela Hantuchova, Vera Zvonareva and Francesca Schiavone out at Indian Wells

Two-time champion Daniela Hantuchova was eliminated at the first hurdle of the ATP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

The 2002 and 2007 winner of the Californian event lost 6-4 1-6 6-3 to the Czech Republic’s Klara Koukalova on the second day of women’s action in California.

Vera Zvonareva, the 2009 winner, was also surprisingly beaten 6-1 6-1 in the first round by qualifier Polona Hercog of Slovakia.

Italy’s Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open winner, was sent packing by Chinese qualifier Lin Zhu.

Americans Madison Brengle and Christina McHale progressed in their home country but Shelby Rogers was eliminated.

First round results

Lucie Hradecka (CZE) bt Jana Cepelova (SVK) 6-3, 6-1

Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-5, 6-1

Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) bt Annika Beck (GER) 6-1, 6-3

Lauren Davis (USA) bt Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) 6-2, 6-2

Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) bt Kiki Bertens (NED) 6-3, 6-4

Ons Jabeur (TUN) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST) 7-5, 6-2

Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) bt Tereza Smitkova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4

Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-1, 6-1

Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Zhu Lin (CHN) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-2, 6-4

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-1, 7-5

Madison Brengle (USA) bt Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-3, 6-0

Christina McHale (USA) bt Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6-4, 7-5

Klara Koukalova (CZE) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3