Jana Novotna, the No. 2 seed, was upset by Ruxandra Dragomir 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

Meanwhile, fifth-seeded Mary Pierce pulled out of the $1 million clay-court event with a thigh injury. Pierce had reached the final of her last two tournaments, in Hamburg and Rome, and lost both times to Venus Williams.

Fourth-seeded Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario of Spain battled nearly three hours to survive against American Corina Morariu. Sanchez-Vicario, the French Open champion, squandered a 5-1 lead in the second set and four match points, but she also battled back from a 4-0 deficit in the third to carve out a 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6) victory.

Another seed to fall was No. 11 Dominique van Roost, who lost 6-3, 7-5, to Elena Likhovtseva.

In a first-round match, Jennifer Capriati beat Amanda Hopmans, a ``lucky loser'' from the Netherlands, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

The schedule was again interrupted by rain.