French Open deputy Samantha Stosur and former vice Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon first round on Monday revealed the winners of $ 600,000 Aegon International Tennis event, a final grass court Wimbledon tune.
Third-seeded Stosur faced teen American Melanie Oudin 6 -4, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Bartoli beat Russian Vera Dushevina at Devonshire Park.
Dushevina was a finalist here in 2005. Stosur was shocked by Italian Francesca Schiavone at Roland Garros the last two weeks ago.
Continually improve Stosur second round opponent is a former top-10 Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, Bartoli, although the way in which the Hungarian Agnes Szavay in round 16 2004 Eastbourne runner-up Hantuchova addresses.
This week's winner will collect $98,500.