Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Tournament stalwart Roberta Vinci came from behind to win her first-round match Monday at the $220,000 Barcelona Ladies Open.

The fourth-seeded reigning champion came back to beat France's Mathilde Johansson 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 on the red clay at Centre Municipal de Tenis Vall d'Hebron.

Vinci has appeared in the last three Barcelona finals, having topped Czech Lucie Hradecka in last year's finale, also titled here in 2009, and finished the runner-up in 2010.

Up next for Vinci will be Romanian Simona Halep.

Meanwhile, sixth-seeded Czech Petra Cetkovska snuck past struggling Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 and seventh-seeded Italian Sara Errani bested Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Additional Day-1 wins came for Spanish wild card Garbine Muguruza Blanco and Halep, who handled promising American Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-4.

The top seeds here are French Open runner-up Francesca Schiavone and German Julia Goerges, both of whom will see action on Tuesday. Schiavone titled here in 2010 by beating Vinci in an all-Italian finale.

This week's winner will claim $37,000.

The Sports Network