The players exchanged breaks of serve early in the first set before Mauresmo found her range against the 22-year-old Perry to make it 1-0.

    The French star then found herself losing her concentration after she broke serve again in the second set first to make it 5-1,which allows Perry to win three games in a row.

    The women's second seed player stayed calm, however, to serve out for the match to love.

    "It was some good moments and some (not so good) moments, especially at the end to finish off the match where my mind went out a little bit," Mauresmo said.

    "I thought I lost some intensity, some aggression, in the end where I probably should have closed it out a little bit quicker, but that's the way it is.

    "It's the first match, the first round here."

    Mauresmo, the world No. 2, was satisfied with her first match performance.

    "A few things, especially the serve, to work on for the next match and probably some rhythm a little bit, but overall I thought it was a good first match," she said.

    "There was no added pressure, I felt ready to go on court today right from the first day and defend the title."

    Mauresmo will play Olga Poutchkova of Russia in the second round.