Atlanta made injured Chinese star Sun Wen the first pick in the Dec. 10-11 WUSA Global Draft, while the CyberRays made Thori Bryan, at No. 8 in the first round, the first American selected overall. Since the first six rounds of the draft moved along more quickly than the league had anticipated, the draft ran through eight rounds on Day 1. The draft was originally scheduled to end after six rounds on Dec. 10. There was one trade — San Diego traded former UNC Greensboro star Kerry Gragg to Atlanta for a draft pick and future considerations. However, that trade may have confused the official draft standings, as provided by the WUSA. The league provided a compensation pick to the Spirit, which will lose Joy Fawcett for most if not all of the season because the U.S. defender is pregnant with her third child. San Diego used that pick on former Santa Clara central defender Kimberly Pickup, who was known for her long-range flip throws in the days when the Broncos reached four straight NCAA semifinals. Here are the results from the first day of the WUSA draft followed by team by team draft results:
| Pick No. | Round | Name | Team | Position | |
| 1 | 1 | Sun Wen | Atlanta Beat | Forward | |
| 2 | 1 | Liu Ailing | Philadelphia Charge | Midfielder | |
| 3 | 1 | Fan Yunjie | San Diego Spirit | Defender | |
| 4 | 1 | Gao Hong | New York Power | Goalkeepr | |
| 5 | 1 | Dagny Mellgren | Boston Breakers | Midfielder | |
| 6 | 1 | Wen Lirong | Carolina Tempest | Defender | |
| 7 | 1 | Annie Makinen | Washington Freedom | Midfielder | |
| 8 | 1 | Thori Bryan | Bay Area CyberRays | Defender | |
| 9 | 2 | Julie Murray | Bay Area CyberRays | Midfielder | |
| 10 | 2 | Lindsey Stoecker | Washington Freedom | Defender | |
| 11 | 2 | Meredith Florance | Carolina Tempest | Forward | |
| 12 | 2 | Keri Sanchez Raygor | Boston Breakers | Defender/Midfielder | |
| 13 | 2 | Jennifer Lalor | New York Power | Midfielder | |
| 14 | 2 | Sherrill Kester | San Diego Spirit | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 15 | 2 | Heather Mitts | Philadelphia Charge | Defender | |
| 16 | 2 | Kylie Bivens | Atlanta Beat | Defender | |
| 17 | 3 | Sharolta Nonen | Atlanta Beat | Defender | |
| 18 | 3 | Jenny Benson | Philadelphia Charge | Midfielder | |
| 19 | 3 | Shannon Boxx | San Diego Spirit | Midfielder | |
| 20 | 3 | Kristy Whelchel | New York Power | Defender/Midfielder | |
| 21 | 3 | Karina LeBlanc | Boston Breakers | Goalkeeper | |
| 22 | 3 | Nicole Roberts | Carolina Tempest | Midfielder | |
| 23 | 3 | Krista Davey | Washington Freedom | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 24 | 3 | Amy Walsh | Bay Area CyberRays | Midfielder | |
| 25 | 4 | Ann Cook | Bay Area CyberRays | Midfielder | |
| 26 | 4 | Skylar Little | Washington Freedom | Defender | |
| 27 | 4 | Erin Baxter | Carolina Tempest | Midfielder | |
| 28 | 4 | Heather Aldama | Boston Breakers | Midfielder | |
| 29 | 4 | Beth Zotter | New York Power | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 30 | Jenny Mascaro | San Diego Spirit | Midfielder | ||
| 31 | 4 | Ruth Van Land | Philadelphia Charge | No Position | |
| 32 | 4 | Marci Miller | Atlanta Beat | Midfielder | |
| 33 | 4 | Kimberly Pickup | San Diego Spirit | Defender | Compensation Pick |
| 34 | 5 | Nancy Augustyniak | Atlanta Beat | Defender | |
| 35 | 5 | Sarah Yohe | Philadelphia Charge | Forward | |
| 36 | 5 | Gina Oceguera | San Diego Spirit | Forward/Defender | |
| 37 | 5 | Nel Fettig | New York Power | Defender | |
| 38 | 5 | Robin Confer | Boston Breakers | Forward | |
| 39 | 5 | Naomi Stone | Carolina Tempest | Midfielder | |
| 40 | 5 | Emmy Barr | Washington Freedom | Forward | |
| 41 | 5 | Carey Dorn | Bay Area CyberRays | Defender | |
| 42 | 6 | Jacqui Little | Bay Area CyberRays | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 43 | 6 | Amanda Cromwell | Washington Freedom | Midfielder | |
| 44 | 6 | Kim Yankowski | Carolina Tempest | Midfielder | |
| 45 | 6 | Elie Foster | Boston Breakers | Midfielder | |
| 46 | 6 | Jennifer OSullivan | New York Power | Defender | |
| 47 | 6 | Raven McDonald | Philadelphia Charge | Midfielder | |
| 48 | 7 | Rebekah McDowell | Philadelphia Charge | Midfielder | |
| 49 | 7 | Traci Gatell | San Diego Spirit | Forward | |
| 50 | 7 | Carlene Stenson | New York Power | No Position | |
| 51 | 7 | Sarah Powell | Boston Breakers | No Position | |
| 52 | 7 | Maren Hendershot | Carolina Tempest | Forward | |
| 53 | 7 | Monica Gerardo | Washington Freedom | Midfielder | |
| 54 | 7 | Jennifer Mead | Bay Area CyberRays | Goalkeeper | |
| 55 | 6 | Kerry Gragg | San Diego Spirit | Midfielder | Player traded to Atlanta for draft pick and future considerations |
| 56 | 6 | Jaime Pagliarulo | San Diego Spirit | Goalkeeper | Pick received via trade with Atlanta |
| 57 | 7 | Lisa Krzykowski | Atlanta Beat | Midfielder | |
| 58 | 8 | Kim Clark | Bay Area CyberRays | Midfielder | |
| 59 | 8 | Erin Fahey | Washington Freedom | Goalkeeper | |
| 60 | 8 | Staci Burt | Carolina Tempest | Midfielder | |
| 61 | 8 | Allie Kemp | Boston Breakers | Forward | |
| 62 | 8 | Kerry Conners | New York Power | Forward | |
| 63 | 8 | Missy Wycinski | San Diego Spirit | Midfielder | |
| 64 | 8 | Michelle Demko | Philadelphia Charge | Midfielder | |
| 65 | 8 | Julie Augustyniak | Atlanta Beat | Midfielder/Defender |