Bhavina Patel showed great skill and mental strength in a close encounter, delivering a fantastic performance.
Australian cyclist Paige Greco grabbed the first gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics as she won the title in the cycling C1-C3 class, 3000-metre individual pursuit.
Bhavina Patel failed to make her presence felt against Ying Zhou, losing in straight sets.
Sonal Patel almost pulled off an upset in India's campaign opener, running Li Qian close but losing a close battle in five games.
Amit Kumar Saroha was also the first quadriplegic to represent the country in the Paralympics.
The 2016 Rio Paralympics was India's best ever medal haul at any Summer Para Games. The contingent won 4 medals.
Murlikant Petkar bagged the first-ever medal at the 1972 Games at Heidelberg, Germany. It was before the time of 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra
The Paralympics 2020 will begin on August 25 with India starting their campaigns in Archery and Table Tennis.
The PCI chief said that the recent statistics backed the Indian athletes to perform well at the Paralympic Games.
For Suyash Jadhav, it is his 2nd Paralympic Games, while Niranjan Mukundan and Prachi Yadav will be making their bow at the biggest stage for the first time in Tokyo.