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2026 WTA Tour
Details
Duration2 January – 22 November 2026
Edition56th
Tournaments57
Categories
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Mirra Andreeva
Czech Republic Sára Bejlek
United Kingdom Katie Boulter
Spain Cristina Bucșa
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
United States Jessica Pegula
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Aryna Sabalenka
United States Peyton Stearns
Ukraine Elina Svitolina (1)
Most finalsCanada Victoria Mboko
Aryna Sabalenka
Ukraine Elina Svitolina (2)
Prize money
leader		  Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina ($2,724,432)
Points leaderKazakhstan Elena Rybakina (2,443)
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The 2026 WTA Tour (branded as the 2026 WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2026 tennis season.[2][3]The calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments[4] (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments,[5] the WTA 500 tournaments,[6] the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Finals),[7] the team event United Cup (combined event with ATP), and the team event Hopman Cup (organized by the ITF).[8][9][10]

Elena Rybakina won her second major title at the Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Schedule

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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2026 calendar.[2][8]

Key
Grand Slam
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
Team events

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Dec 29
Jan 5		 United Cup
Perth/Sydney, Australia
United Cup
Hard – $5,903,345 – 18 teams		 Poland Poland
2–1		 Switzerland Switzerland United States United States
Belgium Belgium		 Greece Greece
Australia Australia
Argentina Argentina
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA 500
Hard – $1,691,602 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Aryna Sabalenka
6–4, 6–3		 Ukraine Marta Kostyuk Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
United States Jessica Pegula		 United States Madison Keys
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Liudmila Samsonova
Mirra Andreeva
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 6–1		 Spain Cristina Bucșa
Australia Ellen Perez
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA 250
Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–3, 7–6(8–6)		 China Wang Xinyu United States Iva Jovic
Philippines Alexandra Eala 		United Kingdom Sonay Kartal
Belgium Sofia Costoulas
Poland Magda Linette
United Kingdom Francesca Jones
China Guo Hanyu
France Kristina Mladenovic
7–6(9–7), 6–1		 China Xu Yifan
China Yang Zhaoxuan
Jan 12 Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
WTA 500
Hard – $1,206,446 – 30S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Mirra Andreeva
6–3, 6–1		 Canada Victoria Mboko Diana Shnaider
Australia Kimberly Birrell		 Australia Maya Joint
United States Emma Navarro
Romania Jaqueline Cristian
United States Madison Keys
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
China Zhang Shuai
6–1, 6–4		 Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
United States Desirae Krawczyk
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA 250
Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto
6–4, 6–4		 United States Iva Jovic Australia Taylah Preston
Croatia Antonia Ružić		 United Kingdom Emma Raducanu
Poland Magda Linette
Hungary Anna Bondár
Serbia Olga Danilović
Poland Katarzyna Piter
Indonesia Janice Tjen
6–2, 6–2		 Belgium Magali Kempen
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
Jan 19
Jan 26		 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $43,608,375 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed		 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
6–4, 4–6, 6–4		 Aryna Sabalenka Ukraine Elina Svitolina
United States Jessica Pegula		 United States Iva Jovic
United States Coco Gauff
United States Amanda Anisimova
Poland Iga Świątek
Belgium Elise Mertens
China Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–4), 6–4		 Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Australia Olivia Gadecki
Australia John Peers
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] 		France Kristina Mladenovic
France Manuel Guinard

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Feb 2 Abu Dhabi Open
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
WTA 500
Hard – $1,206,446 – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Czech Republic Sára Bejlek
7–6(7–5), 6–1		 Ekaterina Alexandrova Denmark Clara Tauson
United States Hailey Baptiste		 United Kingdom Sonay Kartal
United States McCartney Kessler
Liudmila Samsonova
Philippines Alexandra Eala
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Australia Maya Joint
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]		 Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
Ostrava Open
Ostrava, Czech Republic
WTA 250
Hard (i) – $283,347 – 30S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 United Kingdom Katie Boulter
5–7, 6–2, 6–1		 Germany Tamara Korpatsch United States Katie Volynets
France Diane Parry		 United States Alycia Parks
Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová
Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková
United States Caty McNally
Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
United States Sabrina Santamaria
6–4, 7–6(7–4)		 Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková
Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
Transylvania Open
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
WTA 250
Hard (i) – $283,347 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Romania Sorana Cîrstea
6–0, 6–2		 United Kingdom Emma Raducanu Ukraine Oleksandra Oliynykova
Ukraine Daria Snigur		 Poland Maja Chwalińska
China Wang Xinyu
Austria Anastasia Potapova
China Yuan Yue
Uzbekistan Kamilla Rakhimova
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
7–6(9–7), 6–3		 China Wang Xinyu
China Zheng Saisai
Feb 9 Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA 1000
Hard – $4,088,211 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles		 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
6–4, 7–5		 Canada Victoria Mboko Greece Maria Sakkari
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko		 Poland Iga Świątek
Anna Kalinskaya
Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
0–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]		 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Feb 16 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
WTA 1000
Hard – $4,088,211 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles		 United States Jessica Pegula
6–2, 6–4		 Ukraine Elina Svitolina United States Coco Gauff
United States Amanda Anisimova		 Croatia Antonia Ružić
Philippines Alexandra Eala
Denmark Clara Tauson
Mirra Andreeva
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Brazil Luisa Stefani
6–1, 6–3		 Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
Feb 23 Mérida Open
Mérida, Mexico
WTA 500
Hard – $1,206,446 – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Spain Cristina Bucșa
6–1, 4–6, 6–4		 Poland Magdalena Fręch Italy Jasmine Paolini
China Zhang Shuai		 United Kingdom Katie Boulter
Turkey Zeynep Sönmez
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
Andorra Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
Spain Cristina Bucșa
China Jiang Xinyu
6–4, 6–1		 Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
United Kingdom Maia Lumsden
ATX Open
Austin, United States
WTA 250
Hard – $283,347 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 United States Peyton Stearns
7–6(10–8), 7–5		 United States Taylor Townsend United States Ashlyn Krueger
Australia Kimberly Birrell		 China Yuan Yue
Switzerland Rebeka Masarova
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Australia Ajla Tomljanović
Australia Storm Hunter
United States Taylor Townsend
6–3, 6–4		 Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Mar 2
Mar 9 		Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA 1000
Hard – $9,415,725 – 96S/48Q/32D/12X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/
Mar 16
Mar 23 		Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
WTA 1000
Hard – $9,415,725 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Mar 30 Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA 500
Clay (green) – $2,300,000 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA 250
Clay – $283,347 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

April

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Apr 6 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round Qualifying-round winners Qualifying-round losers
Linz Open
Linz, Austria
WTA 500
Clay (i) – $ – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Apr 13 Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA 500
Clay (i) – $ – 28S/16Q/14D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Open de Rouen
Rouen, France
WTA 250
Clay (i) – € – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Apr 20
Apr 27 		Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA 1000
Clay – € – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

May

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 4
May 11 		Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA 1000
Clay – € – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 18 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA 500
Clay – € – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Morocco Open
Rabat, Morocco
WTA 250
Clay – $ – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 25
Jun 1 		French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – € – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

June

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Jun 8 Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
WTA 500
Grass – $ – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Libéma Open
Rosmalen, Netherlands
WTA 250
Grass – € – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jun 15 German Open
Berlin, Germany
WTA 500
Grass – € – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
WTA 250
Grass – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jun 21 Bad Homburg Open
Bad Homburg, Germany
WTA 500
Grass – $ – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Eastbourne Open
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA 250
Grass – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jun 29

Jul 6

Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass – $ – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

July

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Jul 13 Iași Open
Iași, Romania
WTA 250
Clay – € – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jul 20 Hamburg Open[a]
Hamburg, Germany
WTA 250
Clay – € – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jul 27 Washington Open
Washington DC, United States
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

August

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Aug 3
Aug 10 		Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA 1000
Hard – $ – 96S/32Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Aug 10
Aug 17 		Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA 1000
Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Aug 24 Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Tennis in the Land[a]
Cleveland, United States
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Aug 31
Sept 7 		US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $ – 128S/64D/16X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

September

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Sep 14 Guadalajara Open
Guadalajara, Mexico
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
SP Open
São Paulo, Brazil
WTA 250
Hard– $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Sep 21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Shenzhen, China
Hard (i) – 8 teams
vs
Singapore Open
Singapore, Singapore
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Sep 28
Oct 5 		China Open
Beijing, China
WTA 1000
Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

October

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Oct 12 Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA 1000
Hard – $ – 56S/24Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Oct 19 Ningbo Open
Ningbo, China
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Japan Open
Osaka, Japan
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Oct 26 Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA 500
Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Guangzhou Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

November

[edit]
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Nov 2 Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, China
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jiangxi Open
Jiujiang, China
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Chennai Open[a]
Chennai, India
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Nov 9 WTA Finals
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Year-end championships
Hard (i) – $ – 8S/8D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Nov 16 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs Play-off winners Play-off losers

Statistical information

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2025 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Finals), the WTA Premier tournaments (WTA 1000 and WTA 500), and the WTA 250. The players/nations are sorted by:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. cumulated point value of those titles (one Grand Slam tournament win equaling two WTA 1000 wins, one year-end championships win equaling one-and-a-half WTA 1000 win, one WTA 1000 win equaling two WTA 500 wins, one WTA 500 win equaling two WTA 250 wins);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

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Grand Slam
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250

Titles won by player

[edit]
Total Player Grand Slam Year-end WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 Total
S D X S D S D X S D S D S D X
2  Zhang Shuai (CHN) ● ● 0 2 0
2  Cristina Bucșa (ESP) ● ● 1 1 0
1  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) ● 1 0 0
1  Elise Mertens (BEL) ● 0 1 0
1  Olivia Gadecki (AUS) ● 0 0 1
1  Karolína Muchová (CZE) ● 1 0 0
1  Jessica Pegula (USA) ● 1 0 0
1  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) ● 0 1 0
1  Anna Danilina (KAZ) ● 0 1 0
1  Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) ● 0 1 0
1  Luisa Stefani (BRA) ● 0 1 0
1 Mirra Andreeva[b] ● 1 0 0
1  Sára Bejlek (CZE) ● 1 0 0
1 Aryna Sabalenka[b] ● 1 0 0
1 Ekaterina Alexandrova[b] ● 0 1 0
1  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) ● 0 1 0
1  Jiang Xinyu (CHN) ● 0 1 0
1  Maya Joint (AUS) ● 0 1 0
1  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) ● 0 1 0
1  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) ● 0 1 0
1  Katie Boulter (GBR) ● 1 0 0
1  Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) ● 1 0 0
1  Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) ● 1 0 0
1  Peyton Stearns (USA) ● 1 0 0
1  Elina Svitolina (UKR) ● 1 0 0
1  Anastasia Dețiuc (CZE) ● 0 1 0
1  Guo Hanyu (CHN) ● 0 1 0
1  Storm Hunter (AUS) ● 0 1 0
1  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) ● 0 1 0
1  Katarzyna Piter (POL) ● 0 1 0
1  Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) ● 0 1 0
1  Sabrina Santamaria (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) ● 0 1 0
1  Janice Tjen (INA) ● 0 1 0
1  Taylor Townsend (USA) ● 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 Total
S D X S D S D X S D S D S D X
4  China (CHN) 1 2 1 0 4 0
4  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
4  United States (USA) 1 1 2 2 2 0
3  Australia (AUS) 1 1 1 0 2 1
3  Spain (ESP) 1 1 1 1 2 0
2  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1 1 1 0
1  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 1 0
1  Brazil (BRA) 1 0 1 0
1  Canada (CAN) 1 0 1 0
1  Serbia (SRB) 1 0 1 0
1  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 0 1 0
1  Latvia (LAT) 1 0 1 0
1  Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 0 0
1  Italy (ITA) 1 1 0 0
1  Romania (ROU) 1 1 0 0
1  Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 0 0
1  France (FRA) 1 0 1 0
1  Indonesia (INA) 1 0 1 0
1  Poland (POL) 1 0 1 0
1  Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 0 1 0

Titles information

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The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed

Best ranking

[edit]

The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 highest rank indicated in bold):[c]

Singles
Doubles

WTA rankings

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Main article: Current tennis rankings

Singles

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Singles race rankings as of 2 March 2026[12][13]
No. Player Points Tourn
1  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2,443 4
2  Jessica Pegula (USA) 1,975 3
3  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 1,800 4
4   Aryna Sabalenka 1,800 2
5  Victoria Mboko (CAN) 1,497 5
6  Karolína Muchová (CZE) 1,435 3
7   Mirra Andreeva 1,183 5
8  Coco Gauff (USA) 980 4
9  Amanda Anisimova (USA) 890 4
10  Iva Jovic (USA) 841 5
11  Iga Świątek (POL) 795 3
12  Belinda Bencic (SUI) 744 4
13  Cristina Bucșa (ESP) 726 7
14  Sára Bejlek (CZE) 630 4
15  Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 613 7
16  Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 603 6
17  Sorana Cîrstea (ROM) 579 6
18  Elise Mertens (BEL) 575 4
19  Janice Tjen (INA) 568 8
20  Magdalena Fręch (POL) 562 6

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WTA rankings (singles) as of 2 March 2026[14]
No. Player Points Move
1  Aryna Sabalenka 10,675 Steady
2  Iga Świątek (POL) 7,588 Steady
3  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 7,253 Steady
4  Coco Gauff (USA) 6,803 Steady
5  Jessica Pegula (USA) 6,768 Steady
6  Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6,070 Steady
7  Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 4,232 Steady
8  Mirra Andreeva 4,001 Steady
9  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 3,845 Steady
10  Victoria Mboko (CAN) 3,211 Steady
11  Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,918 Steady
12  Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,898 Steady
13  Karolína Muchová (CZE) 2,668 Steady
14  Linda Nosková (CZE) 2,421 Steady
15  Madison Keys (USA) 2,351 Steady
16  Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2,324 Steady
17  Clara Tauson (DEN) 2,095 Steady
18  Iva Jovic (USA) 2,095 Steady
19  Liudmila Samsonova 2,050 Steady
20  Diana Shnaider 1,953 Increase 1

No. 1 ranking

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Holder Date gained Date forfeited
Aryna Sabalenka Year-end 2025 Present

Doubles

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Doubles race rankings as of 2 March 2026[15][16]
No. Player Points Tourn
1  Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
 Anna Danilina (KAZ) 		3,080 5
2  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
 Luisa Stefani (BRA) 		2,170 3
3  Elise Mertens (BEL)
 Zhang Shuai (CHN) 		2,010 2
4  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 		1,688 4
5  Ellen Perez (AUS)
 Demi Schuurs (NED) 		783 5
6  Ena Shibahara (JPN)
 Vera Zvonareva 		780 1
7  Vera Zvonareva
 Laura Siegemund (GER) 		770 2
8  Olivia Nicholls (CZE)
 Tereza Mihalíková (SVK) 		681 5
9  Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA)
 Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 		576 4
10  Eri Hozumi (JPN)
 Wu Fang-hsien (TPE) 		550 6

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WTA rankings (doubles) as of 2 March 2026[17]
No. Player Points Move
1  Elise Mertens (BEL) 8,483 Steady
2  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 6,938 Steady
3  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 6730 Steady
4  Sara Errani (ITA) 6,585 Steady
=  Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 6,585 Steady
6  Veronika Kudermetova 6,496 Increase 1
7  Anna Danilina (KAZ) 6,440 Decrease 1
8  Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) 6,310 Steady
9  Taylor Townsend (USA) 5,925 Steady
10  Luisa Stefani (BRA) 5,860 Steady
11  Erin Routliffe (NZL) 5,790 Steady
12  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 5,535 Increase 1
13  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 5,528 Increase 1
14  Zhang Shuai (CHN) 5,488 Decrease 2
15  Tímea Babos (HUN) 4,295 Steady
16  Diana Shnaider 3,740 Steady
17  Cristina Bucșa (ESP) 3,580 Increase 3
18  Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 3,548 Decrease 1
19  Demi Schuurs (NED) 3,505 Decrease 1
20  Asia Muhammad (USA) 3,493 Decrease 1

No. 1 ranking

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Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) Year-end 2025 1 February 2026
 Elise Mertens (BEL) 2 February 2026 Present

Points distribution

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Points are awarded as follows:[18]

Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (128S) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Grand Slam (64D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 – – – – –
WTA Finals (8S/8D) 1500* 1000* 600* (+200 per round robin win)
WTA 1000 (96S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 – 20 2
WTA 1000 (56S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 – 30 – 20 2
WTA 1000 (32/28D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10 – – – – – –
WTA 500 (48S) 500 325 195 108 60 32 1 – 25 – 13 1
WTA 500 (30/28S) 500 325 195 108 60 1 – – 25 – 13 1
WTA 500 (24D) 500 325 195 108 60 1 – – – – – –
WTA 500 (16D) 500 325 195 108 1 – – – – – – –
WTA 250 (32S) 250 163 98 54 30 1 – – 18 – 12 1
WTA 250 (16D) 250 163 98 54 1 – – – – – – –
United Cup 500 (max) For details, see 2026 United Cup

S = singles players, D = doubles teams
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record

Prize money leaders

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Prize money in US$ as of 2 February 2026[19]
No. Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
1 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina $2,724,432 $0 $0 $2,724,432
2 Aryna Sabalenka $1,606,482 $7,815 $0 $1,614,297
3 United States Coco Gauff $1,039,965 $0 $0 $1,039,965
4 Poland Iga Świątek $972,465 $0 $0 $972,465
5 Switzerland Belinda Bencic $932,369 $0 $0 $932,369
6 Belgium Elise Mertens $623,261 $291,339 $0 $914,600
7 United States Jessica Pegula $886,390 $14,243 $0 $900,633
8 Ukraine Elina Svitolina $846,665 $1,010 $0 $847,675
9 Canada Victoria Mboko $601,261 $20,717 $0 $621,978
10 United States Iva Jovic $520,021 $22,912 $0 $542,933

Retirements

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The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2026 season:

  • Hungary Tímea Babos joined the professional tour in 2011 and reached career-high rankings of No. 25 in singles in September 2016 and No. 1 in doubles in July 2018. She won three singles and 29 doubles titles, including four major doubles titles at the 2018 and 2020 Australian Opens, 2019 and 2020 French Opens, and three consecutive titles at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 WTA Finals. Babos announced her retirement in November 2025, wanting to focus on starting a family. Her final appearance will be at the 2026 Australian Open.[20]
  • Spain Aliona Bolsova joined the professional tour in 2018 and reached career-high rankings of No. 88 in singles in July 2019 and No. 54 in doubles in December 2022. Bolsova announced her planned retirement in the spring of 2026.[21]
  • Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached career-high rankings of No. 1 in doubles in October 2017 and No. 50 in singles in June 2007. She won 33 career doubles titles, including a major title in women's doubles at the 2017 US Open and three majors in mixed doubles at the 2018 and 2019 French Opens, and 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Chan announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2026.[22]
  • Romania Sorana Cîrstea joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached career-high rankings of No. 21 in singles in August 2013 and No. 35 in doubles in March 2009. She won three singles and six doubles titles. Cîrstea announced in December 2025 that she will retire at the end of the 2026 season, after 20 years on the tour.[23]
  • Mexico Fernanda Contreras Gómez joined the professional tour in 2019 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 99 in doubles in May 2023. Contreras Gómez announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2026.[24]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Date isn't confirmed yet.
  2. ^ a b c As of 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not compete in tournaments under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]
  3. ^ Name and ranking in bold means the player entered the top 10 or became world No. 1 for the first time this year, and only the ranking in bold means the player had entered the top 10 in a previous season (before 2026) but reached a new career-high ranking this year.

References

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  1. ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (11 December 2025). "Billie Jean King applauds historic WTA, Mercedes-Benz partnership: "Far beyond tennis"". Tennis. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "WTA Calendar 2026" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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  10. ^ Cruz, Mário Sérgio (2025-10-09). "WTA define calendário de 2026 e mantém SP Open em setembro". TenisBrasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  11. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA. March 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  20. ^ "Babos Tímea családalapítás miatt visszavonul egy időre" [Tímea Babos is retiring for a while due to starting a family]. hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 17 November 2025.
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