2026 Austin Challenger – Singles

Singles
2026 Austin Challenger
Champion Lanlana Tararudee
Runner-up Bianca Andreescu
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Renata Zarazúa was the defending champion,[1][2][3] but lost in the second round to Bianca Andreescu.[4]

Lanlana Tararudee won the title, defeating Andreescu 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.[5]

Seeds

  1. Emma Navarro (first round)
  2. McCartney Kessler (quarterfinals)
  3. Solana Sierra (first round)
  4. Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
  5. Caty McNally (second round)
  6. Kimberly Birrell (semifinals)
  7. Oksana Selekhmeteva (second round)
  8. Petra Marčinko (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Paula Badosa 2 6 3
WC Bianca Andreescu 6 3 6
WC Bianca Andreescu 3 6 3
Q Lanlana Tararudee 6 3 6
Q Lanlana Tararudee 6 77
6 Kimberly Birrell 4 64

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC E Navarro 4 4
L Sun 6 6 L Sun 1 66
WC P Badosa 2 6 7 WC P Badosa 6 78
E-G Ruse 6 2 5 WC P Badosa 7 6
Q L Stefanini 3 4 S Kraus 5 1
S Kraus 6 6 S Kraus 6 1 6
Y Yuan 4 3 7 O Selekhmeteva 2 6 4
7 O Selekhmeteva 6 6 WC P Badosa 2 6 3
3 S Sierra 3 6 3 WC B Andreescu 6 3 6
WC B Andreescu 6 2 6 WC B Andreescu 6 7
R Zarazúa 6 64 6 R Zarazúa 3 5
A Blinkova 3 77 4 WC B Andreescu 6 3 6
M Inglis 4 1 Q E Jones 4 6 3
Q E Jones 6 6 Q E Jones 6 77
D Vekić 6 6 D Vekić 3 64
8 P Marčinko 3 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 C McNally 7 4 6
Y Starodubtseva 5 6 4 5 C McNally 3 6 3
D Gálfi 4 65 Q L Tararudee 6 4 6
Q L Tararudee 6 77 Q L Tararudee 6 6
Q A Zakharova 7 7 Q A Zakharova 3 4
V Golubic 5 5 Q A Zakharova 6 6
L Fruhvirtová 6 64 6 L Fruhvirtová 0 2
4 B Haddad Maia 3 77 4 Q L Tararudee 6 77
6 K Birrell 79 6 6 K Birrell 4 64
E Seidel 67 1 6 K Birrell 6 1 6
S Lamens 7 1 4 K Rakhimova 2 6 2
K Rakhimova 5 6 6 6 K Birrell 63 77 6
LL H Sakatsume 4 4 2/WC M Kessler 77 63 0
K Juvan 6 6 K Juvan 7 4 2
S Waltert 66 3 2/WC M Kessler 5 6 6
2/WC M Kessler 78 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Anastasia Zakharova (qualified)
  2. Léolia Jeanjean (qualifying competition)
  3. Lanlana Tararudee (qualified)
  4. Himeno Sakatsume (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
1 Anastasia Zakharova 6 6
WC Sloane Stephens 0 1

Second qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
2 Léolia Jeanjean 77 4 5
Lucrezia Stefanini 60 6 7

Third qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
3 Lanlana Tararudee 6 6
WC Malaika Rapolu 1 1

Fourth qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
4 Himeno Sakatsume 6 2 3
Emerson Jones 3 6 6

References

  1. ^ "2026 Austin 125 Overview". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "¡La reina es mexicana! Renata Zarazúa se corona en el WTA 125 de Austin". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Renata Zarazúa Wins Inaugural Austin 125 WTA Tournament at Spanish Oaks". cbsaustin.com. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Badosa, Andreescu, Kessler Advance in Austin; Vekic Stunned by 17-Year-Old Jones". Tennis Temple. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Tararudee stuns Andreescu to make history as first Thai woman in the top 100". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 March 2026.