2026 Australian Open – Women's singles

Further information: 2026 Australian Open
Women's singles
2026 Australian Open
Champion Elena Rybakina
Runner-up Aryna Sabalenka
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds32

Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Australian Open. It was her second major title.[1] Rybakina was the fourth woman (after Jennifer Capriati, Serena Williams, and Madison Keys) since the establishment of the WTA rankings to defeat both the world No. 1 and No. 2 players en route to the Australian Open title.[2] The final was a rematch of the 2023 final, won by Sabalenka.[3]

Keys was the defending champion,[4] but lost in the fourth round to Jessica Pegula.[5]

Sabalenka was the first woman to reach four consecutive Australian Open women's singles finals since Martina Hingis in 2000. Sabalenka and Rybakina both reached the final without losing a set en route, the first time both finalists at a major did so since Serena and Venus Williams at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.

Aged 45 years and 7 months old, Venus Williams became the oldest woman to compete in the singles main draw at the Australian Open, surpassing the previous record set by Kimiko Date in 2015.[6] The first round match between Karolína Plíšková and Sloane Stephens was the first major main draw match contested between two players ranked outside the top 1,000 since the current WTA Tour format was established in 1990.[7]

Zeynep Sönmez became the first Turkish woman to record a win at the event[8] and the first Turkish player to advance to the third round.[9] This was the first Australian Open to have four Americans in the quarterfinals since 2001.[10] For the first time in the Open Era, the top six seeds reached the quarterfinals in both the women's and men's singles competitions.[11]

Seeds

1.   Aryna Sabalenka (final)
2.   Iga Świątek (quarterfinals)
3.   Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)
4.   Amanda Anisimova (quarterfinals)
5.   Elena Rybakina (champion)
6.   Jessica Pegula (semifinals)
7.   Jasmine Paolini (third round)
8.   Mirra Andreeva (fourth round)
9.   Madison Keys (fourth round)
10.   Belinda Bencic (second round)
11.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
12.   Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
13.   Linda Nosková (third round)
14.   Clara Tauson (third round)
15.   Emma Navarro (first round)
16.   Naomi Osaka (third round, withdrew)
17.   Victoria Mboko (fourth round)
18.   Liudmila Samsonova (first round)
19.   Karolína Muchová (fourth round)
20.   Marta Kostyuk (first round)
21.   Elise Mertens (fourth round)
22.   Leylah Fernandez (first round)
23.   Diana Shnaider (third round)
24.   Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
25.   Paula Badosa (second round)
26.   Dayana Yastremska (first round)
27.   Sofia Kenin (first round)
28.   Emma Raducanu (second round)
29.   Iva Jovic (quarterfinals)
30.   Maya Joint (first round)
31.   Anna Kalinskaya (third round)
32.   Markéta Vondroušová (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
29 Iva Jovic 3 0
1 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
12 Elina Svitolina 2 3
3 Coco Gauff 1 2
12 Elina Svitolina 6 6
1 Aryna Sabalenka 4 6 4
5 Elena Rybakina 6 4 6
6 Jessica Pegula 6 77
4 Amanda Anisimova 2 61
6 Jessica Pegula 3 67
5 Elena Rybakina 6 79
5 Elena Rybakina 7 6
2 Iga Świątek 5 1

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 A Sabalenka 6 6
WC T Rakotomanga Rajaonah 4 1 1 A Sabalenka 6 6
A Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 610 Q Z Bai 3 1
Q Z Bai 6 2 712 1 A Sabalenka 77 79
S Lamens 6 5 2 A Potapova 64 67
A Potapova 3 7 6 A Potapova 77 6
PR M Sawangkaew 4 1 28 E Raducanu 63 2
28 E Raducanu 6 6 1 A Sabalenka 6 77
17 V Mboko 6 6 17 V Mboko 1 61
WC E Jones 4 1 17 V Mboko 6 6
C McNally 6 6 C McNally 4 3
Q H Sakatsume 3 1 17 V Mboko 77 5 6
P Kudermetova 6 6 14 C Tauson 65 7 3
Q G Maristany 2 3 P Kudermetova 3 6 5
D Gálfi 3 3 14 C Tauson 6 3 7
14 C Tauson 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 E Alexandrova 5 6 4
Q Z Sönmez 7 4 6 Q Z Sönmez 6 6
A Bondár 6 6 A Bondár 2 4
WC E Mandlik 0 4 Q Z Sönmez 3 77 3
Y Putintseva 3 7 6 Y Putintseva 6 63 6
B Haddad Maia 6 5 3 Y Putintseva 6 6
E Jacquemot 64 77 710 E Jacquemot 1 2
20 M Kostyuk 77 64 67 Y Putintseva 0 1
29 I Jovic 6 6 29 I Jovic 6 6
K Volynets 2 3 29 I Jovic 6 6
WC P Hon 1 6 5 WC P Hon 1 2
Q M Stakusic 6 4 3r 29 I Jovic 6 77
V Erjavec 1 1 7 J Paolini 2 63
M Fręch 6 6 M Fręch 2 3
Q A Sasnovich 1 2 7 J Paolini 6 6
7 J Paolini 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 C Gauff 6 6
K Rakhimova 2 3 3 C Gauff 6 6
O Danilović 65 6 6 O Danilović 2 2
WC V Williams 77 3 4 3 C Gauff 3 6 6
Q S Hunter 6 6 H Baptiste 6 0 3
J Bouzas Maneiro 4 4 Q S Hunter 2 1
H Baptiste 6 63 6 H Baptiste 6 6
LL T Townsend 3 77 3 3 C Gauff 6 3 6
19 K Muchová 6 78 19 K Muchová 1 6 3
J Cristian 3 66 19 K Muchová 4 6 6
A Parks 0 6 6 A Parks 6 4 4
A Eala 6 3 2 19 K Muchová 6 6
A Li 6 65 7 M Linette 1 1
C Osorio 4 77 5 A Li 3 3
M Linette 3 6 6 M Linette 6 6
15 E Navarro 6 3 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 E Svitolina 6 6
C Bucșa 4 1 12 E Svitolina 7 6
Q L Klimovičová 6 3 Q L Klimovičová 5 1
F Jones 2 2r 12 E Svitolina 77 6
WC T Gibson 6 6 23 D Shnaider 64 3
A Blinkova 1 3 WC T Gibson 6 5 3
B Krejčíková 6 3 3 23 D Shnaider 3 7 6
23 D Shnaider 2 6 6 12 E Svitolina 6 6
26 D Yastremska 4 5 8 M Andreeva 2 4
E-G Ruse 6 7 E-G Ruse 6 6
Q Y Starodubtseva 6 63 1 A Tomljanović 4 4
A Tomljanović 4 77 6 E-G Ruse 3 4
M Sakkari 6 6 8 M Andreeva 6 6
L Jeanjean 4 2 M Sakkari 0 4
D Vekić 6 3 0 8 M Andreeva 6 6
8 M Andreeva 4 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 J Pegula 6 6
A Zakharova 2 1 6 J Pegula 6 6
E Arango 3 2 M Kessler 0 2
M Kessler 6 6 6 J Pegula 6 6
O Selekhmeteva 6 3 6 O Selekhmeteva 3 2
E Seidel 3 6 0 O Selekhmeteva 6 6
WC Z Diyas 2 4 25 P Badosa 4 4
25 P Badosa 6 6 6 J Pegula 6 6
22 L Fernandez 2 61 9 M Keys 3 4
J Tjen 6 77 J Tjen 4 4
PR Ka Plíšková 79 6 PR Ka Plíšková 6 6
Q S Stephens 67 2 PR Ka Plíšková 3 3
A Krueger 6 6 9 M Keys 6 6
S Bejlek 3 3 A Krueger 1 5
O Oliynykova 66 1 9 M Keys 6 7
9 M Keys 78 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 L Nosková 6 6
D Semeņistaja 3 0 13 L Nosková 6 4 6
S Zhang 3 6 3 WC T Preston 2 6 2
WC T Preston 6 2 6 13 L Nosková 5 4
Xin Wang 6 6 Xin Wang 7 6
Q A Kalinina 3 3 Xin Wang 4 6 6
R Šramková 4 4 24 J Ostapenko 6 4 4
24 J Ostapenko 6 6 Xin Wang 64 4
27 S Kenin 3 2 4 A Anisimova 77 6
P Stearns 6 6 P Stearns 6 7
P Marčinko 6 7 P Marčinko 2 5
T Maria 3 5 P Stearns 1 4
P Udvardy 1 2 4 A Anisimova 6 6
K Siniaková 6 6 K Siniaková 1 4
S Waltert 3 2 4 A Anisimova 6 6
4 A Anisimova 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 E Rybakina 6 6
K Juvan 4 3 5 E Rybakina 7 6
V Gracheva 6 2 6 V Gracheva 5 2
V Golubic 1 6 1 5 E Rybakina 6 6
L Sun 3 5 T Valentová 2 3
Q L Fruhvirtová 6 7 Q L Fruhvirtová 5 6 3
T Valentová 6 6 T Valentová 7 2 6
30 M Joint 4 4 5 E Rybakina 6 6
21 E Mertens 7 6 21 E Mertens 1 3
Q L Tararudee 5 1 21 E Mertens 6 6
S Sierra 3 1 M Uchijima 3 1
M Uchijima 6 6 21 E Mertens 6 6
D Kasatkina 67 6 3 Q N Bartůňková 0 4
Q N Bartůňková 79 0 6 Q N Bartůňková 6 0 6
K Boulter 0 5 10 B Bencic 3 6 4
10 B Bencic 6 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 N Osaka 6 3 6
A Ružić 3 6 4 16 N Osaka 6 4 6
S Cîrstea 3 6 6 S Cîrstea 3 6 2
E Lys 6 4 3 16 N Osaka
Q M Inglis 78 69 6 Q M Inglis w/o
K Birrell 66 711 4 Q M Inglis 6 63 710
L Siegemund 0 7 6 L Siegemund 4 77 67
18 L Samsonova 6 5 4 Q M Inglis 0 3
31 A Kalinskaya 77 6 2 I Świątek 6 6
S Kartal 63 1 31 A Kalinskaya 6 6
J Grabher 7 2 6 J Grabher 3 3
E Cocciaretto 5 6 4 31 A Kalinskaya 1 6 1
R Zarazúa 2 5 2 I Świątek 6 1 6
M Bouzková 6 7 M Bouzková 2 3
Q Y Yuan 65 3 2 I Świątek 6 6
2 I Świątek 77 6

Championship match statistics

Category Rybakina Sabalenka
1st serve % 54/98 (55%) 53/86 (62%)
1st serve points won 41 of 54 = 76% 40 of 53 = 75%
2nd serve points won 21 of 44 = 48% 16 of 33 = 48%
Total service points won 62 of 98 = 63.27% 56 of 86 = 65.12%
Aces 6 5
Double faults 3 2
Winners 28 35
Unforced errors 25 26
Net points won 10 of 15 = 67% 8 of 10 = 80%
Break points converted 3 of 6 = 50% 2 of 8 = 25%
Return points won 28 of 86 = 33% 33 of 98 = 34%
Total points won 92 92
Source

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players, based on WTA rankings as of 12 January 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 19 January 2026.

Because the tournament took place one week later this year, points defending also included tournaments that took place during the week of 27 January 2025 (Linz and Singapore), which were replaced by the player's next best result.

‡ Champion
† Runner-up
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Aryna Sabalenka† 10,990 1,300 1,300 10,990 Final lost to Elena Rybakina [5]
2 2 Iga Świątek 8,328 780 430 7,978 Quarterfinals lost to Elena Rybakina [5]
3 3 Coco Gauff 6,423 430 430 6,423 Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina [12]
4 4 Amanda Anisimova 6,320 70 430 6,680 Quarterfinals lost to Jessica Pegula [6]
5 5 Elena Rybakina‡ 5,850 240 2,000 7,610 Champion, defeated Aryna Sabalenka [1]
6 6 Jessica Pegula 5,453 130 780 6,103 Semifinals lost to Elena Rybakina [5]
7 8 Jasmine Paolini 4,267 130 130 4,267 Third round lost to Iva Jovic [29]
8 7 Mirra Andreeva 4,731 240 240 4,731 Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [12]
9 9 Madison Keys 4,111 2,000 240 2,351 Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [6]
10 10 Belinda Bencic 3,512 240 70 3,342 Second round lost to Nikola Bartůňková [Q]
11 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova 3,375 10+500 10+108 2,983 First round lost to Zeynep Sönmez [Q]
12 12 Elina Svitolina 2,856 430+1 780+0 3,205 Semifinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
13 13 Linda Nosková 2,641 10 130 2,761 Third round lost to Wang Xinyu
14 14 Clara Tauson 2,530 130+195 130+10 2,345 Third round lost to Victoria Mboko [17]
15 15 Emma Navarro 2,515 430 10 2,095 First round lost to Magda Linette
16 17 Naomi Osaka 2,366 130 130 2,366 Third round withdrew due to abdominal injury
17 16 Victoria Mboko 2,447 (35+78)[a] 240+32 2,606 Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
18 18 Liudmila Samsonova 2,122 70 10 2,062 First round lost to Laura Siegemund
19 19 Karolína Muchová 2,083 70+195 240+0 2,058 Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [3]
20 20 Marta Kostyuk 1,983 130 10 1,863 First round lost to Elsa Jacquemot
21 21 Elise Mertens 1,956 70+250 240+60 1,936 Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [5]
22 23 Leylah Fernandez 1,821 130 10 1,701 First round lost to Janice Tjen
23 22 Diana Shnaider 1,953 130 130 1,953 Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [12]
24 24 Jeļena Ostapenko 1,741 10 70 1,801 Second round lost to Wang Xinyu
25 26 Paula Badosa 1,676 780 70 966 Second round lost to Oksana Selekhmeteva
26 28 Dayana Yastremska 1,610 130+325 10+10 1,175 First round lost to Elena-Gabriela Ruse
27 30 Sofia Kenin 1,567 10 10 1,567 First round lost to Peyton Stearns
28 29 Emma Raducanu 1,607 130 70 1,547 Second round lost to Anastasia Potapova
29 27 Iva Jovic 1,671 70 430 2,031 Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
30 31 Maya Joint 1,549 10 10 1,549 First round lost to Tereza Valentová
31 33 Anna Kalinskaya 1,511 0+98 130+32 1,575 Third round lost to Iga Świątek [2]
32 34 Markéta Vondroušová 1,446 0 0 1,446 Withdrew due to shoulder injury

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
25 Zheng Qinwen 1,728 70 1,658 Right elbow injury[12]
32 Veronika Kudermetova 1,517 240 1,277 Personal reasons

Other entry information

Wildcards

The following players received wildcards into the women's singles main draw[13]:

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Main article: 2026 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky loser

Withdrawals

The entry list was released based on the WTA rankings for the week of 8 December 2025, which was the usual cutoff deadline date.

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

Source:[18]

Notes

  1. ^ Did not qualify for the tournament in 2025 and is instead defending points from two ITF tournaments.
  2. ^ Originally represented Russia in the initial entry list at the time of publish, but switched her nationality to Uzbekistan from 15 December 2025.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Rybakina confirms place among game's elites; wins first Australian Open, second Major title". wtatennis.com. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ "47 aces, a hefty payday and more from Rybakina's memorable two weeks down under". Women's Tennis Association. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Resilient Rybakina beats Sabalenka to AO 2026 title". ausopen. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Keys edges Sabalenka in Australian Open final thriller for first Slam title". Women's Tennis Association. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Pegula ends Keys title defence to win 'gross' bet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Venus Williams awarded Australian Open wildcard". ausopen. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Stephens details injury rehab, 2026 plans after first-round loss to Pliskova". WTATennis. 20 January 2026.
  8. ^ "History made, kindness shown: Sonmez aids ballkid, posts upset in Melbourne". WTATennis. 18 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Zeynep Sonmez makes history at Australian Open with third round breakthrough". TurkiyeToday. 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Jovic blitzes Putintseva in 53 minutes to reach first Grand Slam quarterfinal in Melbourne". WTATennis. 24 January 2026.
  11. ^ "MATCH NOTES | DAY 11 – QF (BOTTOM HALF) - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Zheng Qinwen confirms withdrawal from 2026 Australian Open". tennis.com. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Venus Williams awarded Australian Open wildcard". Australian Open. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Wildcard weekend: Jones, Duckworth, Diyas, Bu set for AO 2026 main draw". ausopen. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Elizabeth Mandlik, Patrick Kypson clinch Australian Open Wild Card Challenges". USTA. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Les invitations pour l'Open d'Australie 2026 à Sarah Rakotomanga et Kyrian Jacquet". FFT (in French). 16 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Polina Kudermetova has changed her sporting citizenship and will represent Uzbekistan". Tennis Federation of Uzbekistan. 15 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Australian Open 2026 entry lists released". Australian Open. 9 December 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.