2026 Miami Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 Miami Open
2025 Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Draw96
Seeds32

Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion.[1] She is attempting to complete the Sunshine Double.

Sloane Stephens's (world No. 717) win over Jennifer Brady (world No. 744) in the first round was the first WTA 1000 main-draw match between two players both ranked outside the world's top 500.[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Aryna Sabalenka
2.   Iga Świątek (second round)
3.   Elena Rybakina
4.   Coco Gauff
5.   Jessica Pegula
6.   Amanda Anisimova (fourth round)
7.   Jasmine Paolini (third round)
8.   Mirra Andreeva (fourth round)
9.   Elina Svitolina (third round)
10.   Victoria Mboko (quarterfinals)
11.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
12.   Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
13.   Karolína Muchová
14.   Linda Nosková (second round)
15.   Madison Keys (third round)
16.   Naomi Osaka (second round)
17.   Clara Tauson (second round, retired)
18.   Iva Jovic (third round)
19.   Liudmila Samsonova (second round)
20.   Diana Shnaider (third round)
21.   Elise Mertens (third round)
22.   Anna Kalinskaya (second round)
23.   Zheng Qinwen (fourth round)
24.   Emma Raducanu (withdrew)
25.   Jeļena Ostapenko (fourth round)
26.   Leylah Fernandez (third round)
27.   Marta Kostyuk (third round)
28.   Maya Joint (withdrew)
29.   Wang Xinyu (second round)
30.   Cristina Bucșa (second round, retired)
31.   Alexandra Eala (fourth round)
32.   Marie Bouzková (third round)
33.   Maria Sakkari (second round)
34.   Jaqueline Cristian (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Aryna Sabalenka
Hailey Baptiste
 
 
3 Elena Rybakina
5 Jessica Pegula
 
 
12 Belinda Bencic 3 6 3
4 Coco Gauff 6 1 6
4 Coco Gauff
13 Karolína Muchová
10 Victoria Mboko 5 65
13 Karolína Muchová 7 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 A Sabalenka 77 6
A Li 6 2 6 A Li 65 4
Q K Birrell 2 6 3 1 A Sabalenka 6 6
C McNally 6 7 C McNally 4 2
Q R Masarova 2 5 C McNally 6 1 6
29 Xin Wang 4 6 0
1 A Sabalenka 6 6
23 Q Zheng 3 4
23 Q Zheng 6 6
WC J Brady 4 2 WC S Stephens 3 2
WC S Stephens 6 6 23 Q Zheng 4 6 6
E-G Ruse 7 77 15 M Keys 6 2 4
A Ružić 5 63 E-G Ruse 0 3
15 M Keys 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 E Svitolina 6 6
WC E Jones 3 77 77 WC E Jones 2 4
Q L Fruhvirtová 6 63 64 9 E Svitolina 3 5
H Baptiste 7 6 H Baptiste 6 7
T Maria 5 2 H Baptiste 6 7
19 L Samsonova 3 5
H Baptiste 6 6
25 J Ostapenko 3 4
25 J Ostapenko 6 6
D Yastremska 2 6 7 D Yastremska 4 4
WC A Krueger 6 4 5 25 J Ostapenko 5 6 7
Q L Sun 65 3 7 J Paolini 7 2 5
WC T Townsend 77 6 WC T Townsend 3 6 2
7 J Paolini 6 1 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 E Rybakina 6 6
J Tjen 6 3 4 Y Putintseva 3 3
Y Putintseva 3 6 6 3 E Rybakina 6 6
S Sierra 1 3 27 M Kostyuk 3 4
LL K Rakhimova 6 6 LL K Rakhimova 2 4
27 M Kostyuk 6 6
3 E Rybakina 6 6
Q T Gibson 2 2
18 I Jovic 6 6
P Badosa 7 6 P Badosa 2 1
Q A Sasnovich 5 3 18 I Jovic 2 2
S Bejlek 1 0 Q T Gibson 6 6
Q T Gibson 6 6 Q T Gibson 7 6
16 N Osaka 5 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 E Alexandrova 6 6
WC L Tagger 68 6 7 WC L Tagger 3 3
LL E Seidel 710 4 5 11 E Alexandrova 3 6 65
Q V Golubic 66 4 34 J Cristian 6 4 77
P Stearns 78 6 P Stearns 4 5
34 J Cristian 6 7
34 J Cristian 4 1
5 J Pegula 6 6
26 L Fernandez 77 3 6
E Arango 3 6 3 O Selekhmeteva 61 6 1
O Selekhmeteva 6 4 6 26 L Fernandez 2 2
F Jones 7 7 5 J Pegula 6 6
WC V Williams 5 5 F Jones 1 0r
5 J Pegula 6 3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Anisimova 6 5 6
S Waltert 3 4 A Tomljanović 1 7 4
A Tomljanović 6 6 6 A Anisimova 6 6
E Lys 1 4 Q Y Starodubtseva 4 2
Q Y Starodubtseva 6 6 Q Y Starodubtseva 6 3
30 C Bucșa 2 2r
6 A Anisimova 2 2
12 B Bencic 6 6
20 D Shnaider 79 77
T Valentová 6 6 T Valentová 67 63
Q K Volynets 2 4 20 D Shnaider 3 3
Z Sönmez 6 6 12 B Bencic 6 6
B Haddad Maia 3 2 Z Sönmez 3 2
12 B Bencic 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 L Nosková 2 6 4
S Zhang 3 4 S Cîrstea 6 3 6
S Cîrstea 6 6 S Cîrstea 6 6
Alt D Gálfi 3 77 65 21 E Mertens 3 2
Q E Kalieva 6 65 77 Q E Kalieva 2 0
21 E Mertens 6 6
S Cîrstea 4 6 2
4 C Gauff 6 3 6
33 M Sakkari 3 3
A Parks 7 77 A Parks 6 6
Q S Kraus 5 64 A Parks 6 0 1
LL D Semeņistaja 4 1 4 C Gauff 3 6 6
E Cocciaretto 6 6 E Cocciaretto 6 4 3
4 C Gauff 3 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 M Andreeva 6 63 6
M Kessler 2 6 6 M Kessler 1 77 1
M Fręch 6 4 2 8 M Andreeva 77 6
WC D Vidmanova 77 5 5 32 M Bouzková 64 2
E Jacquemot 65 7 7 E Jacquemot 2 2
32 M Bouzková 6 6
8 M Andreeva 64 6 0
10 V Mboko 77 4 6
22 A Kalinskaya 6 1 5
Q A Zakharova 5 6 6 Q A Zakharova 3 6 7
A Bondár 7 3 1 Q A Zakharova 1 5
S Kenin 6 1 3 10 V Mboko 6 7
A Blinkova 3 6 6 A Blinkova 2 0
10 V Mboko 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 K Muchová 4 6 7
K Siniaková 1 4 C Osorio 6 2 5
C Osorio 6 6 13 K Muchová 6 7
K Boulter 711 6 K Boulter 3 5
J Bouzas Maneiro 69 4 K Boulter 64 6 1
17 C Tauson 77 4 0r
13 K Muchová 6 6
31 A Eala 0 2
31 A Eala 66 6 6
L Siegemund 6 6 L Siegemund 78 3 3
P Marčinko 4 4 31 A Eala 6 77
M Linette 2 6 6 M Linette 3 62
V Gracheva 6 2 0 M Linette 1 7 6
2 I Świątek 6 5 3

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 2, 2026. Rankings and points before are as of March 16, 2026.

Eliminated
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Aryna Sabalenka 11,025 1,000 215 10,240 Quarterfinals vs. Hailey Baptiste
2 3 Iga Świątek 7,413 215 (65)§ 7,263 Second round lost to Magda Linette
3 2 Elena Rybakina 7,783 (65) 215 7,933 Quarterfinals vs. Jessica Pegula [5]
4 4 Coco Gauff 6,748 120 390 7,018 Semifinals vs. Karolína Muchová [13]
5 5 Jessica Pegula 6,678 650 215 6,243 Quarterfinals vs. Elena Rybakina [3]
6 6 Amanda Anisimova 6,180 120 120 6,180 Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic [12]
7 7 Jasmine Paolini 4,232 390 65 3,907 Third round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko [25]
8 10 Mirra Andreeva 3,066 65 120 3,121 Fourth round lost to Victoria Mboko [10]
9 8 Elina Svitolina 4,020 120 65 3,965 Third round lost to Hailey Baptiste
10 9 Victoria Mboko 3,351 35 215 3,531 Quarterfinals lost to Karolína Muchová [13]
11 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,918 10 65 2,973 Third round lost to Jaqueline Cristian [34]
12 12 Belinda Bencic 2,803 35 215 2,983 Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff [4]
13 14 Karolína Muchová 2,668 65 390 2,993 Semifinals vs. Coco Gauff [4]
14 13 Linda Nosková 2,801 10 10 2,801 Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
15 18 Madison Keys 2,026 65 65 2,026 Third round lost to Zheng Qinwen [23]
16 15 Naomi Osaka 2,434 120 10 2,324 Second round lost to Talia Gibson [Q]
17 16 Clara Tauson 2,095 65 10 2,040 Second round retired against Katie Boulter
18 17 Iva Jovic 2,070 (30) 65 2,105 Third round lost to Talia Gibson [Q]
19 22 Liudmila Samsonova 1,845 10 10 1,845 Second round lost to Hailey Baptiste
20 20 Diana Shnaider 1,898 10 65 1,953 Third round lost to Belinda Bencic [12]
21 19 Elise Mertens 1,936 65 65 1,936 Third round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
22 21 Anna Kalinskaya 1,868 65 10 1,813 Second round lost to Anastasia Zakharova [Q]
23 26 Zheng Qinwen 1,553 215 120 1,458 Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
24 23 Emma Raducanu 1,680 215 0 1,465 Withdrew due to illness[3]
25 24 Jeļena Ostapenko 1,655 10 120 1,765 Fourth round lost to Hailey Baptiste
26 25 Leylah Fernandez 1,598 65 65 1,598 Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [5]
27 29 Marta Kostyuk 1,528 120 65 1,473 Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [3]
28 31 Maya Joint 1,445 (10) 0 1,435 Withdrew due to lower back injury[3]
29 34 Wang Xinyu 1,383 10 10 1,383 Second round lost to Caty McNally
30 30 Cristina Bucșa 1,446 (25) 10 1,431 Second round retired against Yuliia Starodubtseva [Q]
31 28 Alexandra Eala 1,525 390 120 1,255 Fourth round lost to Karolína Muchová [13]
32 32 Marie Bouzková 1,425 10 65 1,480 Third round lost to Mirra Andreeva [8]
33 33 Maria Sakkari 1,410 65 (25)§ 1,370 Second round lost to Alycia Parks
34 36 Jaqueline Cristian 1,367 (10+125)@ 120+30 1,382 Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [5]

∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
@ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2025 and is defending points from her sixth best mandatory WTA 1000 tournament, as well as a WTA 125 event (Puerto Vallarta).
§ The player is substituting her next best result as it is higher than the Miami result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.

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
27 Emma Navarro 1,550 10 1,550 Undisclosed[4]

Other entry information

Wildcards

Alternates

Withdrawals

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

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Kimberly Birrell (qualified)
  2. Viktorija Golubic (qualified)
  3. Ella Seidel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Dalma Gálfi (moved to main draw)
  5. Anastasia Zakharova (qualified)
  6. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Renata Zarazúa (qualifying competition)
  8. Kaja Juvan (first round, retired)
  9. Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (first round)
  10. Katie Volynets (qualified)
  11. Darja Semeņistaja (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Lulu Sun (qualified)
  13. Nikola Bartůňková (qualifying competition)
  14. Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
  15. Yuliia Starodubtseva (qualified)
  16. Sinja Kraus (qualified)
  17. Rebeka Masarova (qualified)
  18. Diane Parry (qualifying competition)
  19. Talia Gibson (qualified)
  20. Suzan Lamens (first round)
  21. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
  22. Rebecca Šramková (qualifying competition)
  23. Yuan Yue (qualifying competition)
  24. Linda Fruhvirtová (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Kimberly Birrell 6 6
Viktoriya Tomova 3 2
1 Kimberly Birrell 6 2 6
23 Yuan Yue 2 6 4
WC Reese Brantmeier 78 4 2
23 Yuan Yue 66 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Viktorija Golubic 2 6 6
WC Thea Frodin 6 3 2
2 Viktorija Golubic 6 3 77
13 Nikola Bartůňková 3 6 63
  Caroline Dolehide 3 6 3
13 Nikola Bartůňková 6 3 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Ella Seidel 6 7
Marina Stakusic 4 5
3 Ella Seidel 1 7 5
17 Rebeka Masarova 6 5 7
PR Storm Hunter 2 6 2
17 Rebeka Masarova 6 4 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt Marina Melnikova 4 2
Elvina Kalieva 6 6
  Elvina Kalieva 6 6
18 Diane Parry 4 0
  Lucrezia Stefanini 2 6 5
18 Diane Parry 6 4 7

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Anastasia Zakharova 6 6
Alt Louisa Chirico 2 1
5 Anastasia Zakharova 6 6
22 Rebecca Šramková 3 2
WC Erika Andreeva 4 2
22 Rebecca Šramková 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Kamilla Rakhimova 61 7 6
Léolia Jeanjean 77 5 0
6 Kamilla Rakhimova 3 4
19 Talia Gibson 6 6
  Ekaterine Gorgodze 3 2
19 Talia Gibson 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Renata Zarazúa 4 6 6
PR Martina Trevisan 6 3 3
7 Renata Zarazúa 3 4
21 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
WC Ayla Aksu 4 4
21 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Kaja Juvan 6 4 0r
WC Mary Stoiana 4 6 3
WC Mary Stoiana 2 2
15 Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 6
  Maddison Inglis 63 5
15 Yuliia Starodubtseva 77 7

Ninth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
9 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 2 6 1
Varvara Lepchenko 6 1 6
  Varvara Lepchenko 3 2
24 Linda Fruhvirtová 6 6
PR Madison Brengle 4 77 3
24 Linda Fruhvirtová 6 62 6

Tenth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
10 Katie Volynets 6 62 6
Priscilla Hon 1 77 3
10 Katie Volynets 7 6
Bianca Andreescu 5 2
  Bianca Andreescu 4 6 7
20 Suzan Lamens 6 1 5

Eleventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
11 Darja Semeņistaja 6 6
WC Monika Ekstrand 0 4
11 Darja Semeņistaja 2 3
16 Sinja Kraus 6 6
  Lola Radivojević 64 3
16 Sinja Kraus 77 6

Twelfth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
12 Lulu Sun 6 77
Maria Timofeeva 4 65
12 Lulu Sun 6 6
14 Donna Vekić 3 3
Whitney Osuigwe 4 2
14 Donna Vekić 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Sabalenka powers to Miami Open final win against Pegula". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Miami: Sloane Stephens wins historic WTA 1000 match, faces next Zheng Qinwen". Tennis World USA. March 20, 2026. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Raducanu, Joint, Kartal pull out of Miami Open". WTATennis. March 16, 2026.
  4. ^ "Emma Navarro out of Miami due to undisclosed reasons amid brutal start to 2026". Tennis World USA. Retrieved March 17, 2026.