2026 WTA Tour

2026 WTA Tour
Details
Duration2 January – 22 November 2026
Edition56th
Tournaments57
Categories
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Most finals Aryna Sabalenka (3)
Prize money
leader		   Elena Rybakina ($3,437,102)
Points leader Elena Rybakina (3,093)
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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, the first at the Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Schedule

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

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
2–1		 Switzerland United States
Belgium		 Greece
Australia
Argentina
Czech Republic
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA 500
Hard – $1,691,602 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Aryna Sabalenka
6–4, 6–3		 Marta Kostyuk Karolína Muchová
Jessica Pegula		 Madison Keys
Elena Rybakina
Liudmila Samsonova
Mirra Andreeva
Hsieh Su-wei
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 6–1		 Cristina Bucșa
Ellen Perez
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA 250
Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Elina Svitolina
6–3, 7–6(8–6)		 Wang Xinyu Iva Jovic
Alexandra Eala 		Sonay Kartal
Sofia Costoulas
Magda Linette
Francesca Jones
Guo Hanyu
Kristina Mladenovic
7–6(9–7), 6–1		 Xu Yifan
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		 Victoria Mboko Diana Shnaider
Kimberly Birrell		 Maya Joint
Emma Navarro
Jaqueline Cristian
Madison Keys
Kateřina Siniaková
Zhang Shuai
6–1, 6–4		 Lyudmyla Kichenok
Desirae Krawczyk
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA 250
Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Elisabetta Cocciaretto
6–4, 6–4		 Iva Jovic Taylah Preston
Antonia Ružić		 Emma Raducanu
Magda Linette
Anna Bondár
Olga Danilović
Katarzyna Piter
Janice Tjen
6–2, 6–2		 Magali Kempen
Anna Sisková
Jan 19
Jan 26		 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $43,608,375 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed		 Elena Rybakina
6–4, 4–6, 6–4		 Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina
Jessica Pegula		 Iva Jovic
Coco Gauff
Amanda Anisimova
Iga Świątek
Elise Mertens
Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–4), 6–4		 Anna Danilina
Aleksandra Krunić
Olivia Gadecki
John Peers
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] 		Kristina Mladenovic
Manuel Guinard

February

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

March

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/16X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed		 Aryna Sabalenka
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)		 Elena Rybakina Linda Nosková
Elina Svitolina		 Victoria Mboko
Talia Gibson
Jessica Pegula
Iga Świątek
Kateřina Siniaková
Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–4), 6–4		 Anna Danilina
Aleksandra Krunić
Belinda Bencic
Flavio Cobolli
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]		 Gabriela Dabrowski
Lloyd Glasspool
Mar 16
Mar 23 		Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
WTA 1000
Hard – $9,415,725 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
vs
A Sabalenka vs E Rybakina
C Gauff vs K Muchová		 Hailey Baptiste
Jessica Pegula
Belinda Bencic
Victoria Mboko
/
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

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

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

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

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
/
Memphis Classic
Memphis, United States
WTA 250
Hard – $ – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
vs
vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

August

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
/
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

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

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

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

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

Grand Slam
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250

Titles won by player

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 Aryna Sabalenka[b] ● ● 2 0 0
2  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) ● ● 0 2 0
2  Taylor Townsend (USA) ● ● 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  Belinda Bencic (SUI) ● 0 0 1
1 Mirra Andreeva [b] ● 1 0 0
1  Sára Bejlek (CZE) ● 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  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

Titles won by nation

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
5  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 0
5  United States (USA) 1 1 1 2 2 3 0
4  China (CHN) 1 2 1 0 4 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   Switzerland (SUI) 1 0 0 1
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

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

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

Statistics leaders

as of March 16, 2026[12]

  • Player having played atleast 5 matches are included

WTA rankings

Main article: Current tennis rankings

Singles

Singles race rankings as of 16 March 2026[13][14]
No. Player Points Tourn
1  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 3,093 5
2   Aryna Sabalenka 2,800 5
3  Jessica Pegula (USA) 2,190 5
4  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,190 5
5  Victoria Mboko (CAN) 1,712 7
6  Karolína Muchová (CZE) 1,555 5
7   Mirra Andreeva 1,248 6
8  Coco Gauff (USA) 1,045 5
9  Iga Świątek (POL) 1,010 5
10  Amanda Anisimova (USA) 1,010 5
11  Belinda Bencic (SUI) 864 5
12  Iva Jovic (USA) 851 7
13  Cristina Bucșa (ESP) 761 8
14  Linda Nosková (CZE) 710 5
15  Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 648 8
16  Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) 644 8
17  Elise Mertens (BEL) 640 5
18  Sára Bejlek (CZE) 630 4
19   Anna Kalinskaya 621 7
20  Clara Tauson (DEN) 617 7

[ · ]

WTA rankings (singles) as of 16 March 2026[15]
No. Player Points Move
1  Aryna Sabalenka 11,025
2  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 7,783 1
3  Iga Świątek (POL) 7,413 1
4  Coco Gauff (USA) 6,748
5  Jessica Pegula (USA) 6,678
6  Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6,180
7  Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 4,232
8  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4,020 1
9  Victoria Mboko (CAN) 3,351 1
10  Mirra Andreeva 3,066 2
11  Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,918
12  Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,803
13  Linda Nosková (CZE) 2,801 1
14  Karolína Muchová (CZE) 2,668 1
15  Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2,434 1
16  Clara Tauson (DEN) 2,095 1
17  Iva Jovic (USA) 2,070 1
18  Madison Keys (USA) 2,026 3
19  Elise Mertens (BEL) 1,936 2
20  Diana Shnaider 1,898

No. 1 ranking

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

Doubles

Doubles race rankings as of 16 March 2026[16][17]
No. Player Points Tourn
1  Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
 Anna Danilina (KAZ) 		3,730 6
2  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
 Luisa Stefani (BRA) 		2,385 4
3  Elise Mertens (BEL)
 Zhang Shuai (CHN) 		2,020 3
4  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 		1,688 4
5  Taylor Townsend (USA)
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 		1,430 2
6  Ellen Perez (AUS)
 Demi Schuurs (NED) 		998 6
7  Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA)
 Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 		966 5
8  Sara Errani (ITA)
 Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 		920 4
9  Ena Shibahara (JPN)
 Vera Zvonareva 		780 1
10  Vera Zvonareva
 Laura Siegemund (GER) 		770 2

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WTA rankings (doubles) as of 16 March 2026[18]
No. Player Points Move
1  Elise Mertens (BEL) 8,483
2  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 7,340 1
3  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 7,033 1
4  Anna Danilina (KAZ) 6,895 3
5  Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 6,855 1
=  Sara Errani (ITA) 6,855 1
7  Taylor Townsend (USA) 6,775 2
8  Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) 6,765
9  Veronika Kudermetova 6,386 3
10  Luisa Stefani (BRA) 5,860
11  Erin Routliffe (NZL) 5,790
12  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 5,440
13  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 5,258
14  Zhang Shuai (CHN) 5,206
15  Tímea Babos (HUN) 4,200
16  Cristina Bucșa (ESP) 3,845 1
17  Diana Shnaider 3,740 1
18  Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 3,723
19  Mirra Andreeva 3,314 3
20  Storm Hunter (AUS) 3,209 1

No. 1 ranking

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

Points distribution

Points are awarded as follows:[19]

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

Prize money in US$ as of 16 March 2026[20]
No. Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
1 Elena Rybakina $3,437,102 $0 $0 $3,437,102
2 Aryna Sabalenka $2,691,702 $7,815 $0 $2,699,517
3 Jessica Pegula $1,705,600 $37,343 $0 $1,742,943
4 Elina Svitolina $1,578,231 $1,010 $0 $1,579,241
5 Coco Gauff $1,310,940 $5,750 $0 $1,316,090
6 Iga Świątek $1,225,175 $0 $0 $1,070,965
7 Victoria Mboko $1,140,472 $53,417 $0 $1,193,889
8 Karolína Muchová $1,134,628 $7,815 $0 $1,142,443
9 Belinda Bencic $1,063,371 $7,900 $0 $1,071,271
10 Elise Mertens $745,886 $307,839 $0 $1,053,725

Retirements

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:

  • 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.[21]
  • 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.[22]
  • 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.[23]
  • 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.[24]
  • 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.[25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.

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