2026 Mérida Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2026 Mérida Open Akron was a WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hardcourts as part of the 2026 WTA Tour. This was the fourth edition of the Mérida Open, and took place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, Mexico, from 23 February to 1 March 2026.[1]
| 2026 Mérida Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 February – 1 March |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,206,446 |
| Surface | Hard (Outdoor) |
| Location | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Cristina Bucșa | |
| Doubles | |
Cristina Bucșa /  Jiang Xinyu | |
Champions
Singles
Cristina Bucșa def. 
Magdalena Fręch, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles
- Cristina Bucșa /
Jiang Xinyu def. 
Isabelle Haverlag / 
Maia Lumsden, 6–4, 6–1
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | $185,500 | $114,500 | $66,003 | $35,000 | $18,045 | $13,005 | $10,500 | $6,330 | |
| Doubles | $61,540 | $37,400 | $21,720 | $11,150 | $6,800 | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA |
Jasmine Paolini | 8 | 1 |
 USA |
Emma Navarro | 19 | 2 |
| USA |
Ann Li | 36 | 3 |
 CZE |
Marie Bouzková | 38 | 4 |
 UKR |
Dayana Yastremska | 44 | 5 |
 INA |
Janice Tjen | 46 | 6 |
| ESP |
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 48 | 7 |
 POL |
Magda Linette | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 16 February 2026.[2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[3]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Cadence Brace
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
Varvara Lepchenko
Maria Timofeeva- Heather Watson
- Zhang Shuai
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Paula Badosa → replaced by
Yulia Putintseva 
Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Magdalena Fręch
Jaqueline Cristian → replaced by 
Zeynep Sönmez
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Janice Tjen
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Donna Vekić
Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by 
Camila Osorio- Diana Shnaider → replaced by
Renata Zarazúa - Sloane Stephens → replaced by Priscilla Hon
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irina Khromacheva | USA |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | 52 | 1 | |
| ESP |
Cristina Bucșa | CHN |
Jiang Xinyu | 56 | 2 |
| CHN |
Guo Hanyu |  FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 94 | 3 |
 MEX |
Giuliana Olmos | INA |
Aldila Sutjiadi | 97 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 16 February 2026.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Marian Gómez Pezuela Cano / Renata Zarazúa
- Sloane Stephens / Ana Sofía Sánchez
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
Anastasia Potapova / Yulia Putintseva → not replaced- Sloane Stephens / Ana Sofía Sánchez → replaced by Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva /
Valeriya Strakhova
