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Cristina Bucșa defeated Magdalena Fręch in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2026 Mérida Open.^[1] It was her first WTA Tour singles title.^[2]

Champion

Cristina Bucșa

Runner-up

Magdalena Fręch

Score6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Draw28

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Singles

2026 Mérida Open

Final

Champion

Cristina Bucșa

Runner-up

Magdalena Fręch

Score

6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Details

Draw

28

Seeds

8

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Close

Emma Navarro was the defending champion,^[3] but lost in the second round to Zhang Shuai.^[4]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Jasmine Paolini (semifinals)
Emma Navarro (second round)
Ann Li (second round)
Marie Bouzková (quarterfinals)
Dayana Yastremska (first round)
Janice Tjen (first round)
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (second round)
Magda Linette (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1/WC	Jasmine Paolini	5	4

		Cristina Bucșa	7	6
									Cristina Bucșa	6	4	6

									Magdalena Fręch	1	6	4
		Magdalena Fręch	6	6⁶	6

	Q	Zhang Shuai	2	7⁸	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

								1/WC	J Paolini	6	6
	LL	P Hon	6	2	6			LL	P Hon	0	2
		R Zarazúa	2	6	4										1/WC	J Paolini	0	6	6
	WC	K Boulter	6	6											WC	K Boulter	6	3	3
		B Haddad Maia	4	4				WC	K Boulter	6	0
		C Osorio	6	6					C Osorio	3	0^r
	6	J Tjen	4	3																		1/WC	J Paolini	5	4
																							C Bucșa	7	6
								3	A Li	6	6⁷	4
	Q	C Brace	2	0					Z Sönmez	3	7⁹	6
		Z Sönmez	6	6												Z Sönmez	3	4
		C Bucșa	6	6												C Bucșa	6	6
		D Vekić	3	2					C Bucșa	7⁷	6
	WC	M Stakusic	6	6				WC	M Stakusic	6¹	3
	5	D Yastremska	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	7	J Bouzas Maneiro	6	6
	Q	H Watson	3	1				7	J Bouzas Maneiro	0	3
		M Fręch	6	7⁸					M Fręch	6	6
	Q	M Timofeeva	4	6⁶												M Fręch	6	4	6
		E Arango	7⁷	6											4	M Bouzková	3	6	3
		A Potapova	6⁰	2					E Arango	6	1	0^r
								4	M Bouzková	2	6	2
																							M Fręch	6	6⁶	6
	8	M Linette	7⁷	6																		Q	S Zhang	2	7⁸	3
		T Maria	6³	3				8	M Linette	7	6⁵	5
	Q	V Jiménez Kasintseva	6	1	6			Q	V Jiménez Kasintseva	5	7⁷	7
		Y Putintseva	4	6	4										Q	V Jiménez Kasintseva	1	3
	Q	V Lepchenko	2	1											Q	S Zhang	6	6
	Q	S Zhang	6	6				Q	S Zhang	6	6
								2	E Navarro	4	4

Qualifying

Seeds

Zhang Shuai (qualified)
Diane Parry (first round)
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (qualified)
Priscilla Hon (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
Maria Timofeeva (qualified)
María Lourdes Carlé (qualifying competition)
Elina Avanesyan (qualifying competition)
Guo Hanyu (withdrew, still playing in Midland)
Ana Sofía Sánchez (first round)
Kayla Cross (first round)
Cadence Brace (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Priscilla Hon

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	1	Zhang Shuai	6	6

	WC	Katarzyna Piter	3	4
								1	Zhang Shuai	7	6

								WC	Martina Trevisan	5	1
	WC	Martina Trevisan	6	6

	10	Ana Sofía Sánchez	4	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	2	Diane Parry	4	4

	PR	Heather Watson	6	6
								PR	Heather Watson	6	4	7

									Lia Karatancheva	3	6	5
		Lia Karatancheva	6	6

	11	Kayla Cross	2	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	3	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	6	6

		Katarina Jokić	2	4
								3	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	6	6

									Miriana Tona	3	4
		Miriana Tona	6	6

	Alt	Valeriya Strakhova	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	4	Priscilla Hon	6	6

	WC	Victoria Rodríguez	4	3
								4	Priscilla Hon	4	4

								12	Cadence Brace	6	6
	PR	Sachia Vickery	4	2

	12	Cadence Brace	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	5	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

		Katrina Scott	4	3
								5	Varvara Lepchenko	6	2	6

								8	Elina Avanesyan	4	6	3
	WC	Marian Gómez Pezuela Cano	2	4

	8	Elina Avanesyan	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	6	Maria Timofeeva	6	6

		Martina Capurro Taborda	4	1
								6	Maria Timofeeva	6	6

								7	María Lourdes Carlé	3	3
		Tiphanie Lemaître	6³	0^r

	7	María Lourdes Carlé	7⁷	2

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