2026 Ningbo Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2026 Ningbo Open (also known as the BNB Ningbo Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the 9th edition of the Ningbo Open and a WTA 500 tournament on the 2026 WTA Tour.[1] It will take place at the Yinzhou Tennis Center in Ningbo, China, from 19 to 25 October 2026.
| 2026 Ningbo Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 October |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,206,446 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Ningbo, China |
| Venue | Ningbo Yinzhou Tennis Center |
| 2025 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elena Rybakina | |
| Doubles | |
 Nicole Melichar-Martinez /  Liudmila Samsonova | |
Champions
Singles
vs.
Doubles
- / vs. /
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ |
Elena Rybakina | 1 | 1 |
 POL |
Iga Świątek | 9 | 2 |
 UKR |
Marta Kostyuk | 10 | 3 |
| USA |
Iva Jovic | 11 | 4 |
 SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 12 | 5 |
| Diana Shnaider | 13 | 6 | |
 BEL |
Elise Mertens | 14 | 7 |
 ROU |
Sorana Cîrstea | 16 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 12 October 2026
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Maja Chwalińska → replaced by 
Daria Snigur- Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by
Diane Parry 
Jessica Pegula → replaced by 
Leylah Fernandez- Elina Svitolina → replaced by Anhelina Kalinina
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
Cristina Bucșa | USA |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | 22 | 1 |
 TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei |  LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 23 | 2 |
 CHN |
Guo Hanyu |  FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 25 | 3 |
| KAZ |
Anna Danilina | CHN |
Jiang Xinyu | 32 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 12 October 2026
Other entrants
The following pair received entry as wildcards: