2026 WTA Tour
2026 Women's tennis circuit
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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.
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Duration2 January – 22 November 2026
Edition56th
Tournaments57
Categories
- Grand Slam (4)
- WTA Finals
- WTA 1000 (10)
- WTA 500 (17)
- WTA 250 (22)
- Billie Jean King Cup
- United Cup
- Hopman Cup
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| Details | |
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| Duration | 2 January – 22 November 2026 |
| Edition | 56th |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories |
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| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Aryna Sabalenka (3) |
| Most finals | Aryna Sabalenka (4) |
| Prize money leader |  Elena Rybakina ($4,055,262) |
| Points leader | Elena Rybakina (4,103) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
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
February
March
April
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 | |
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| Rosmalen Championships 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 | |
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| Eastbourne Open Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Jun 29 Jul 6 |
Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – $ – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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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 | |
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| Athens Open Athens, Greece WTA 250 Hard – € – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Jul 20 | Hamburg Open[a] Hamburg, Germany WTA 250 Clay – € – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Jul 27 | Washington Open Washington DC, United States WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Memphis Classic Memphis, United States WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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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 | |
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| Aug 10 Aug 17 |
Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Aug 24 | Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Aug 31 Sep 7 |
US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Hard – $ – 128S/64D/16X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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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 | |
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| SP Open São Paulo, Brazil WTA 250 Hard– $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Sep 28 Oct 5 |
China Open Beijing, China WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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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 | |
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| Oct 19 | Ningbo Open Ningbo, China WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Japan Open Osaka, Japan WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Oct 26 | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Guangzhou Open Guangzhou, China WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Nov 2 | Hong Kong Open Hong Kong, China WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| Chennai Open[a] Chennai, India WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | ||
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| Nov 9 | WTA Finals Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Year-end championships Hard (i) – $ – 8S/8D Singles – Doubles | vs | vs vs | vs vs vs vs | |
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| 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:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- 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);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
| Grand Slam |
| WTA Finals |
| WTA 1000 |
| WTA 500 |
| WTA 250 |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | WTA 1000 | WTA 500 | WTA 250 | Total | |||||||||
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| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Romania (ROU) | 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 |  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
Sára Bejlek (20 years, 7 days) – Abu Dhabi (draw)
Cristina Bucșa (28 years, 59 days) – Mérida (draw)
- Doubles
- Jesika Malečková (31 years, 246 days) – Rouen (draw)
- Mixed
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Aryna Sabalenka – Brisbane (draw), Miami (draw)
Jessica Pegula – Charleston (draw)
- 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
- Amanda Anisimova (reached place No. 3 on January 5)
- Linda Nosková (reached place No. 12 on January 5)
Eva Lys (reached place No. 39 on January 5)
Loïs Boisson (reached place No. 34 on February 2)
Maya Joint (reached place No. 28 on February 16)- Tereza Valentová (reached place No. 43 on February 16)
Wang Xinyu (reached place No. 30 on February 23)
Janice Tjen (reached place No. 36 on February 23)
Elena Rybakina (reached place No. 2 on March 16)
Victoria Mboko (reached place No. 9 on March 16)
Alexandra Eala (reached place No. 29 on March 16)- Cristina Bucșa (reached place No. 30 on March 16)
- Iva Jovic (reached place No. 16 on March 30)
- Sára Bejlek (reached place No. 34 on April 6)
Marta Kostyuk (reached place No. 15 on May 4)- Hailey Baptiste (reached place No. 25 on May 4)
Jaqueline Cristian (reached place No. 28 on May 4)- Ann Li (reached place No. 30 on May 4)
- Doubles
- Peyton Stearns (reached place No. 46 on February 2)
Olivia Nicholls (reached place No. 21 on February 16)
Tereza Mihalíková (reached place No. 21 on February 16)- Maya Joint (reached place No. 33 on February 16)
- Gabriela Dabrowski (reached place No. 2 on February 23)
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (reached place No. 36 on March 2)
- Anna Danilina (reached place No. 4 on March 16)
- Cristina Bucșa (reached place No. 16 on March 16)
- Guo Hanyu (reached place No. 18 on April 6)
- Liudmila Samsonova (reached place No. 32 on April 20)
- Jesika Malečková (reached place No. 47 on April 20)
Aleksandra Krunić (reached place No. 7 on May 4)- Janice Tjen (reached place No. 41 on May 4)
- Quinn Gleason (reached place No. 44 on May 4)
Statistics leaders
as of April 13, 2026[update][12]
- Player having played at least 10 matches are included
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WTA rankings
Singles
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No. 1 ranking
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Aryna Sabalenka |
Year-end 2025 | Present |
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No. 1 ranking
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) |
Year-end 2025 | 1 February 2026 |
| Elise Mertens (BEL) |
2 February 2026 | 3 May 2026 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) |
4 May 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 4 May 2026[update][20] | |||||
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| No. | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date |
| 1 | Elena Rybakina |
$4,055,262 | $0 | $0 | $4,055,262 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka |
$4,012,457 | $7,815 | $0 | $4,020,272 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula |
$2,307,700 | $85,643 | $0 | $2,393,343 |
| 4 | Coco Gauff |
$2,050,150 | $21,360 | $0 | $2,071,510 |
| 5 | Mirra Andreeva |
$1,621,834 | $161,015 | $0 | $1,782,849 |
| 6 | Elina Svitolina |
$1,737,684 | $1,010 | $0 | $1,738,694 |
| 7 | Karolína Muchová |
$1,589,318 | $7,815 | $0 | $1,597,133 |
| 8 | Victoria Mboko |
$1,365,702 | $79,797 | $0 | $1,445,499 |
| 9 | Belinda Bencic |
$1,404,686 | $7,900 | $0 | $1,412,586 |
| 10 | Marta Kostyuk |
$1,385,508 | $8,530 | $0 | $1,394,038 |
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 was 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 retired from professional tennis in April 2026, having made her final appearance at the 2026 Catalonia Open Solgironès.[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 four singles and seven 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]- Zarina Diyas joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached career-high rankings of No. 31 in singles in January 2015 and No. 89 in doubles in June 2015. She won one career singles title, at the 2017 Japan Women's Open. Diyas announced her retirement in April 2026, having made her final appearance at the 2026 Australian Open.[26]
Anastasija Sevastova joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached career-high rankings of No. 11 in singles in October 2018 and No. 56 in doubles in December 2018. She won four career singles titles. Sevastova announced her retirement from professional tennis in April 2026.[27]
Inactivity
- Clara Burel became inactive having not played for more than a year.
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands became inactive having not played for more than a year.
- Lesia Tsurenko became inactive having not played a match since Billie Jean King Cup in November 2024.
Comebacks and appearances
Danka Kovinić returned to the WTA Tour in May 2026 at the 2026 İstanbul Cup, after more than a year of inactivity.
See also
Notes
- Date isn't confirmed yet.
- 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]
- 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.