| 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 | |
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| Doubles | |
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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.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | 1 | 1 | |
| Iga Świątek | 9 | 2 | |
| Marta Kostyuk | 10 | 3 | |
| Iva Jovic | 11 | 4 | |
| Belinda Bencic | 12 | 5 | |
| Diana Shnaider | 13 | 6 | |
| Elise Mertens | 14 | 7 | |
| Sorana Cîrstea | 16 | 8 |
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 loser:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Bucșa | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | 22 | 1 | ||
| Hsieh Su-wei | Jeļena Ostapenko | 23 | 2 | ||
| Guo Hanyu | Kristina Mladenovic | 25 | 3 | ||
| Anna Danilina | Jiang Xinyu | 32 | 4 |
The following pair received entry as wildcards: