2026 WTA Tour

2026 WTA Tour

Details
Duration	2 January – 22 November 2026
Edition	56th
Tournaments	57
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA 1000 (10) WTA 500 (17) WTA 250 (22) Billie Jean King Cup United Cup Hopman Cup
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Mirra Andreeva Sára Bejlek Katie Boulter Sorana Cîrstea Elisabetta Cocciaretto Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina (1)
Most finals	Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Prize money leader	Elena Rybakina ($2,724,432)
Points leader	Elena Rybakina (2,108)
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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 at the Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Dec 29 Jan 5	United Cup Perth/Sydney, Australia United Cup Hard – $5,903,345 – 18 teams	Poland 2–1	Switzerland	United States Belgium	Greece Australia Argentina Czech Republic
	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA 500 Hard – $1,691,602 – 48S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 6–3	Marta Kostyuk	Karolína Muchová Jessica Pegula	Madison Keys Elena Rybakina Liudmila Samsonova Mirra Andreeva
		Hsieh Su-wei Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 6–1	Cristina Bucșa Ellen Perez
	Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elina Svitolina 6–3, 7–6(8–6)	Wang Xinyu	Iva Jovic Alexandra Eala	Sonay Kartal Sofia Costoulas Magda Linette Francesca Jones
		Guo Hanyu Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(9–7), 6–1	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan
Jan 12	Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA 500 Hard – $1,206,446 – 30S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mirra Andreeva 6–3, 6–1	Victoria Mboko	Diana Shnaider Kimberly Birrell	Maya Joint Emma Navarro Jaqueline Cristian Madison Keys
		Kateřina Siniaková Zhang Shuai 6–1, 6–4	Lyudmyla Kichenok Desirae Krawczyk
	Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA 250 Hard – $283,347 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–4, 6–4	Iva Jovic	Taylah Preston Antonia Ružić	Emma Raducanu Magda Linette Anna Bondár Olga Danilović
		Katarzyna Piter Janice Tjen 6–2, 6–2	Magali Kempen Anna Sisková
Jan 19 Jan 26	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $43,608,375 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Elena Rybakina 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Aryna Sabalenka	Elina Svitolina Jessica Pegula	Iva Jovic Coco Gauff Amanda Anisimova Iga Świątek
		Elise Mertens Zhang Shuai 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Anna Danilina Aleksandra Krunić
		Olivia Gadecki John Peers 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]	Kristina Mladenovic Manuel Guinard

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Feb 2	Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates WTA 500 Hard – $1,206,446 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Sára Bejlek 7–6(7–5), 6–1	Ekaterina Alexandrova	Clara Tauson Hailey Baptiste	Sonay Kartal McCartney Kessler Liudmila Samsonova Alexandra Eala
		Ekaterina Alexandrova Maya Joint 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]	Tereza Mihalíková Olivia Nicholls
	Ostrava Open Ostrava, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard (i) – $283,347 – 30S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Katie Boulter 5–7, 6–2, 6–1	Tamara Korpatsch	Katie Volynets Diane Parry	Alycia Parks Linda Fruhvirtová Nikola Bartůňková Caty McNally
		Anastasia Dețiuc Sabrina Santamaria 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Lucie Havlíčková Dominika Šalková
	Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca, Romania WTA 250 Hard (i) – $283,347 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Sorana Cîrstea 6–0, 6–2	Emma Raducanu	Oleksandra Oliynykova Daria Snigur	Maja Chwalińska Wang Xinyu Anastasia Potapova Yuan Yue
		Kamilla Rakhimova Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–6(9–7), 6–3	Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai
Feb 9	Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA 1000 Hard – $4,088,211 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	I Świątek vs M Sakkari K Muchová vs A Kalinskaya J Ostapenko vs E Cocciaretto V Mboko vs E Rybakina
		/ vs /
Feb 16	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE WTA 1000 Hard – $4,088,211 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Feb 23	Mérida Open Mérida, Mexico WTA 500 Hard – $1,206,446 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	ATX Open Austin, United States WTA 250 Hard – $283,347 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Mar 2 Mar 9	Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D/12X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
		/ vs /
Mar 16 Mar 23	Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Mar 30	Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA 500 Clay (green) – $ – 48S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA 250 Clay – $ – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Apr 6	Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round	Qualifying-round winners	Qualifying-round losers
	Linz Open Linz, Austria WTA 500 Clay (i) – $ – 28S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Apr 13	Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) – $ – 28S/16Q/14D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Open de Rouen Rouen, France WTA 250 Clay (i) – € – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Apr 20 Apr 27	Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA 1000 Clay – € – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

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
		/ vs /
	Libéma Open 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
		/ vs /
	Eastbourne Open Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Jun 29 Jul 6	Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – $ – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
		/ vs /

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
		/ vs /
Jul 20	Hamburg Open [a] Hamburg, Germany WTA 250 Clay – € – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Jul 27	Washington Open Washington DC, United States WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

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
		/ vs /
Aug 10 Aug 17	Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Aug 24	Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Tennis in the Land [a] Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Aug 31 Sept 7	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Hard – $ – 128S/64D/16X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
		/ vs /

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
		/ vs /
	SP Open São Paulo, Brazil WTA 250 Hard– $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
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
		/ vs /
	Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Sep 28 Oct 5	China Open Beijing, China WTA 1000 Hard – $ – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

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
		/ vs /
Oct 19	Ningbo Open Ningbo, China WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Japan Open Osaka, Japan WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Oct 26	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA 500 Hard – $ – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Guangzhou Open Guangzhou, China WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Nov 2	Hong Kong Open Hong Kong, China WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Jiangxi Open Jiujiang, China WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
	Chennai Open [a] Chennai, India WTA 250 Hard – $ – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
Nov 9	WTA Finals Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Year-end championships Hard (i) – $ – 8S/8D Singles – Doubles	vs		vs vs	vs vs vs vs
		/ vs /
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:

1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2. 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);
3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam

WTA Finals

WTA 1000

WTA 500

WTA 250

Titles won by player

Total	Player	Grand Slam			Year-end		WTA 1000			WTA 500		WTA 250		Total
		S	D	X	S	D	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
2	Zhang Shuai  (CHN)		●								●			0	2	0
1	Elena Rybakina  (KAZ)	●												1	0	0
1	Elise Mertens  (BEL)		●											0	1	0
1	Olivia Gadecki  (AUS)			●										0	0	1
1	Mirra Andreeva [b]									●				1	0	0
1	Sára Bejlek  (CZE)									●				1	0	0
1	Aryna Sabalenka [b]									●				1	0	0
1	Ekaterina Alexandrova [b]										●			0	1	0
1	Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE)										●			0	1	0
1	Maya Joint  (AUS)										●			0	1	0
1	Jeļena Ostapenko  (LAT)										●			0	1	0
1	Kateřina Siniaková  (CZE)										●			0	1	0
1	Katie Boulter  (GBR)											●		1	0	0
1	Sorana Cîrstea  (ROU)											●		1	0	0
1	Elisabetta Cocciaretto  (ITA)											●		1	0	0
1	Elina Svitolina  (UKR)											●		1	0	0
1	Anastasia Dețiuc  (CZE)												●	0	1	0
1	Guo Hanyu  (CHN)												●	0	1	0
1	Kristina Mladenovic  (FRA)												●	0	1	0
1	Katarzyna Piter  (POL)												●	0	1	0
1	Kamilla Rakhimova  (UZB)												●	0	1	0
1	Sabrina Santamaria  (USA)												●	0	1	0
1	Sara Sorribes Tormo  (ESP)												●	0	1	0
1	Janice Tjen  (INA)												●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	Grand Slam			Year-end		WTA 1000			WTA 500		WTA 250		Total
		S	D	X	S	D	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
3	China  (CHN)		1								1		1	0	3	0
3	Czech Republic  (CZE)									1	1		1	1	2	0
2	Australia  (AUS)			1							1			0	1	1
1	Kazakhstan  (KAZ)	1												1	0	0
1	Belgium  (BEL)		1											0	1	0
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	Romania  (ROU)											1		1	0	0
1	Ukraine  (UKR)											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	Spain  (ESP)												1	0	1	0
1	United States  (USA)												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 )

Doubles

Mixed

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka – Brisbane ( draw )

Doubles

Mixed

• Olivia Gadecki – Australian Open ( draw )

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)
• Jaqueline Cristian (reached place No. 35 on January 19)
• Victoria Mboko (reached place No. 13 on February 2)
• Iva Jovic (reached place No. 20 on February 2)
• Maya Joint (reached place No. 29 on February 2)
• Loïs Boisson (reached place No. 34 on February 2)
• Tereza Valentová (reached place No. 44 on February 2)
• Sára Bejlek (reached place No. 38 on February 9)
• Hailey Baptiste (reached place No. 39 on February 9)
• Alexandra Eala (reached place No. 40 on February 9)
• Janice Tjen (reached place No. 46 on February 9)

Doubles

• Aleksandra Krunić (reached place No. 13 on February 2)
• Peyton Stearns (reached place No. 46 on February 2)
• Tereza Mihalíková (reached place No. 24 on February 9)
• Maya Joint (reached place No. 37 on February 9)
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (reached place No. 38 on February 9)

WTA rankings

Main article: Current tennis rankings

Singles Singles race rankings as of 9 February 2026 [update] [12] [13] No. Player Points Tourn 1   Elena Rybakina  (KAZ) 2,108 2 1   Aryna Sabalenka 1,800 2 3   Elina Svitolina  (UKR) 1,030 2 4   Jessica Pegula  (USA) 975 2 5   Mirra Andreeva 848 3 6   Victoria Mboko  (CAN) 847 4 7   Iva Jovic  (USA) 691 3 8   Belinda Bencic  (SUI) 624 3 9   Coco Gauff  (USA) 580 2 =   Iga Świątek  (POL) 580 2 11   Sára Bejlek  (CZE) 565 3 12   Amanda Anisimova  (USA) 490 2 13   Wang Xinyu  (CHN) 487 4 14   Sorana Cîrstea  (ROM) 459 5 15   Madison Keys  (USA) 456 3 16   Karolína Muchová  (CZE) 435 2 17   Yulia Putintseva  (KAZ) 424 4 18   Kimberly Birrell  (AUS) 420 5 19   Ekaterina Alexandrova 396 4 20   Elise Mertens  (BEL) 390 2

[ vedit  · edit section ] WTA rankings (singles) as of 9 February 2026 [update] [14] No. Player Points Move 1   Aryna Sabalenka 10,990 2   Iga Świątek  (POL) 7,978 3   Elena Rybakina  (KAZ) 7,523 4   Amanda Anisimova  (USA) 6,680 5   Coco Gauff  (USA) 6,423 6   Jessica Pegula  (USA) 6,103 7   Mirra Andreeva 4,731 8   Jasmine Paolini  (ITA) 4,267 9   Elina Svitolina  (UKR) 3,205 1 10   Ekaterina Alexandrova 3,200 1 11   Belinda Bencic  (SUI) 2,843 2 12   Linda Nosková  (CZE) 2,626 13   Victoria Mboko  (CAN) 2,606 14   Clara Tauson  (DEN) 2,530 2 15   Naomi Osaka  (JPN) 2,366 1 16   Madison Keys  (USA) 2,351 1 17   Liudmila Samsonova 2,116 1 18   Emma Navarro  (USA) 2,095 1 19   Karolína Muchová  (CZE) 2,058 20   Iva Jovic  (USA) 2,031

No. 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Aryna Sabalenka	Year-end 2025	Present

Doubles Doubles race rankings as of 9 February 2026 [update] [15] [16] No. Player Points Tourn 1   Elise Mertens  (BEL)   Zhang Shuai  (CHN) 2,000 1 2   Aleksandra Krunic  (SRB)   Anna Danilina  (KAZ) 1,690 3 3   Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE)   Jeļena Ostapenko  (LAT) 1,038 3 4   Gabriela Dabrowski  (CAN)   Luisa Stefani  (BRA) 780 1 5   Ena Shibahara  (JPN)   Vera Zvonareva 780 1 6   Ellen Perez  (AUS)   Demi Schuurs  (NED) 543 3 7   Eri Hozumi  (JPN)   Wu Fang-hsien  (TPE) 530 4 8   Kateřina Siniaková  (CZE)   Zhang Shuai  (CHN) 500 1 =   Ekaterina Alexandrova   Maya Joint  (AUS) 500 1 10   Guo Hanyu  (CHN)   Kristina Mladenovic  (FRA) 490 2

[ vedit  · edit section ] WTA rankings (doubles) as of 9 February 2026 [update] [17] No. Player Points Move 1   Elise Mertens  (BEL) 8,600 2   Kateřina Siniaková  (CZE) 7,515 3   Sara Errani  (ITA) 7,195 =   Jasmine Paolini  (ITA) 7,195 5   Taylor Townsend  (USA) 6,915 6   Veronika Kudermetova 6,613 7   Zhang Shuai  (CHN) 5,808 8   Erin Routliffe  (NZL) 5,790 1 9   Gabriela Dabrowski  (CAN) 5,666 1 10   Anna Danilina  (KAZ) 5,590 1 11   Jeļena Ostapenko  (LAT) 5,535 3 12   Hsieh Su-wei  (TPE) 5,528 13   Aleksandra Krunić  (SRB) 5,148 14   Luisa Stefani  (BRA) 4,880 15   Tímea Babos  (HUN) 4,295 16   Diana Shnaider 3,900 17   Nicole Melichar-Martinez  (USA) 3,528 18   Asia Muhammad  (USA) 3,505 =   Demi Schuurs  (NED) 3,505 1 20   Mirra Andreeva 3,498

No. 1 ranking

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Kateřina Siniaková  (CZE)	Year-end 2025	1 February 2026
Elise Mertens  (BEL)	2 February 2026	Present

Points distribution

Points are awarded as follows: ^[18]

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 2 February 2026 [update] [19]
No.	Player	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Year-to-date
1	Elena Rybakina	$2,724,432	$0	$0	$2,724,432
2	Aryna Sabalenka	$1,606,482	$7,815	$0	$1,614,297
3	Coco Gauff	$1,039,965	$0	$0	$1,039,965
4	Iga Świątek	$972,465	$0	$0	$972,465
5	Belinda Bencic	$932,369	$0	$0	$932,369
6	Elise Mertens	$623,261	$291,339	$0	$914,600
7	Jessica Pegula	$886,390	$14,243	$0	$900,633
8	Elina Svitolina	$846,665	$1,010	$0	$847,675
9	Victoria Mboko	$601,261	$20,717	$0	$621,978
10	Iva Jovic	$520,021	$22,912	$0	$542,933

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 will be at the 2026 Australian Open. ^[20]
• 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 announced her planned retirement in the spring of 2026. ^[21]
• 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. ^[22]
• 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 three singles and six doubles titles. Cîrstea announced in December 2025 that she will retire at the end of the 2026 season, after 20 years on the tour. ^[23]

See also

• 2026 ATP Tour
• 2026 WTA 125 tournaments
• 2026 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour

Notes

1. Date isn't confirmed yet.
2. 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]
3. 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.

References

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External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
• Billie Jean King Cup (BJK Cup) official website