2026 WTA Tour tentative schedule and defending women’s singles champions
By Lee Seng Foo2 months ago
The 2026 WTA Tour arrives with high expectations and tremendous promise after an exceptionally balanced 2025 season for women’s singles. In one of the most competitive campaigns in recent years, five different players captured the four Grand Slams and the WTA Finals trophy, and no player finished the year with more than four titles, highlighting the remarkable depth at the top of the women’s game.
With upgraded events and a more globally expansive calendar, the 2026 season sets the stage for an even more dramatic and wide-open battle for supremacy. Here’s an overview of the upcoming tournaments.
JANUARY 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
4 Jan
WTA 500
Brisbane International
Aryna Sabalenka
5 Jan
WTA 250
Auckland Open
Clara Tauson
12 Jan
WTA 500
Adelaide International
Madison Keys
12 Jan
WTA 250
Hobart International
McCartney Kessler
19 Jan
Grand Slam
Australian Open
Madison Keys
FEBRUARY 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
2 Feb
WTA 500
Abu Dhabi Open
Belinda Bencic
2 Feb
WTA 250
Transylvania Open
Anastasia Potapova
2 Feb
WTA 250
Ostrava Open
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9 Feb
WTA 1000
Qatar Open
Amanda Anisimova
16 Feb
WTA 1000
Dubai Tennis Championships
Mirra Andreeva
23 Feb
WTA 500
Merida Open
Emma Navarro
23 Feb
WTA 250
ATX Open
Jessica Pegula
MARCH 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
2 Mar
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Masters
Mirra Andreeva
16 Mar
WTA 1000
Miami Open
Aryna Sabalenka
30 Mar
WTA 500
Charleston Open
Jessica Pegula
30 Mar
WTA 250
Copa Colsanitas
Camila Osorio
APRIL 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
6 Apr
WTA 500
Linz Open
Ekaterina Alexandrova
13 Apr
WTA 500
Stuttgart Open
Jelena Ostapenko
13 Apr
WTA 250
Open de Rouen
Elina Svitolina
20 Apr
WTA 1000
Madrid Open
Aryna Sabalenka
MAY 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
4 May
WTA 1000
Italian Open
Jasmine Paolini
18 May
WTA 500
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Elena Rybakina
18 May
WTA 250
Morocco Open
Maya Joint
25 May
Grand Slam
French Open, Roland Garros
Coco Gauff
JUNE 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
8 Jun
WTA 500
Queen’s Club Championships
Tatjana Maria
8 Jun
WTA 250
Libema Open
Elise Mertens
15 Jun
WTA 500
Berlin Open
Marketa Vondrousova
15 Jun
WTA 250
Nottingham Open
McCartney Kessler
22 Jun
WTA 500
Bad Homburg Open
Jessica Pegula
22 Jun
WTA 500
Eastbourne International
Maya Joint
29 Jun
Grand Slam
Wimbledon
Iga Swiatek
JULY 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
13 Jul
WTA 250
Iași Open
Irina-Camelia Begu
20 Jul
WTA 250
Hamburg Open
Lois Boisson
20 Jul
WTA 250
Prague Open
Marie Bouzkova
27 Jul
WTA 500
Washington Open
Leylah Fernandez
AUGUST 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
3 Aug
WTA 1000
Canadian Open
Victoria Mboko
13 Aug
WTA 1000
Cincinnati Masters
Iga Swiatek
24 Aug
WTA 500
Monterrey Open
Diana Shnaider
24 Aug
WTA 250
Tennis in the Land
Sorana Cirstea
31 Aug
Grand Slam
US Open
Aryna Sabalenka
SEPTEMBER 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
14 Sep
WTA 500
Guadalajara Open
Iva Jovic
14 Sep
WTA 250
SP Open
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
21 Sep
WTA 500
Singapore Open
Elise Mertens
21 Sep
WTA 250
Korea Open
Iga Swiatek
30 Sep
WTA 1000
China Open
Amanda Anisimova
OCTOBER 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
12 Oct
WTA 1000
Wuhan Open
Coco Gauff
19 Oct
WTA 500
Ningbo Open
Elena Rybakina
19 Oct
WTA 250
Japan Open
Leylah Fernandez
26 Oct
WTA 500
Pan Pacific Open
Belinda Bencic
26 Oct
WTA 250
Guangzhou Open
Ann Li
NOVEMBER 2026
Date
Level
Tournament
2025 Winner
2 Nov
WTA 250
Chennai Open
Janice Tjen
2 Nov
WTA 250
Jiangxi Open
Anna Blinkova
2 Nov
WTA 250
Hong Kong Open
Victoria Mboko
7 Nov
WTA Finals
WTA Finals
Elena Rybakina
Jorge Martin: From Heaven to Hell
Coming into the season as the reigning World Champion, the Spaniard endured a nightmare year, as injury derailed his debut campaign with Aprilia
The 2026 Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season hopped off to an unusual start on Friday when a kangaroo triggered a red flag during free practice in the Australian Round.
The animal ran onto the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit during the FP2 session, briefly halting the action as well as forcing Nicolo Bulega to abandon his run as a precaution.
Fortunately, the interruption was short-lived as the session resumed without further incident, with Bulega going on to top the timesheets with a 1:29.101 aboard his Ducati.
WorldSBK action continues across Saturday and Sunday, with the Australian Round’s main races set to headline both days, live on SPOTV NOW.
Wildlife-related incidents are not uncommon at Phillip Island, with MotoGP riders Aleix Espargaro narrowly avoiding a kangaroo in 2022 and Andrea Iannone hitting a bird in 2015.
Khalid Al Ghannam drew widespread attention on social media after celebrating his goal with a tribute to One Piece.
The Al Ettifaq winger opened the scoring in his side’s Roshn Saudi League clash against Al Fateh on Thursday.
Following his goal, the 25-year-old ran to the sidelines, donned a straw hat and struck a pose associated with Monkey D. Luffy, the main character of One Piece.
The celebration referenced Luffy’s well-known “Gear 2” stance from the long-running Japanese anime and manga.
First serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997, One Piece has since grown into one of the most successful media franchises globally, expanding into films, video games and a Netflix live-action adaptation.
Saudi Arabia international Madallah Al-Olayan and former Liverpool star Georginio Wijnaldum were also on the scoresheet as Al Ettifaq won 4-3.
MotoGP announced on Thursday that the Australian Grand Prix will take place at the Adelaide Street Circuit from 2027 to 2032.
The move will mark MotoGP’s first Grand Prix staged on a city-centre circuit, with the track being approximately 4.2km long with 18 corners winding through the city streets.
“Bringing MotoGP to Adelaide marks a major milestone in the evolution of our championship,” said MotoGP Chief Sporting Officer Carlos Ezpeleta.
“This city has a world‑class reputation for hosting major sporting events, and the opportunity to design a purpose‑built circuit in the city streets is something truly unique in our sport.
“This partnership represents bold ambition from both MotoGP and Australia - and we couldn’t be prouder to begin this journey together.”
As a result, the 2026 MotoGP season will mark the final Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, which has served as the event’s long-time home since 1997 as well as for the first two editions.
Besides Phillip Island, the Australian Grand Prix also took place at Eastern Creek Raceway between 1991 and 1996.
Western Sydney Wanderers revealed Allyssa Ng-Saad will be representing Malaysia in the upcoming Multicultural Round of the 2025/26 A-League Women season.
The announcement confirmed the 17-year-old as one of the few players with Malaysian heritage to feature in the Australian top flight, and potentially the first in the women’s league.
Ng-Saad, who made her A-League debut against Perth Glory on October 31, Ng-Saad, who made her A-League Women debut against Perth Glory on October 31, has played 12 league matches and scored two goals so far this season.
She was also called up to the Young Matildas squad to face South Korea in November last year but did not make an appearance.
Western Sydney Wanderers take on Newcastle Jets on Friday.
