WTA Tour
WTA Tour 2026: current rankings, top 20 players, WTA 1000 schedule, Grand Slam results, betting tips and how to watch the women’s tennis season.
WTA Tour 2026: current rankings, top 20 players, WTA 1000 schedule, Grand Slam results, betting tips and how to watch the women’s tennis season.
Latest WTA Tour News
WTA FinalsSvitolina Knocks Sabalenka Out of the WTA Finals to Set Up a Nosková Semi-Final
WTA FinalsPegula Saves Match Point to Beat Nosková and Knock Gauff Out of the WTA Finals
Betting TipsWTA Finals 2026 Semi-Final Tips: Pegula v Andreeva and Nosková v Svitolina
WTA FinalsAndreeva Beats Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 to Reach the WTA Finals Semi-Finals
Tournament Overview
The WTA Tour is the top tier of women's professional tennis, running a season-long calendar of Grand Slams, WTA 1000, WTA 500 and WTA 250 events that culminates in the season-ending WTA Finals, with players earning ranking points across the year to determine the world No. 1 and seedings.
The first half of the 2026 season was defined by Aryna Sabalenka's dominance at the top of the rankings, headlined by a Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami) that made her only the fifth woman in history to complete the feat. Elina Svitolina produced one of the standout results of the season at the Italian Open, beating three top-five players (Elena Rybakina, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff) to win her third Rome title as a mother returning to the top of the game.
The clay swing then delivered a changing of the guard at Roland-Garros, where 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva won her maiden Grand Slam title, beating qualifier Maja Chwalińska in the final. At Wimbledon, Linda Nosková won a maiden Grand Slam title of her own. Elena Rybakina, who had won the Australian Open in January, added the US Open in September, beating Sabalenka in both finals, and took over at world No. 1. The autumn brought a first WTA 1000 title for Zheng Qinwen in Beijing and a first career title for Maja Chwalińska in Wuhan, and the season ends with the WTA Finals at Indian Wells from 8 to 15 November.
| WTA 1000 events | 10 (including Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Beijing and Wuhan) |
|---|---|
| WTA 500 events | roughly a dozen per season, one tier below WTA 1000 |
| WTA 250 events | the largest tier by event count, the entry level of the main tour |
| Points for a WTA 1000 title | 1,000 ranking points |
| Points for a Grand Slam title | 2,000 ranking points |
| Season-ending event | WTA Finals (contested by the year's top 8 qualifying singles players) |
| Governing body | Women's Tennis Association (WTA) |
Key Contenders
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Betting Tips & Predictions
Recent Champions
| Year | Men's Singles | Women's Singles |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wuhan Open: Maja Chwalińska (def. Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2) | |
| 2026 | China Open (Beijing): Zheng Qinwen (def. Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4) | |
| 2026 | Cincinnati: Coco Gauff (def. Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4) | |
| 2026 | National Bank Open: Iga Świątek (def. Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3) | |
| 2026 | Italian Open (Rome): Elina Svitolina (def. Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2) | |
| 2026 | Madrid Open: Marta Kostyuk (def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-5) | |
| 2026 | Miami Open: Aryna Sabalenka (def. Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3) | |
| 2026 | Indian Wells: Aryna Sabalenka (def. Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6)) | |
| 2026 | Dubai: Jessica Pegula (def. Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4) | |
| 2026 | Qatar Open (Doha): Karolína Muchová (def. Victoria Mboko 6-4, 7-5) |
Previews & Live Streams
Nosková Beats Gauff to Reach the WTA Finals Semi-Finals
Sabalenka and Andreeva Win as WTA Finals Group 2 Begins
Gauff and Nosková Win Their WTA Finals Openers in Indian Wells
Elena Rybakina Withdraws From the WTA Finals, Marta Kostyuk Takes Her Place
WTA Finals 2026 Groups: Sabalenka Leads Group 2, Kostyuk In for Rybakina
