China Open WTA 2026: Draw, Schedule, Entry List, History and Prize Money
WTAMonday, 28 September 2026 at 10:44
The China Open is the next tournament on the main WTA calendar taking place between 30 September - 11 October in a WTA 1000 tournament.
Amanda Anisimova is defending champion but has withdrawn albeit now with a stacked field which includes Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva.
This takes place in the week after the Singapore Open and is longer than the men's event taking place over two weeks before Wuhan in the week after.
Draw China Open WTA 2026
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Elena Rybakina (1) | v | BYE |
| Yulia Starodubtseva | v | Alina Charaeva |
| Sonay Kartal | v | Q |
| Xinyu Wang (31) | v | BYE |
| Marie Bouzková (18) | v | BYE |
| Aoi Ito | v | Kimberly Birrell |
| Qinwen Zheng (WC) | v | Q |
| Anna Kalinskaya (15) | v | BYE |
| Belinda Bencic (9) | v | BYE |
| Yushan Shao (WC) | v | Anastasia Zakharova |
| Sofia Kenin | v | Ashlyn Krueger |
| Ann Li (21) | v | BYE |
| Maria Sakkari (25) | v | BYE |
| Yu Jun Lin (WC) | v | Q |
| Magda Linette | v | Kateřina Siniaková |
| Elina Svitolina (6) | v | BYE |
| Coco Gauff (3) | v | BYE |
| Lanlana Tararudee | v | Camila Osorio |
| Eva Lys | v | Xinran Sun (WC) |
| Cristina Bucșa (27) | v | BYE |
| Jeļena Ostapenko (24) | v | BYE |
| Paula Badosa | v | Daria Kasatkina |
| Katie Volynets | v | Q |
| Elise Mertens (13) | v | BYE |
| Iva Jovic (10) | v | BYE |
| Q | v | Yihan Qu (WC) |
| Q | v | Kamilla Rakhimova |
| Leylah Fernandez (23) | v | BYE |
| Donna Vekić (30) | v | BYE |
| Alycia Parks | v | Lin Zhu (WC) |
| Xinyu Gao (WC) | v | Panna Udvardy |
| Iga Świątek (8) | v | BYE |
| Linda Nosková (5) | v | BYE |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | v | Lilli Tagger |
| Viktorija Golubic | v | Alina Korneeva |
| Peyton Stearns (28) | v | BYE |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova (19) | v | BYE |
| Q | v | Talia Gibson |
| Janice Tjen | v | Anhelina Kalinina |
| Diana Shnaider (11) | v | BYE |
| Jasmine Paolini (14) | v | BYE |
| Daria Snigur | v | Q |
| Taylah Preston | v | Tamara Korpatsch |
| Diane Parry (22) | v | BYE |
| Clara Tauson (32) | v | BYE |
| Mayar Sherif | v | Polina Kudermetova |
| Oleksandra Oliynykova | v | Yue Yuan (WC) |
| Mirra Andreeva (4) | v | BYE |
| Karolína Muchová (7) | v | BYE |
| Q | v | Katie Boulter |
| Q | v | Q |
| Ludmilla Samsonova (29) | v | BYE |
| Sára Bejlek (20) | v | BYE |
| Q | v | Zeynep Sönmez |
| Darja Viďmanová | v | Maria Timofeeva |
| Naomi Osaka (12) | v | BYE |
| Anastasia Potapova (16) | v | BYE |
| Maya Joint | v | Sinja Kraus |
| Caty McNally | v | Dayana Yastremska |
| Maja Chwalińska (17) | v | BYE |
| Nikola Bartůňková (26) | v | BYE |
| Petra Marčinko | v | Magdalena Fręch |
| Anna Bondár | v | Renata Zarazúa |
| Aryna Sabalenka (2) | v | BYE |
Entry List China Open WTA 2026
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 1 | Elena Rybakina | KAZ |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR |
| 4 | Coco Gauff | USA |
| 5 | Mirra Andreeva | RUS |
| 6 | Linda Nosková | CZE |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 8 | Karolína Muchová | CZE |
| 9 | Iga Świątek | POL |
| 12 | Belinda Bencic | SUI |
| 13 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 14 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 17 | Naomi Osaka | JPN |
| 19 | Elise Mertens | BEL |
| 20 | Jasmine Paolini | ITA |
| 21 | Anna Kalinskaya | RUS |
| 23 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 24 | Anastasia Potapova | AUT |
| 25 | Maja Chwalińska | POL |
| 26 | Marie Bouzková | CZE |
| 27 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS |
| 28 | Sára Bejlek | CZE |
| 29 | Ann Li | USA |
| 30 | Diane Parry | FRA |
| 31 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 32 | Jeļena Ostapenko | LAT |
| 33 | Maria Sakkari | GRE |
| 34 | Nikola Bartůňková | CZE |
| 35 | Cristina Bucșa | ESP |
| 36 | Peyton Stearns | USA |
| 37 | Liudmila Samsonova | RUS |
| 38 | Donna Vekić | CRO |
| 40 | Xinyu Wang | CHN |
| 41 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 42 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | UKR |
| 43 | Daria Snigur | UKR |
| 44 | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
| 45 | Magdalena Fręch | POL |
| 46 | Janice Tjen | INA |
| 47 | Oleksandra Oliynykova | UKR |
| 48 | Anhelina Kalinina | UKR |
| 50 | Mayar Sherif | EGY |
| 51 | Tamara Korpatsch | GER |
| 53 | Kateřina Siniaková | CZE |
| 54 | Katie Boulter | GBR |
| 56 | Zeynep Sönmez | TUR |
| 57 | Paula Badosa | ESP |
| 59 | Lilli Tagger | AUT |
| 60 | Kimberly Birrell | AUS |
| 61 | Tereza Valentová | CZE |
| 62 | Lanlana Tararudee | THA |
| 63 | Talia Gibson | AUS |
| 64 | Camila Osorio | COL |
| 65 | Viktorija Golubic | SUI |
| 66 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | ROU |
| 67 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | ITA |
| 68 | Caty McNally | USA |
| 69 | Anna Bondár | HUN |
| 70 | Alycia Parks | USA |
| 71 | Ashlyn Krueger | USA |
| 74 | Panna Udvardy | HUN |
| 75 | Magda Linette | POL |
| 76 | Petra Marčinko | CRO |
| 78 | Katie Volynets | USA |
| 82 | Alina Korneeva | RUS |
| 84 | Hanne Vandewinkel | BEL |
| 85 | Daria Kasatkina | AUS |
| 86 | Darja Viďmanová | CZE |
| 88 | Maria Timofeeva | UZB |
| 92 | Renata Zarazúa | MEX |
| 99 | Maya Joint | AUS |
| 127 | Sonay Kartal | GBR |
| 372 | Aoi Ito | JPN |
When is the draw confirmed for China Open 2026
With the tournament starting on Wednesday 30 September, it is likely to be confirmed on the Monday of that week.
When is the schedule confirmed for China Open 2026
The schedule is confirmed before the tournament begins on Wednesday.
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History China Open WTA
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1994 | Yayuk Basuki (1/1) | Kyōko Nagatsuka | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1995 | Linda Wild (1/1) | Wang Shi-ting | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1996 | Wang Shi-ting (1/1) | Chen Li | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1997–2003 | Not held | ||
| 2004 | Serena Williams (1/2) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Maria Kirilenko (1/1) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (1/2) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2007 | Ágnes Szávay (1/1) | Jelena Janković | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Jelena Janković (1/1) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2/2) | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2010 | Caroline Wozniacki (1/2) | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Radwańska (1/2) | Andrea Petkovic | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka (1/1) | Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (2/2) | Jelena Janković | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Maria Sharapova (1/1) | Petra Kvitová | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) | Timea Bacsinszky | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2/2) | Johanna Konta | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Caroline Garcia (1/1) | Simona Halep | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2018 | Caroline Wozniacki (2/2) | Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2019 | Naomi Osaka (1/1) | Ashleigh Barty | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2020–2022 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| 2023 | Iga Świątek (1/1) | Liudmila Samsonova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2024 | Coco Gauff (1/1) | Karolína Muchová | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2025 | Amanda Anisimova (1/1) | Linda Nosková | 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
China Open WTA 2026 — Ranking Points & Prize Money
| Round | Ranking Points | Prize Money (USD) |
| First Round | 10 | $24,335 |
| Second Round | 35 | $36,110 |
| Third Round | 65 | $61,865 |
| Fourth Round | 120 | $105,720 |
| Quarterfinal | 215 | $193,645 |
| Semifinal | 390 | $340,190 |
| Finalist | 650 | $612,340 |
| Champion | 1,000 | $1,151,380 |
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