Cincinnati Open WTA 2026: Entry List, When is the draw confirmed, History and Prize Money
WTAMonday, 03 August 2026 at 10:38
The Cincinnati Open is a big cornerstone on the way to the 2026 US Open and is the final big tournament before the main event at the end of August. Taking place in Mason, Ohio between 13-23 August, it is a WTA 1000 tournament on the women's side with Iga Swiatek being defending champion.
Swiatek leads the field as a result alongside Aryna Sabalenka who is World No.1. While other top names are involved including Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka.
It takes place in the days following the Canadian Open which is currently ongoing and will see players shift their focus for the final time before the 2026 US Open.
Entry List WTA Cincinnati Open 2026
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| # | Player | Ctry |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR |
| 2 | Elena Rybakina | KAZ |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | USA |
| 4 | Coco Gauff | USA |
| 5 | Mirra Andreeva | RUS |
| 6 | Karolína Muchová | CZE |
| 7 | Linda Nosková | CZE |
| 8 | Iga Świątek | POL |
| 9 | Amanda Anisimova | USA |
| 10 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 11 | Marta Kostyuk | UKR |
| 13 | Naomi Osaka | JPN |
| 14 | Belinda Bencic | SUI |
| 15 | Jasmine Paolini | ITA |
| 16 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 17 | Sorana Cîrstea | ROU |
| 18 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 19 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS |
| 20 | Anna Kalinskaya | RUS |
| 21 | Maja Chwalińska | POL |
| 22 | Madison Keys | USA |
| 23 | Elise Mertens | BEL |
| 24 | Marie Bouzková | CZE |
| 25 | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
| 26 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 27 | Anastasia Potapova | AUT |
| 28 | Alexandra Eala | PHI |
| 29 | Jeļena Ostapenko | LAT |
| 30 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 31 | Ann Li | USA |
| 33 | Maria Sakkari | GRE |
| 34 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 35 | Donna Vekić | CRO |
| 36 | Kateřina Siniaková | CZE |
| 37 | Janice Tjen | INA |
| 38 | Sára Bejlek | CZE |
| 40 | Cristina Bucșa | ESP |
| 41 | Nikola Bartůňková | CZE |
| 42 | Xinyu Wang | CHN |
| 43 | Daria Snigur | UKR |
| 44 | Oleksandra Oliynykova | UKR |
| 46 | Tamara Korpatsch | GER |
| 47 | Mccartney Kessler | USA |
| 48 | Magdalena Fręch | POL |
| 51 | Viktorija Golubic | SUI |
| 52 | Zeynep Sönmez | TUR |
| 53 | Petra Marčinko | CRO |
| 54 | Anhelina Kalinina | UKR |
| 55 | Antonia Ružić | CRO |
| 56 | Camila Osorio | COL |
| 57 | Shuai Zhang | CHN |
| 58 | Peyton Stearns | USA |
| 59 | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | ESP |
| 60 | Diane Parry | FRA |
| 61 | Daria Kasatkina | AUS |
| 62 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | UKR |
| 63 | Karolína Plíšková | CZE |
| 64 | Tereza Valentová | CZE |
| 65 | Magda Linette | POL |
| 66 | Kimberly Birrell | AUS |
| 67 | Ashlyn Krueger | USA |
| 68 | Alycia Parks | USA |
| 69 | Katie Boulter | GBR |
| 70 | Liudmila Samsonova | RUS |
| 71 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | ITA |
| 72 | Talia Gibson | AUS |
| 73 | Caty McNally | USA |
| 74 | Panna Udvardy | HUN |
| 75 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | ROU |
| 76 | Maya Joint | AUS |
| 77 | Anna Bondár | HUN |
| 79 | Tatjana Maria | GER |
| 82 | Kamilla Rakhimova | UZB |
| 87 | Dayana Yastremska | UKR |
| 96 | Maria Timofeeva | UZB |
When is the draw confirmed?
Taking place from 13 August, the draw will likely be confirmed a few days before between 10-12 August.
When is the schedule confirmed?
The schedule is likely to be confirmed the day before the tournament begins in Mason, Ohio.
Iga Swiatek is defending champion in Cincinnati.
Prize Money Cincinnati Open WTA 2026
The prize money breakdown is not fully set yet but the total financial commitment is $7,433,076.
History Cincinnati Open WTA 2026
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1899 | Myrtle McAteer (1/3) | Juliette Atkinson | 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6 |
| 1900 | Myrtle McAteer (2/3) | Maud Banks | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1901 | Winona Closterman (1/2) | Juliette Atkinson | 6–2, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1902 | Maud Banks (1/1) | Winona Closterman | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1903 | Winona Closterman (2/2) | Myrtle McAteer | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1904 | Myrtle McAteer (3/3) | Winona Closterman | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1905 | May Sutton (1/3) | Myrtle McAteer | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1906 | May Sutton (2/3) | Florence Sutton | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1907 | May Sutton (3/3) | Martha Kinsey | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1908 | Martha Kinsey (1/1) | Marjorie Dodd | 4–6, 8–6, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Edith Hannam (1/1) | Martha Kinsey | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1910 | Miriam Steever (1/1) | Rhea Fairbairn | 4–6, 8–6, 6–0 |
| 1911 | Marjorie Dodd (1/2) | Helen McLaughlin | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1912 | Marjorie Dodd (2/2) | May Sutton | default |
| 1913 | Ruth Sanders (1/5) | Marjorie Dodd | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1914 | Ruth Sanders (2/5) | Katharine Brown | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1915 | Molla Bjurstedt (1/1) | Ruth Sanders | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1916 | Martha Guthrie (1/1) | Marguerite Davis | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1917 | Katharine Brown (1/1) | Mrs. Willis Adams | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 1918 | not contested | ||
| 1919 | |||
| 1920 | Ruth Sanders Cordes (3/5) | Ruth King | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1921 | Tournament suspended | ||
| 1922 | Ruth Sanders Cordes (4/5) | Olga Strashun | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1923 | Ruth Sanders Cordes (5/5) | Clara Louise Zinke | 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1924 | Olga Strashun (1/1) | Clara Louise Zinke | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1925 | Marian Leighton (1/1) | Clara Louise Zinke | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1926 | Clara Louise Zinke (1/5) | Olga Strashun Weil | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Clara Louise Zinke (2/5) | Marian Leighton | 6–4, 4–6, 4–1 ret. |
| 1928 | Marjorie Gladman (1/1) | Clara Louise Zinke | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1929 | Clara Louise Zinke (3/5) | Ruth Riese | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Clara Louise Zinke (4/5) | Ruth Riese | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1931 | Clara Louise Zinke (5/5) | Ruth Riese | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1932 | Dorothy Weisel Hack (1/1) | Clara Louise Zinke | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1933 | Muriel Adams (1/1) | Helen Fulton | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Gracyn Wheeler (1/1) | Esther Bartosh | default |
| 1935 | Tournament suspended due to the Great Depression | ||
| 1936 | Lila Porter (1/1) | Virginia Hollinger | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Virginia Hollinger (1/2) | Monica Nolan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Virginia Hollinger (2/2) | Margaret Jessee | 8–6, 1–6, 6–0 |
| 1939 | Catherine Wolf (1/2) | Virginia Hollinger | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1940 | Alice Marble (1/1) | Gracyn Wheeler | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1941 | Pauline Betz (1/3) | Mary Arnold | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1942 | Catherine Wolf (2/2) | Monica Nolan | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1943 | Pauline Betz (2/3) | Catherine Wolf | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1944 | Dorothy Cheney (1/1) | Pauline Betz | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1945 | Pauline Betz (3/3) | Dorothy Cheney | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1946 | Virginia Kovacs (1/1) | Shirley Fry | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1947 | Betty Rosenquest (1/1) | Betty Hulbert James | 9–7, 6–2 |
| 1948 | Dorothy Head Knode (1/1) | Mercedes Madden Lewis | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1949 | Magda Rurac (1/1) | Beverly Baker Fleitz | 6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1950 | Beverly Baker Fleitz (1/1) | Magda Rurac | 5–7, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1951 | Pat Canning Todd (1/1) | Magda Rurac | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1952 | Anita Kanter (1/1) | Doris Popple | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1953 | Thelma Coyne Long (1/1) | Anita Kanter | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1954 | Lois Felix (1/2) | Ethel Norton | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1955 | Mimi Arnold (1/1) | Barbara Breit | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Yola Ramírez (1/1) | Mary Ann Mitchell | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1957 | Lois Felix (2/2) | Pat Naud | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1958 | Gwyn Thomas (1/1) | Martha Hernandez | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1959 | Donna Floyd (1/1) | Carol Hanks | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Carol Hanks (1/1) | Farel Footman | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Peachy Kellmeyer (1/1) | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 3–6, 12–10, 7–5 |
| 1962 | Julie Heldman (1/1) | Roberta Alison | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Stephanie DeFina (1/2) | Jane Bartkowicz | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1964 | Jean Danilovich (1/1) | Alice Tym | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1965 | Stephanie DeFina (2/2) | Roberta Alison | 10–8, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Jane Bartkowicz (1/2) | Peachy Kellmeyer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Jane Bartkowicz (2/2) | Patsy Rippy | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1968 | Linda Tuero (1/1) | Tory Fretz | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1969 | Lesley Turner Bowrey (1/1) | Gail Chanfreau | 1–6, 7–5, 10–10 ret. |
| 1970 | Rosemary Casals (1/1) | Nancy Richey Gunter | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Virginia Wade (1/1) | Linda Tuero | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Margaret Court (1/1) | Evonne Goolagong | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1973 | Evonne Goolagong (1/1) | Chris Evert | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1974–1987 | not held | ||
| 1988 | Barbara Potter (1/1) | Helen Kelesi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1989–2003 | not held | ||
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport (1/1) | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Patty Schnyder (1/1) | Akiko Morigami | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2006 | Vera Zvonareva (1/1) | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Anna Chakvetadze (1/1) | Akiko Morigami | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2008 | Nadia Petrova (1/1) | Nathalie Dechy | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2009 | Jelena Janković (1/1) | Dinara Safina | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Kim Clijsters (1/1) | Maria Sharapova | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2011 | Maria Sharapova (1/1) | Jelena Janković | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| 2012 | Li Na (1/1) | Angelique Kerber | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka (1/2) | Serena Williams | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (1/2) | Ana Ivanovic | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (2/2) | Simona Halep | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2016 | Karolína Plíšková (1/1) | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Garbiñe Muguruza (1/1) | Simona Halep | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2018 | Kiki Bertens (1/1) | Simona Halep | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| 2019 | Madison Keys (1/1) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2020 | Victoria Azarenka (2/2) | Naomi Osaka | walkover |
| 2021 | Ashleigh Barty (1/1) | Jil Teichmann | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2022 | Caroline Garcia (1/1) | Petra Kvitová | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Coco Gauff (1/1) | Karolína Muchová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Aryna Sabalenka (1/1) | Jessica Pegula | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2025 | Iga Świątek (1/1) | Jasmine Paolini | 7–5, 6–4 |
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