DC Open WTA 2026: Entry List, When is the draw confirmed, History and Prize Money
WTATuesday, 21 July 2026 at 16:09
The DC Open is due to take place on the WTA side between July 27 - August 2, 2026. It will be the 14th edition on the WTA side.
It is a WTA 500 tournament and will take place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, DC from July 27 to August 2, 2026.
The defending champion is Leylah Fernandez and the field is comprised this year of the Canadian. As well as Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina and Naomi Osaka as well as Anna Kalinskaya, Emma Navarro, Alexandra Eala among others. It is the main tournament before the Canadian Open.
Entry List DC Open WTA
(as per ticktocktennis.com)
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula (WC) | USA |
| 10 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 13 | Naomi Osaka | JPN |
| 15 | Jasmine Paolini | ITA |
| 18 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 20 | Anna Kalinskaya | RUS |
| 23 | Madison Keys | USA |
| 25 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 27 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 28 | Anastasia Potapova | AUT |
| 29 | Alexandra Eala | PHI |
| 30 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 32 | Ann Li | USA |
| 38 | Janice Tjen | INA |
| 39 | Xinyu Wang | CHN |
| 40 | Sára Bejlek | CZE |
| 42 | Cristina Bucșa | ESP |
| 43 | Magdalena Fręch | POL |
| 69 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | ITA |
| 70 | Liudmila Samsonova | RUS |
| 133 | Qinwen Zheng (WC) | CHN |
| 461 | Venus Williams (WC) | USA |
History DC Open WTA
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 2011 | Nadia Petrova | Shahar Pe'er | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Magdaléna Rybáriková (2) | Andrea Petkovic | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| 2014 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Kurumi Nara | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Sloane Stephens | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2016 | Yanina Wickmayer | Lauren Davis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Ekaterina Makarova | Julia Görges | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
| 2018 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) | Donna Vekić | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| 2019 | Jessica Pegula | Camila Giorgi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Jessica Pegula | Coco Gauff | 4–6, 7–5, [10-8][c] |
| 2022 | [d] Liudmila Samsonova | Kaia Kanepi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Coco Gauff | Maria Sakkari | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2024 | Paula Badosa | Marie Bouzková | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2025 | Leylah Fernandez | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–1, 6–2 |
Prize Money DC Open WTA
| Result | Prize Money |
| Champion | $252,000 |
| Finalist | $155,000 |
| Semi-final | $90,900 |
| Quarter-final | $47,750 |
| Second round | $24,474 |
| First round | $17,440 |
When is the draw confirmed?
The draw will likely be confirmed on Friday 24 July ahead of the Monday start.
When is the schedule confirmed?
The schedule is likely to be confirmed soon afterwards before the Monday start.
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