Hong Kong Open WTA 2026: Entry List, When is the draw and schedule confirmed, Prize Money and History

Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 13:00

The 2026 Hong Kong Open is going to take place between 2-8 November and will see a different winner with Victoria Mboko unable to return this year, she is out injured so cannot defend her title.

But there is still a stacked field in attendance including Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea's seemingly last tournament, Alexandra Eala, Leylah Fernandez, Maria Sakkari, Jasmine Paolini among others.

It is the final events of the season and will see Eala as the big name as well as Fernandez who has had great success in this event in the past.

Entry List Hong Kong Open WTA

#	Player	Ctry
13	Diana Shnaider	RUS
14	Belinda Bencic (WC)	SUI
16	Sorana Cîrstea	ROU
19	Alexandra Eala	PHI
23	Leylah Fernandez	CAN
30	Maria Sakkari	GRE
31	Ann Li	USA
35	Jasmine Paolini	ITA
38	Talia Gibson	AUS
39	Xinyu Wang	CHN
41	Kimberly Birrell	AUS
43	Liudmila Samsonova	RUS
48	Katie Boulter	GBR
52	Sonay Kartal	GBR
54	Yuliia Starodubtseva	UKR
56	Mayar Sherif	EGY
61	Paula Badosa	ESP
62	Oleksandra Oliynykova	UKR
64	Zeynep Sönmez	TUR
65	Alycia Parks	USA
72	Maria Timofeeva	UZB
74	Viktorija Golubic	SUI
76	Anna Bondár	HUN
87	Tereza Valentová	CZE
415	Xinran Sun (WC)	CHN
—	Venus Williams (WC)	USA

When is the draw confirmed for Hong Kong Tennis Open?

The draw will be confirmed around 30-31 October. It will be set here as and when.

When is the schedule confirmed for Hong Kong Tennis Open?

The schedule will be confirmed the day before on 1 November.

Hong Kong ranking points and prize money (USD)

Round	Ranking Points	Prize Money
First Round	1	$3,205
Second Round	30	$4,600
Quarterfinal	54	$7,025
Semifinal	98	$12,331
Finalist	163	$22,125
Champion	250	$37,390

History Hong Kong Tennis Open

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
1980	Wendy Turnbull	Marcie Louie	6–0, 6–2
1981	Wendy Turnbull (2)	Sabina Simmonds	6–3, 6–4
1982	Catrin Jexell	Alycia Moulton	6–3, 7–5
1983–1992	not held
1993	Wang Shi-ting	Marianne Witmeyer	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1994–2013	not held
2014	Sabine Lisicki	Karolína Plíšková	7–5, 6–3
2015	Jelena Janković	Angelique Kerber	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2016	Caroline Wozniacki	Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
2017	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Daria Gavrilova	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018	Dayana Yastremska	Wang Qiang	6–2, 6–1
2019–22	Not held
2023	Leylah Fernandez	Kateřina Siniaková	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2024	Diana Shnaider	Katie Boulter	6–1, 6–2
2025	Victoria Mboko	Cristina Bucșa	7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2

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