Pan Pacific Open 2026: Entry List, When is the draw and schedule confirmed, Prize Money and History

Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 20:17

The Pan Pacific Open is due to take place between 26 October - 1 November on the WTA 500 calendar with Belinda Bencic being the defending champion.

It takes place in the aftermath of the Ningbo Open and sees Elena Rybakina as top seed as well as Elina Svitolina. Iga Swiatek was due to play, but she has already shut down her season. Marta Kostyuk, Maja Chwalinska and Iva Jovic already lead a stacked line-up.

With spots on the line for the WTA Finals, it is also a big week and one that navigates the final juncture of the regular season.

Pan Pacific Open Entry List 2026

#	Player	Ctry
1	Elena Rybakina	KAZ
6	Elina Svitolina	UKR
9	Iga Świątek	POL
10	Marta Kostyuk	UKR
11	Iva Jovic	USA
12	Belinda Bencic	SUI
13	Diana Shnaider	RUS
14	Elise Mertens	BEL
16	Sorana Cîrstea	ROU
18	Naomi Osaka	JPN
19	Alexandra Eala	PHI
22	Maja Chwalińska	POL
24	Ekaterina Alexandrova	RUS
25	Leylah Fernandez	CAN
31	Ann Li	USA
33	Jasmine Paolini	ITA

When is the draw confirmed for Pan Pacific Open?

The draw will be confirmed before the tournament begins likely on Friday 23 October.

When is the schedule confirmed for Pan Pacific Open?

Schedule will be confirmed the day before the tournament begins on the Monday.

Prize Money Pan Pacific Open

Round	Ranking points	Prize money (USD)
First round	1	$12,700
Second round	60	$17,795
Quarterfinal	108	$33,475
Semifinal	195	$66,003
Finalist	325	$114,500
Champion	500	$185,500

History Pan Pacific Open

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1973	Billie Jean King	Nancy Richey Gunter	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
1974	Kazuko Sawamatsu	Wendy Overton	6–4, 7–5
1975	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–7, 6–1, 7–6
1976	Betty Stöve	Margaret Court	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1977	Virginia Wade	Martina Navratilova	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
1978	Virginia Wade (2)	Betty Stöve	6–4, 7–6
1979	Billie Jean King (2)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–4, 7–5
1980	Billie Jean King (3)	Terry Holladay	7–5, 6–4
1981	Ann Kiyomura	Bettina Bunge	6–4, 7–5
1982	Bettina Bunge	Barbara Potter	7–6, 6–2
1983	Lisa Bonder	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1984	Manuela Maleeva	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1985	Manuela Maleeva (2)	Bonnie Gadusek	7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5
1986	Steffi Graf	Manuela Maleeva	6–4, 6–2
1987	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva	6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1988	Pam Shriver	Helena Suková	7–5 6–1
1989	Martina Navratilova	Lori McNeil	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1990	Steffi Graf (2)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–2
1991	Gabriela Sabatini (2)	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1992	Gabriela Sabatini (3)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1993	Martina Navratilova (2)	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland	6–2, 6–2
1994	Steffi Graf (3)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–4
1995	Kimiko Date	Lindsay Davenport	6–1, 6–2
1996	Iva Majoli	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
1997	Martina Hingis	Steffi Graf	w/o
1998	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis	6–3, 6–3
1999	Martina Hingis (2)	Amanda Coetzer	6–2, 6–1
2000	Martina Hingis (3)	Sandrine Testud	6–3, 7–5
2001	Lindsay Davenport (2)	Martina Hingis	6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
2002	Martina Hingis (4)	Monica Seles	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
2003	Lindsay Davenport (3)	Monica Seles	6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2
2004	Lindsay Davenport (4)	Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 6–1
2005	Maria Sharapova	Lindsay Davenport	6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2006	Elena Dementieva	Martina Hingis	6–2, 6–0
2007	Martina Hingis (5)	Ana Ivanovic	6–4, 6–2
2008	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–1, 6–3
2009	Maria Sharapova (2)	Jelena Janković	5–2 ret.
2010	Caroline Wozniacki	Elena Dementieva	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
2011	Agnieszka Radwańska	Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 6–2
2012	Nadia Petrova	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2013	Petra Kvitová	Angelique Kerber	6–2, 0–6, 6–3
2014	Ana Ivanovic	Caroline Wozniacki	6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2015	Agnieszka Radwańska (2)	Belinda Bencic	6–2, 6–2
2016	Caroline Wozniacki (2)	Naomi Osaka	7–5, 6–3
2017	Caroline Wozniacki (3)	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–0, 7–5
2018	Karolína Plíšková	Naomi Osaka	6–4, 6–4
2019	Naomi Osaka	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–2, 6–3
2020-2021	No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2022	Liudmila Samsonova	Zheng Qinwen	7–5, 7–5
2023	Veronika Kudermetova	Jessica Pegula	7–5, 6–1
2024	Zheng Qinwen	Sofia Kenin	7–6(7-5), 6–3
2025	Belinda Bencic	Linda Nosková	6–2, 6–3

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