Transylvania Open 2026: Schedule, Entry List, Draw and Predictions

Monday, 26 January 2026 at 22:00

The Australian Open will be a distant memory as of next week with the Transylvania Open next on the slate between 1-7 February, 2026.

A common stop on the way towards the Middle Eastern swing, the Romanian tournament attracts many top names and does so again with Emma Raducanu, Donna Vekic, Sorana Cirstea in her last dance as well as Jaqueline Cristian, Wang Xinyu and Karolina Pliskova.

Raducanu on paper for this tournament was an obvious choice given that she lost early in Australia and is of Romanian heritage so it will almost be a homecoming and a good chance for wins. Anastasia Potapova defeated Lucia Bronzetti in the final last year 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. Who leaves the Australian Open and head towards the Middle East in the best shape?

Entry List Transylvania Open

#	Player Name	Country	Ranking
1	Emma Raducanu	GBR	29
2	Jaqueline Cristian	ROU	38
3	Sorana Cîrstea	ROU	41
4	Anastasia Potapova	AUT	55
5	Xinyu Wang	CHN	57
6	Olga Danilovic	SRB	67
7	Donna Vekic	CRO	69
8	Antonia Ružić	CRO	70
9	Anna Bondar	HUN	73
10	Varvara Gracheva	FRA	75
11	Camila Osorio	COL	76
12	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	ITA	81
13	Petra Marcinko	CRO	82
14	Ella Seidel	GER	84
15	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	ROU	85
16	Sara Sorribes Tormo	ESP	85
17	Oleksandra Oliynykova	UKR	90
18	Kamilla Rakhimova	UZB	91
19	Kaja Juvan	SLO	99
20	Veronika Erjavec	SLO	103
21	Anastasia Zakharova	—	104
22	Lucia Bronzetti	ITA	105
23	Mayar Sherif	EGY	107

When is the draw confirmed for Transylvania Open?

The draw will be confirmed for the Transylvania Open at the end of the week between 30-31 January before the tournament begins on 1 February. It will be updated here when it is set.

When is the schedule confirmed for Transylvania Open?

The schedule will be confirmed on 31st February before the tournament begins on 1st February.

Predictions

Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Anastasia Potapova as the champion.

This is the kind of event that won't suit the likes of Emma Raducanu as a top seed and I expect an early defeat here. But it will suit the likes of Anastasia Potapova who has won this before.

Xinyu Wang is also in some real form so watch out on that end for her. While I also see the goods for Jaqueline Cristian who made her name as such in this event for continuing every year and has done so ever since to dress like a vampire whenever she walks onto the court to lean into it being in Transylvania. It is always a superb spectacle and I expect one of those three to be crowned winner.

*** Anastasia Potapova

** Xinyu Wang

* Jaqueline Cristian

Lucas Michael, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees a perfect homecoming for Sorana Cirstea.

The Transylvania Open is the perfect time for players to bounce back from a poor Australian Open or continue the positive momentum as tennis leaves Down Under for the first time this season.

Once again there is expected to be fierce competition in Romania, and similar to the event in Hobart Emma Raducanu will head the field as the number one seed. It ended in bitter disappointment in Tasmania, and her injury woes have seen her not have the brightest of starts to the 2026 tennis season, making this event crucial to finally getting some reassuring form.

In the first major event, the British number one was defeated by last years’ champion Anastasia Potapova, who will be hunting for more glory in Eastern Europe. The home crowd will also have loads to cheer about, with them pushing their home heroes Sorana Cirstea, Jaqueline Cristian and Elena Gabriella-Ruse.

The standout for me is Cirstea, who made the headlines after a frosty encounter with Naomi Osaka at the net in Melbourne. She will be pumped to return to her home country, and with the crowd’s support I believe that it will push her over the line for glory.

*** Sorana Cirstea

** Emma Raducanu, Anastasia Potapova

* Jaqueline Cristian, Elena Gabriela-Ruse, Donna Vekic