The Wuhan Open is due to take place between 12-18 October and is one of the main WTA 1000 tournaments of the season as we head towards the conclusion slowly but surely.
Coco Gauff is defending champion and for the most part, it is many of the big guns albeit Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula are among those who have had issues with injury as of late.
But other than that, it is Elena Rybakina who leads the way. Others involved include Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Elina Svitolina and Karolina Muchova. This goes after the China Open.
Draw/Results Wuhan Open 2026
Final
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Maja Chwalinska (16) | v | Sonay Kartal |
Semi-Finals
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Iga Swiatek (7) | 5-7, 1-6 | Maja Chwalinska (16) |
| Sonay Kartal | 7-6, 7-6 | Jelena Ostapenko |
Quarter-Finals
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Ann Li | 4-6, 1-6 | Iga Swiatek (7) |
| Maja Chwalinska (16) | 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 | Maria Sakkari |
| Elina Svitolina (5) | 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Sonay Kartal |
| Diana Shnaider (11) | 6-7, 1-6 | Jelena Ostapenko |
Third Round
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Ann Li | 6-4, 7-6 | Janice Tjen |
| Ashlyn Krueger (LL) | 1-6, 4-6 | Iga Swiatek (7) |
| Iva Jovic (10) | 4-6, 1-6 | Maja Chwalinska (16) |
| Mia Pohankova | 1-6, 4-6 | Maria Sakkari |
| Elina Svitolina (5) | 6-1, 6-4 | Guo Hanyu |
| Jasmine Paolini (15) | 2-6, 0-6 | Sonay Kartal |
| Karolina Muchova (6) | 5-7, 3-6 | Diana Shnaider (11) |
| Leylah Fernandez | 1-6, 6-1, 4-6 | Jelena Ostapenko |
Second Round
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Aryna Sabalenka (1) | 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 | Ann Li |
| Janice Tjen | 7-5, 6-3 | Daria Snigur |
| Ashlyn Krueger (LL) | 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 | Lanlana Tararudee |
| Magdalena Frech (Q) | 2-6, 1-6 | Iga Swiatek (7) |
| Iva Jovic (10) | 6-4, 6-1 | Dayana Yastremska |
| Marie Bouzkova | 6-1, 1-6, 1-6 | Maja Chwalinska (16) |
| Mia Pohankova | 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 | Wang Xiyu |
| Maria Sakkari | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 | Marta Kostyuk (8) |
| Elina Svitolina (5) | 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 | Liudmila Samsonova |
| Katie Volynets (Q) | 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 | Guo Hanyu |
| Jasmine Paolini (15) | 7-6, 6-3 | Nikola Bartunkova |
| Sonay Kartal | 6-0, 7-5 | Belinda Bencic (9) |
| Karolina Muchova (6) | 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 | Caty McNally (Q) |
| Yulia Putintseva (Q) | 2-6, 2-6 | Diana Shnaider (11) |
| Han Shi (Q) | 3-6, 4-6 | Leylah Fernandez |
| Jelena Ostapenko | 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 | Jessica Pegula (2) |
First Round
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Aryna Sabalenka (1) | v | Bye |
| Ann Li | 6-1, 3-0 RET | Camila Osorio (LL) |
| Janice Tjen | 6-3, 6-1 | Aoi Ito (LL) |
| Daria Snigur | 6-4, 7-5 | Elise Mertens (14) |
| Ashlyn Krueger (LL) | 6-3, 6-0 | Zhang Shuai |
| Diane Parry | 4-6, 1-6 | Lanlana Tararudee |
| Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q) | 3-6, 6-7 | Magdealena Frech (Q) |
| Bye | v | Iga Swiatek (7) |
| Iva Jovic (10) | v | Bye |
| Dayana Yastremska | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 | Cristina Bucsa |
| Clara Tauson | 1-6, 0-2 RET | Marie Bouzkova |
| Mayar Sherif | 3-6, 2-6 | Maja Chwalinska (16) |
| Anna Bondar (LL) | 1-6, 3-6 | Mia Pohankova |
| Wang Xiyu | 6-2, 6-0 | Wang Xinyu |
| Maria Sakkari | 6-4, 6-2 | Donna Vekic |
| Bye | v | Marta Kostyuk (8) |
| Elina Svitolina (5) | v | Bye |
| Katerina Siniakova | 1-6, 7-5, 2-6 | Liudmila Samsonova |
| Kimberly Birrell | 7-6, 6-7, 3-6 | Katie Volynets (Q) |
| Guo Hanyu | 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 | Sorana Cirstea (12) |
| Jasmine Paolini (15) | 6-3, 6-4 | Sara Bejlek |
| Lilli Tagger | 6-7, 6-2, 1-6 | Nikola Bartunkova |
| Anhelina Kalinina | 5-7, 3-6 | Sonay Kartal |
| Bye | v | Belinda Bencic (9) |
| Karolina Muchova (6) | v | Bye |
| Caty McNally (Q) | 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 | Yulia Starodubtseva |
| Yulia Putintseva (Q) | 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 | Zeynep Sonmez (Q) |
| Katie Boulter | 3-6, 1-6 | Diana Shnaider (11) |
| Alexandra Eala (13) | 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 | Han Shi (Q) |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Leylah Fernandez |
| Daria Kasatkina (Q) | 1-6, 1-6 | Jelena Ostapenko |
| Bye | v | Jessica Pegula (2) |
Entry List Wuhan Open WTA
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 1 | KAZ | |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | USA |
| 4 | USA | |
| 5 | RUS | |
| 6 | CZE | |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 8 | Karolína Muchová | CZE |
| 9 | Iga Świątek | POL |
| 10 | Marta Kostyuk | UKR |
| 11 | USA | |
| 12 | Belinda Bencic | SUI |
| 13 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 14 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 16 | Sorana Cîrstea | ROU |
| 17 | JPN | |
| 18 | Alexandra Eala | PHI |
| 19 | Elise Mertens | BEL |
| 20 | Jasmine Paolini | ITA |
| 21 | RUS | |
| 23 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 24 | Anastasia Potapova | AUT |
| 25 | Maja Chwalińska | POL |
| 26 | Marie Bouzková | CZE |
| 27 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS |
| 28 | Sára Bejlek | CZE |
| 29 | Ann Li | USA |
| 30 | Diane Parry | FRA |
| 31 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 32 | Jeļena Ostapenko | LAT |
| 33 | Maria Sakkari | GRE |
| 34 | Nikola Bartůňková | CZE |
| 35 | Cristina Bucșa | ESP |
| 38 | Donna Vekić | CRO |
| 40 | Xinyu Wang | CHN |
| 41 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 42 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | UKR |
| 43 | Daria Snigur | UKR |
| 44 | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
| 47 | Oleksandra Oliynykova | UKR |
| 49 | Karolína Plíšková | CZE |
| 53 | Kateřina Siniaková | CZE |
| 59 | Lilli Tagger | AUT |
When is the draw confirmed for Wuhan Open 2026
The draw will be confirmed for the tournament in the days before on 10 October before the tournament begins at 12 October.
When is the schedule confirmed for Wuhan Open 2026?
The schedule will be confirmed the day before on 11 October 2026 before the tournament begins.
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Prize Money Wuhan Open
| Round | Ranking Points | Prize Money |
| First Round | 10 | $18,300 |
| Second Round | 65 | $26,000 |
| Third Round | 120 | $49,250 |
| Quarterfinal | 215 | $98,500 |
| Semifinal | 390 | $197,000 |
| Finalist | 650 | $385,001 |
| Champion | 1,000 | $665,000 |
History Wuhan Open
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitová | Eugenie Bouchard | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Venus Williams | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6–3, 3–0, retired |
| 2016 | Petra Kvitová (2) | Dominika Cibulková | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Caroline Garcia | Ashleigh Barty | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2018 | Aryna Sabalenka | Anett Kontaveit | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2019 | Aryna Sabalenka (2) | Alison Riske | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2020–2023 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2024 | Aryna Sabalenka (3) | Zheng Qinwen | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2025 | Coco Gauff | Jessica Pegula | 6–4, 7–5 |
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