The 2026 Mérida Open Akron was a WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hardcourts as part of the 2026 WTA Tour. This was the fourth edition of the Mérida Open, and took place at the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, Mexico, from 23 February to 1 March 2026.
Champions Singles
Cristina Bucșa def. Magdalena Fręch, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles
Cristina Bucșa / Jiang Xinyu def. Isabelle Haverlag / Maia Lumsden, 6–4, 6–1
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFR16R32QQ2Q1 Singles50032519510860125131 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$185,500$114,500$66,003$35,000$18,045$13,005$10,500$6,330$61,540$37,400$21,720$11,150$6,800 Doubles prize money per team
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedJasmine Paolini81Emma Navarro192Ann Li363Marie Bouzková384Dayana Yastremska445Janice Tjen466Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro487Magda Linette508 Rankings are as of 16 February 2026.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Katie Boulter Jasmine Paolini Marina Stakusic Sloane Stephens
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Cadence Brace Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Varvara Lepchenko Maria Timofeeva Heather Watson Zhang Shuai
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Priscilla Hon
Withdrawals Paula Badosa → replaced by Yulia Putintseva Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Magdalena Fręch Jaqueline Cristian → replaced by Zeynep Sönmez Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Janice Tjen Maria Sakkari → replaced by Donna Vekić Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Camila Osorio Diana Shnaider → replaced by Renata Zarazúa Sloane Stephens → replaced by Priscilla Hon (LL)
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank† SeedIrina Khromacheva Nicole Melichar-Martinez521Cristina Bucșa Jiang Xinyu562Guo Hanyu Kristina Mladenovic943Giuliana Olmos Aldila Sutjiadi974 1 Rankings as of 16 February 2026.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Marian Gómez Pezuela Cano / Renata Zarazúa Sloane Stephens / Ana Sofía Sánchez
The following pairs received entry as alternates: Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva / Valeriya Strakhova
Withdrawals Anastasia Potapova / Yulia Putintseva → not replaced Sloane Stephens / Ana Sofía Sánchez → replaced by Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva / Valeriya Strakhova (Alt)
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