The 2026 Wuhan Open is a women's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts between 12–18 October 2026. It will be the ninth edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA 1000 tournaments of the 2026 WTA Tour. The tournament will be held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles1000650390215120651030202Doubles10
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Singles main-draw entrants Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 28 September 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 12 October 2026.
Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, points from the 2025 Wuhan Open had already been deducted from ranking points as of 12 October 2026. Accordingly, the points defending column reflects either (a) results from tournaments which took place during the week of 13 October 2025 (Ningbo and Osaka) or (b) the player's 18th best result.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending(Ningbo / Osaka)Points earnedPoints afterStatus 1 2 Aryna Sabalenka 7,550 (0)∆ 10 7,560 Second round vs. 2 Jessica Pegula 6,225 (0)∆ 10 6,235 Second round vs. 3 Mirra Andreeva (10)∆ 10 Second round vs. 4 Linda Nosková 4,679 1 10 4,688 Second round vs. 5 Elina Svitolina (0)∆ 10 Second round vs. 6 Karolína Muchová 60 10 Second round vs. 7 Iga Świątek (0)∆ 10 Second round vs. 8 10 Marta Kostyuk 3,910 (0)∆ 10 3,920 First round vs. 9 Belinda Bencic 2,760 108 10 2,662 First round vs. 10 Iva Jovic 2,860 (49)∆ (49)Ω 2,860 First round vs. 11 Diana Shnaider 2,643 195 10 2,458 First round vs. 12 Sorana Cîrstea 2,424 98 (54)§ 2,380 First round vs. 13 Alexandra Eala 2,241 (60)∆ (60)Ω 2,241 First round vs. 14 Elise Mertens 30 10 First round vs. 15 Jasmine Paolini 1,528 195 10 1,343 First round vs. 16 Maja Chwalińska 2,043 (12)∆ 10 2,041 First round vs. ∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result. Ω The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Wuhan result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points. § The player is substituting her next best result as it is higher than the Wuhan result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.
Withdrawn seeded players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints after Withdrawal reason 1 Elena Rybakina 9,696 500 9,196 Left foot injury Coco Gauff 5,974 (0)∆ 5,974 Fatigue Victoria Mboko 2,502 1 2,501 Left knee injury Amanda Anisimova 2,363 (0)∆ 2,363 Wrist injury
∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
Other entry information Wildcards
Withdrawals
§ – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list † – withdrew from main draw
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeded teams The following are the seeded teams. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 28 September 2026. Country Player Country Player Rank SeedGabriela DabrowskiLuisa Stefani81Anna DanilinaZhang Shuai132Storm HunterKateřina Siniaková183Cristina BucșaNicole Melichar-Martinez234Guo HanyuKristina Mladenovic275Elise MertensDiana Shnaider326Sara ErraniJasmine Paolini397Shuko AoyamaLiang En-shuo448
Other entrants Wildcards
Protected ranking
Notes
References
External links Official website