The WTA’s post-US Open swing moves from Singapore’s indoor hard courts to the Beijing hard courts, with the China Open set to assemble a 96-player draw led by Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff.
Beijing and Singapore set the WTA autumn draw
The China Open begins on Sept. 30 as a WTA 1000 tournament, bringing together every player ranked inside the world’s top 14 and 18 of the top 20. The 96-player field includes 32 opening-round byes, making Beijing a major points opportunity in the run toward the closing events of the season.
Victoria Mboko, ranked No. 15, is absent while recovering from a knee injury. No. 18 Alexandra Eala has also skipped Beijing after revising her schedule.
Defending champion Amanda Anisimova returns after a 2025 season in which she collected her second WTA 1000 crown. She beat Linda Noskova in the previous Beijing final, while Pegula and Gauff, the two highest-ranked Americans entered, both reached the semifinals.
Beijing resumed in 2023 after the tournament was not held from 2020 to 2022 during the pandemic. Since its return, the event has again become a pivotal stop on the WTA calendar. Gauff won the 2024 title before lifting the WTA Finals trophy later that season, while Iga Swiatek followed her 2023 Beijing victory with the WTA Finals title in Cancun and the year-end No. 1 position.
Naomi Osaka, champion in 2019, is also in the Beijing entry list.
China Open field and ranking points picture
With WTA 1000 points on offer, Beijing provides the deepest field of the post-US Open stretch. Sabalenka, Rybakina, Pegula, Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Noskova, Karolina Muchova and Swiatek are all positioned on the same side of the Asian swing.
| Ranking | Player entered in Beijing |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | Aryna Sabalenka |
| No. 2 | Elena Rybakina |
| No. 3 | Jessica Pegula |
| No. 4 | Coco Gauff |
| No. 5 | Mirra Andreeva |
| No. 6 | Linda Noskova |
| No. 7 | Karolina Muchova |
| No. 8 | Iga Swiatek |
| No. 9 | Elina Svitolina |
| No. 10 | Amanda Anisimova |
| No. 11 | Marta Kostyuk |
| No. 12 | Belinda Bencic |
| No. 13 | Naomi Osaka |
| No. 14 | Iva Jovic |
| No. 16 | Diana Shnaider |
| No. 17 | Sorana Cirstea |
| No. 19 | Ekaterina Alexandrova |
| No. 20 | Elise Mertens |
| No. 21 | Jasmine Paolini |
| No. 22 | Maja Chwalinska |
Singapore opens the Asian hard-court sequence
The Singapore Tennis Open starts Sept. 21 on indoor hard courts, one week before the Beijing main draw gets underway. Pegula, Andreeva and Anisimova lead the WTA 500 event, with Eala and Chwalinska among the younger players in the field.
Singapore staged its first tournament last season as a WTA 250, bringing tour-level competition back to the city for the first time since the 2018 WTA Finals. The tournament has since moved into the post-US Open period and been upgraded to WTA 500 level.
Elise Mertens is the reigning Singapore champion after defeating Ann Li in the final, a victory that delivered the ninth singles title of her career.
| Ranking | Player entered in Singapore |
|---|---|
| No. 3 | Jessica Pegula |
| No. 5 | Mirra Andreeva |
| No. 10 | Amanda Anisimova |
| No. 16 | Diana Shnaider |
| No. 17 | Sorana Cirstea |
| No. 18 | Alexandra Eala |
| No. 19 | Ekaterina Alexandrova |
| No. 21 | Maja Chwalinska |
| No. 24 | Elise Mertens |
| No. 25 | Anastasia Potapova |
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