Ten tournaments, three continents, two months: the 2026 clay-court swing on the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz was a wild one, full of thrills, spills and breakthroughs.<\/p>\n
Who had the most dominant title run? Who saved the most match points, and who’s hit ranking milestones? Find out the answers to those questions and more below.<\/p>\n
Champions by the numbers<\/p>\n
Title leaderboard<\/p>\n
3 titles:\u00a0Mirra Andreeva (1 x Grand Slam, 2 x WTA 500), Aryna Sabalenka (2 x WTA 1000, 1 x WTA 500)
2 titles: Marta Kostyuk (1 x WTA 1000, 1 x WTA 250), Jessica Pegula (1 x WTA 1000, 1 x WTA 500), Elena Rybakina (1 x Grand Slam, 1 x WTA 500), Elina Svitolina (1 x WTA 1000, 1 x WTA 250)
1 WTA 1000 title:\u00a0Karolina Muchova
1 WTA 500 title:\u00a0Sara Bejlek, Cristina Bucsa, Emma Navarro
1 WTA 250 title: Katie Boulter, Marie Bouzkova, Sorana Cirstea, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Petra Marcinko, Peyton Stearns<\/p>\n
First-time champions: 3 (1 on clay)<\/p>\n
Sara Bejlek, Abu Dhabi
Cristina Bucsa, Merida
Petra Marcinko, Rabat<\/p>\n
First-time finalists: 7 (5 on clay)<\/p>\n
Sara Bejlek, Abu Dhabi
Taylor Townsend, Austin
Yuliia Starodubtseva, Charleston
Panna Udvardy, Bogota
Veronika Podrez, Rouen
Petra Marcinko, Rabat
Maja Chwalinska, Roland Garros<\/p>\n
Champions who didn’t drop a set en route to title: 3 (0 on clay)<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka, Brisbane (dropped 27 games in 5 matches)
Mirra Andreeva, Adelaide (15 games in 4 matches)
Sorana Cirstea, Cluj-Napoca (23 games in 5 matches)<\/p>\n
Champions who dropped more than three sets en route to title: 4 (3 on clay)<\/p>\n
Peyton Stearns, Austin (dropped 3 sets in 5 matches)
Jessica Pegula, Charleston (4 sets in 5 matches)
Elina Svitolina, Rome (3 sets in 6 matches)
Emma Navarro, Strasbourg (3 sets in 5 matches)<\/p>\n
Champions who saved match point en route to title: 2 (1 on clay)<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka, Indian Wells (saved 1 vs. Elena Rybakina in F)
Elena Rybakina, Stuttgart (saved 2 vs. Leylah Fernandez in QFs)<\/p>\n
Home-soil champions: 3 (1 on clay)<\/p>\n
Sorana Cirstea (ROU), Cluj-Napoca
Peyton Stearns (USA), Austin
Jessica Pegula (USA), Charleston<\/p>\n
Finals between compatriots: 2 (1 on clay)<\/p>\n
USA: Peyton Stearns d. Taylor Townsend 7-6(8), 7-5, Austin
UKR: Marta Kostyuk d. Veronika Podrez 6-3, 6-4, Rouen<\/p>\n
Rouen marked the first all-Ukrainian final in WTA history.<\/p>\n
Match win and Top 10 win leaderboard<\/p>\n
Fourteen\u00a0players have won 20 or more WTA main-draw matches in 2026 so far. Their full win-loss records are:<\/p>\n
Mirra Andreeva, 36-9
Elina Svitolina, 32-8
Aryna Sabalenka, 31-4
Elena Rybakina, 31-8
Sorana Cirstea, 29-9
Jessica Pegula, 28-7
Coco Gauff, 26-10
Karolina Muchova, 24-7
Victoria Mboko, 24-9
Iva Jovic, 23-12
Marta Kostyuk, 22-5
Iga Swiatek, 21-10
Belinda Bencic, 20-8
Anastasia Potapova, 20-10<\/p>\n
Fourteen\u00a0players have scored multiple Top 10 wins so far in 2026. Their full record against Top 10 opposition is as follows:<\/p>\n
Elena Rybakina, 7-3
Elina Svitolina, 7-3
Marta Kostyuk, 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka, 5-1
Victoria Mboko, 5-4
Karolina Muchova, 5-4
Jessica Pegula, 4-4
Belinda Bencic, 3-3
Hailey Baptiste, 3-5
Alexandra Eala, 2-2
Jelena Ostapenko, 2-2
Coco Gauff, 2-3
Anastasia Potapova, 2-4
Maria Sakkari, 2-4<\/p>\n
Nine players have scored their first career Top 10 win so far in 2026:<\/p>\n
Nikola Bartunkova d. Belinda Bencic 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, Australian Open R2
Iva Jovic d. Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 7-6(3), Australian Open R3
Antonia Ruzic d. Elena Rybakina 5-7, 6-4, 10 ret., Dubai R3
Cristina Bucsa d. Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4, Merida SF
Talia Gibson d. Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, Indian Wells R4
Zeynep Sonmez d. Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-2, Stuttgart R1
Anna Bondar d. Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-4, Madrid R2
Caty McNally d. Victoria Mboko 6-4, 6-1, Madrid R2
Yuliia Starodubtseva d. Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-1, 7-6[4], Roland Garros R2<\/p>\n
Fifteen players have upset a Top 10 opponent while ranked outside the Top 50 themselves:<\/p>\n
No. 418 Karolina Pliskova d. No. 4 Amanda Anisimova 5-7, 7-6(3), 4-1 ret., Doha R2
No. 170 Jil Teichmann d. No. 10 Karolina Muchova 6-1, 7-5, Roland Garros R3
No. 126 Nikola Bartunkova d. No. 10 Belinda Bencic 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, Australian Open R2
No. 112 Talia Gibson d. No. 7 Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, Indian Wells R4
No. 92 Diane Parry d. No. 6 Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6[3], Roland Garros R3
No. 83 Kimberly Birrell d. No. 5 Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, Roland Garros R1
No. 76 Caty McNally d. No. 10 Victoria Mboko 6-4, 6-1, Madrid R2
No. 67 Antonia Ruzic d. No. 3 Elena Rybakina 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 ret., Dubai R3
No. 63 Cristina Bucsa d. No. 7 Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4, Merida SF
No. 63 Anna Bondar d. No. 7 Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-4, Madrid R2
No. 57 Elisabetta Cocciaretto d. No. 5 Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2, Doha R2
No. 56 Anastasia Potapova d. No. 2 Elena Rybakina 7-6(8), 6-4, Madrid R4
No. 55 Yuliia Starodubtseva d. No. 2 Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-1, 7-6[4], Roland Garros R2
No. 52 Maria Sakkari d. No. 2 Iga Swiatek 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, Doha QF
No. 52 Maria Sakkari d. No. 8 Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-2, Doha R2<\/p>\n
Winning streaks<\/p>\n
There have been\u00a0five\u00a0double-digit winning streaks in 2026 so far:<\/p>\n
17:\u00a0Marta Kostyuk (Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, W Rouen, W Madrid, SF Roland Garros)
15:\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka (W Indian Wells, W Miami, QF Madrid)
11:\u00a0Sabalenka (W Brisbane, F Australian Open)
10:\u00a0Elina Svitolina (W Auckland, SF Australian Open)
10:\u00a0Svitolina (W Rome, QF Roland Garros)<\/p>\n
Match point saves<\/p>\n
Fifteen WTA main-draw matches were won from match point down in the Middle East swing, taking the total to 40\u00a0in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Six players have won from match point down more than once. Jaqueline Cristian has pulled it off three times; Magdalena Frech, Victoria Mboko, Yuan Yue, Coco Gauff and Hailey Baptiste have all done it twice.<\/p>\n
Nine match points saved<\/p>\n
Anna Kalinskaya d. Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5, Rome R2<\/p>\n
Six match points saved<\/p>\n
Hailey Baptiste d. Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6), Madrid QF<\/p>\n
Five match points saved<\/p>\n
Anastasia Zakharova d. Dayana Yastremska 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6), Rome R1
Zhang Shuai d. Cristina Bucsa 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, Strasbourg R1<\/p>\n
Four match points saved<\/p>\n
Jaqueline Cristian d. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 2-6, 7-6(6), 7-5, Rouen R1
Daria Snigur d. Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(13), Madrid R1<\/p>\n
Three match points saved<\/p>\n
Magdalena Frech d. Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(0), Brisbane R1
Diana Shnaider d. Talia Gibson 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, Australian Open R2
Magdalena Frech d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7), Doha R1
Coco Gauff d. Elise Mertens 2-6, 7-6(9), 6-3, Dubai R3
Yuan Yue d. Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, Austin R1
Anastasia Potapova d. Marina Stakusic 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, Indian Wells R1
Camila Osorio d. Iva Jovic 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, Indian Wells R2
Jaqueline Cristian d. Maya Joint 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, Indian Wells R2
Dayana Yastremska d. Ashlyn Krueger 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, Miami R1
Jaqueline Cristian d. Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, Madrid R2
Karolina Pliskova d. Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-4, Rome R2
Elise Mertens d. Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, Rome R3
Jil Teichmann d. Yasmine Kabbaj 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(6), Rabat QF<\/p>\n
Two match points saved<\/p>\n
Mirra Andreeva d. Linda Noskova 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, Brisbane R3
Victoria Mboko d. Anna Kalinskaya 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6), Adelaide R2
Laura Siegemund d. Liudmila Samsonova 0-6, 7-5, 6-4, Australian Open R1
Jelena Ostapenko d. Oksana Selekhmeteva 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2, Abu Dhabi R1
Elena Rybakina d. Leylah Fernandez 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(6), Stuttgart QF
Caty McNally d. Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(2), Madrid R3
Hailey Baptiste d. Barbora Krejcikova 6-7(7), 7-6(6), 6-2, Roland Garros R1<\/p>\n
One match point saved<\/p>\n
Wang Xinyu d. Alexandra Eala 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, Auckland SF
Bai Zhuoxuan d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6[10], Australian Open R1
Elsa Jacquemot d. Marta Kostyuk 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6[7], Australian Open R1
Tereza Martincova d. Dalma Galfi 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, Ostrava R1
Alexandra Eala d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), Abu Dhabi R2
Ekaterina Alexandrova d. Hailey Baptiste 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, Abu Dhabi SF
Victoria Mboko d. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), Doha R3
Taylor Townsend d. Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-5, Austin R1
Sonay Kartal d. Emma Navarro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2), Indian Wells R2
Aryna Sabalenka d. Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6), Indian Wells F
Lilli Tagger d. Ella Seidel 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-5, Miami R1
Anastasia Zakharova d. Anna Kalinskaya 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, Miami R2
Yuan Yue d. Mayar Sherif 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5), Charleston R1
Coco Gauff d. Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, Rome R4<\/p>\n
Longest matches and tiebreaks<\/p>\n
Ten WTA main-draw matches lasted three hours or more in the clay-court swing, taking the season total to 23:<\/p>\n
Elsa Jacquemot d. Marta Kostyuk 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6[7], Australian Open R1 (3:31)
Camila Osorio d. Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-5, Roland Garros R2 (3:30)
Anna Kalinskaya d. Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5, Rome R2 (3:29)
Katerina Siniakova d. Leylah Fernandez 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(1), Indian Wells R2 (3:28)
Yuan Yue d. Sara Sorribes Tormo 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5), Cluj-Napoca R2 (3:24)
Magdalena Frech d. Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(0), Brisbane R1 (3:23)
Maddison Inglis d. Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6[7], Australian Open R2 (3:20)
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva d. Magda Linette 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-5, Merida R2 (3:20)
Alexandra Eala d. Laura Siegemund 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3, Miami R2 (3:20)
Elvina Kalieva d. Dalma Galfi 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(5), Miami R1 (3:17)
Elsa Jacquemot d. Darja Vidmanova 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-5, Miami R1 (3:15)
Yuan Yue d. Mayar Sherif 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5), Charleston R1 (3:13)
Karolina Pliskova d. Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-4, Rome R2 (3:12)
Jessica Pegula d. Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, Charleston R2 (3:10)
Leylah Fernandez d. Zeynep Sonmez 6-7(2), 6-1, 7-6(5), Stuttgart R2 (3:07)
Jil Teichmann d. Yasmine Kabbaj 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(6), Rabat QF (3:07)
Jaqueline Cristian d. Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, Madrid R2 (3:06)
Kimberly Birrell d. Jaqueline Cristian 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, Adelaide QF (3:04)
Elina Svitolina d. Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4, Dubai SF (3:03)
Anastasia Zakharova d. Dayana Yastremska 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6), Rome R1 (3:03)
Paula Badosa d. Marie Bouzkova 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, Brisbane R2 (3:01)
Maddison Inglis d. Kimberly Birrell 7-6(6), 6-7(9), 6-4, Australian Open R1 (3:01)
Elena Rybakina d. Leylah Fernandez 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(6), Stuttgart QF (3:00)<\/p>\n
Two\u00a0finals have lasted longer than two-and-a-half hours in 2026 so far:<\/p>\n
Marie Bouzkova d. Panna Udvardy 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2, Bogota
Elina Svitolina d. Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2, Rome<\/p>\n
Fourteen regular (first to seven) tiebreaks went to 7-7 or beyond in the clay-court swing, taking the season total to 31 (winner of tiebreak listed first):<\/p>\n
Belinda Bencic l. Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-7(14), 6-3, Madrid R4<\/p>\n
Coco Gauff l. Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4, Dubai SF
Daria Snigur d. Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(13), Madrid R1<\/p>\n
Lilli Tagger d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-6(11), Linz R2
Daria Kasatkina d. Susan Bandecchi 7-5, 7-6(11), Roland Garros R2<\/p>\n
Solana Sierra d. Dayana Yastremska 7-6(10), 7-6(8), Madrid R1<\/p>\n
Kimberly Birrell l. Maddison Inglis 7-6(6), 6-7(9), 6-4, Australian Open R1
Coco Gauff d. Elise Mertens 2-6, 7-6(9), 6-3, Dubai R3
Clara Tauson d. Yulia Putintseva 7-6(9), 6-2, Indian Wells R2
Katie Boulter d. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-6(9), 6-4, Miami R1
Simona Waltert l. Hailey Baptiste 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, Rome R2<\/p>\n
Sonay Kartal d. Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 7-6(8), Abu Dhabi R1
Peyton Stearns d. Taylor Townsend 7-6(8), 7-5, Austin F
Ella Seidel l. Lilli Tagger 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-5, Miami R1
Peyton Stearns d. Ashlyn Krueger 7-6(8), 7-5, Charleston R2
Anastasia Potapova d. Elena Rybakina 7-6(8), 6-4, Madrid R4<\/p>\n
Marta Kostyuk d. Mirra Andreeva 7-6(7), 6-3, Brisbane QF
Anna Bondar d. Tatjana Maria 7-6(7), 7-5, Hobart R2
Karolina Pliskova d. Sloane Stephens 7-6(7), 6-2, Australian Open R1
Nikola Bartunkova d. Daria Kasatkina 7-6(7), 0-6, 6-3, Australian Open R1
Aryna Sabalenka d. Anastasia Potapova 7-6(4), 7-6(7), Australian Open R3
Magdalena Frech d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7), Doha R1
Zeynep Sonmez d. Ann Li 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, Merida R2
Zeynep Sonmez d. McCartney Kessler 7-6(7), 6-0, Indian Wells R1
Diana Shnaider d. Tereza Valentova 7-6(7), 7-6(3), Miami R2
Panna Udvardy l. Marie Bouzkova 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2, Bogota F
Anastasia Potapova d. Lilli Tagger 7-6(7), 6-0, Linz QF
Dalma Galfi d. Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6(7), 6-4, Madrid R1
Zhang Shuai d. Cristina Bucsa 2-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, Strasbourg R1
Barbora Krejcikova l. Hailey Baptiste 6-7(7), 7-6(6), 6-2, Roland Garros R1
Claire Liu l. Maria Sakkari 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3, Roland Garros R2<\/p>\n
Snigur’s 15-13 tiebreak was the longest third-set regular (first-to-seven) tiebreak since 2018, when Donna Vekic defeated Fanny Stollar 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(13) in the Washington second round, and the sixth-longest of the century so far. It was also Snigur’s first career tour-level clay-court win.<\/p>\n
Two super-tiebreaks (first to 10) have gone to 9-9 or beyond in 2026:<\/p>\n
Bai Zhuoxuan d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6[10], Australian Open R1
Magda Linette d. Tereza Valentova 5-7, 6-4, 7-6[9], Roland Garros R1<\/p>\n
Third-set tiebreak watch<\/p>\n
Seventeen players have contested multiple third-set tiebreaks in 2026 so far. Their records are as follows:<\/p>\n
Jaqueline Cristian 2-0
Magdalena Frech, 2-0
Petra Marcinko, 2-0
Victoria Mboko, 2-0
Elina Svitolina, 2-0
Yuan Yue, 2-0
Amanda Anisimova, 1-1
Anna Bondar, 1-1
Leylah Fernandez, 1-1
Anna Kalinskaya, 1-1
Sonay Kartal, 1-1
Aryna Sabalenka, 1-1
Dayana Yastremska, 1-1
Mirra Andreeva, 1-2
Elena Rybakina, 1-2
Elise Mertens, 0-2
Diana Shnaider, 0-2<\/p>\n
Ranking milestones<\/p>\n
One\u00a0player has made her Top 10 debut so far this year:<\/p>\n
Victoria Mboko, Feb. 16<\/p>\n
Two players have made their Top 20 debuts so far this year:<\/p>\n
Iva Jovic, Feb. 2
Sorana Cirstea, May 18<\/p>\n
Cirstea, 36, became the oldest player to reach the Top 20 for the first time in rankings history.<\/p>\n
Six players have made their Top 50 debuts so far this year:<\/p>\n
Cristina Bucsa, Jan. 5
Tereza Valentova, Feb. 2
Janice Tjen, Feb. 2
Sara Bejlek, Feb. 9
Maja Chwalinska, Jun. 8
Petra Marcinko, Jun. 8<\/p>\n
Both Bejlek and Chwalinska made their Top 50 debuts via a jump from outside the Top 100.<\/p>\n
Ten players have made their Top 100 debuts so far this year:<\/p>\n
Sinja Kraus, Feb. 23
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, Mar. 2
Talia Gibson, Mar. 16
Daria Snigur, Mar. 30
Nikola Bartunkova, Mar. 30
Hanne Vandewinkel, Mar. 30
Lilli Tagger, Apr. 13
Lanlana Tararudee, May 4
Maja Chwalinska, Jun. 8
Alina Korneeva, Jun. 8<\/p>\n
During the clay-court swing, Tagger became the first 2008-born player and Tararudee became the fourth Thai player in rankings history to break the Top 100.<\/p>\n
Fifteen minutes of genius: The best of Maja Chwalinska<\/p>\n
WTA milestones<\/p>\n
Nine players made their WTA main-draw debuts in the clay-court swing, taking the season total to 16:<\/p>\n
Sofia Costoulas (BEL), Auckland (qualifier, made quarterfinals)
Kaitlin Quevedo (ESP), Auckland (qualifier, made R2)
Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR), Australian Open (direct entrant, lost R1)
Linda Klimovicova (POL), Australian Open (qualifier, made R2)
Elena Ruxandra Bertea (ROU), Cluj-Napoca (wild card, lost R1)
Vendula Valdmannova (CZE), Ostrava (qualifier, lost R1)
Mary Stoiana (USA), Austin (wild card, lost R1)
Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL), Bogota (direct entry, made R2)
Lia Karatancheva (BUL), Bogota (qualifier, lost R1)
Veronika Podrez (UKR), Rouen (qualifier, made final)
Noemi Basiletti (ITA), Rome (qualifier, made R2)
Jennifer Ruggeri (ITA), Rome (wild card, lost R1)
Caijsa Hennemann (SWE), Rabat (qualifier, lost R1)
Lisa Zaar (SWE), Rabat (qualifier, lost R1)
Ksenia Efremova (FRA), Roland Garros (wild card, lost R1)
Alice Tubello (FRA), Roland Garros (wild card, lost R1)<\/p>\n
Podrez, 19, was the first player to reach the final on her tour-level debut since Lilli Tagger at Jiujiang 2025.<\/p>\n
Nine players won their first WTA main-draw matches in the clay-court swing, taking the season total to 14:<\/p>\n
Sofia Costoulas (BEL), Auckland (QF)
Kaitlin Quevedo (ESP), Auckland (R2)
Linda Klimovicova (POL), Australian Open (R2)
Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR), Cluj-Napoca (SF)
Elvina Kalieva (USA), Miami (R2)<\/p>\n
Akasha Urhobo (USA), Charleston (R2)
Jazmin Ortenzi (ARG), Bogota (SF)
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales (ESP), Bogota (R2)
Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL), Bogota (R2)
Veronika Podrez (UKR), Rouen (F)
Tyra Caterina Grant (ITA), Madrid (R2)
Noemi Basiletti (ITA), Rome (R2)
Yasmine Kabbaj (MAR), Rabat (QF)
Yelyzaveta Kotliar (UKR), Rabat (R2)<\/p>\n
Defending champion watch<\/p>\n
How have the season’s title defenses panned out so far?<\/p>\n
Brisbane:\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka defended her title
Auckland:\u00a0Clara Tauson competed in Brisbane instead
Adelaide:\u00a0Madison Keys lost QF to Victoria Mboko
Hobart:\u00a0McCartney Kessler lost R1 to Olga Danilovic
Australian Open:\u00a0Madison Keys lost R4 to Jessica Pegula
Abu Dhabi:\u00a0Belinda Bencic did not play
Cluj-Napoca:\u00a0Anastasia Potapova lost QF to Sorana Cirstea
Ostrava:\u00a0was held for the first time since 2022; the most recent champion, Barbora Krejcikova, did not play
Doha:\u00a0Amanda Anisimova lost R2 to Karolina Pliskova (via retirement)
Dubai:\u00a0Mirra Andreeva lost QF to Amanda Anisimova
Merida:\u00a0Emma Navarro lost R2 to Zhang Shuai
Austin:\u00a0Jessica Pegula did not play
Indian Wells:\u00a0Mirra Andreeva lost R3 to Katerina Siniakova
Miami:\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka defended her title
Charleston:\u00a0Jessica Pegula defended her title
Bogota:\u00a0Camila Osorio lost R2 to Jazmin Ortenzi
Linz:\u00a0Ekaterina Alexandrova lost R2 to Karolina Pliskova
Stuttgart:\u00a0Jelena Ostapenko lost R1 to Mirra Andreeva
Rouen:\u00a0Elina Svitolina competed in Stuttgart instead
Madrid:\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka lost QF to Hailey Baptiste
Rome:\u00a0Jasmine Paolini lost R3 to Elise Mertens
Strasbourg:\u00a0Elena Rybakina did not play
Rabat:\u00a0Maya Joint competed in Strasbourg instead
Roland Garros:\u00a0Coco Gauff lost R3 to Anastasia Potapova<\/p>\n
Whitewash watch<\/p>\n
There have been three\u00a06-0, 6-0 scorelines in 2026 so far:<\/p>\n
Mirra Andreeva d. Solana Sierra 6-0, 6-0, Indian Wells R2
Jessica Pegula d. Rebeka Masarova 6-0, 6-0, Rome R3
Sorana Cirstea d. Solana Sierra 6-0, 6-0, Roland Garros R3<\/p>\n
There have been 14\u00a0matches in 2026 so far in which the winning player lost a 6-0 set:<\/p>\n
Petra Marcinko d. Camila Osorio 6-4, 0-6, 7-6(2), Auckland R1
Alycia Parks d. Alexandra Eala 0-6, 6-3, 6-2, Australian Open R1
Nikola Bartunkova d. Daria Kasatkina 7-6(7), 0-6, 6-3, Australian Open R1
Laura Siegemund d. Liudmila Samsonova 0-6, 7-5, 6-4, Australian Open R1
Nikola Bartunkova d. Belinda Bencic 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, Australian Open R2
Hailey Baptiste d. Emma Navarro 7-6(6), 0-6, 6-3, Abu Dhabi R2
Kimberly Birrell d. Petra Marcinko 0-6, 6-3, 6-4, Austin R1
Jasmine Paolini d. Katie Boulter 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, Merida QF
Jaqueline Cristian d. Maya Joint 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, Indian Wells R2
Julia Riera d. Anna Blinkova 0-6, 6-2, 6-1, Bogota R2
Solana Sierra d. Zeynep Sonmez 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, Madrid R3
Talia Gibson d. Martina Trevisan 6-4, 0-6, 6-3, Rome R1
Oleksandra Oliynykova d. Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 0-6, 7-6[5], Roland Garros R2
Anna Kalinskaya d. Camila Osorio 6-3, 0-6, 6-2, Roland Garros R3<\/p>\n
Ten\u00a0players have won four or more 6-0 sets at tour level so far this year:<\/p>\n
8: Mirra Andreeva
7:\u00a0Anna Bondar, Sorana Cirstea
6:\u00a0Coco Gauff, Marta Kostyuk
5:\u00a0Iva Jovic, Camila Osorio, Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek
4:\u00a0Belinda Bencic<\/p>\n
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