And then, there were two.
Eleven days of play at tennis’ 2026 Miami Open has whittled down the field of 96 players, leaving only World No. 4 Coco Gauff and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the hunt for the women’s singles title.
Gauff, born mere miles down the road in Delray Beach, has shown no shortage of determination on her way to the final, winning four of her last five matches in three sets, including a primetime showdown with Tokyo 2020 women’s singles champion Belinda Bencic in the quarter-finals.
While she’s never topped the draw at the WTA 1000-level tournament, the U.S. tennis ace will certainly hope to ride the crowd’s support to a career-first in the Sunshine State. That said, she’ll face a stiff challenge against Sabalenka.
Fresh off her tenth WTA 1000-level win at Indian Wells, the 27-year-old from Minsk has made quick work of the draw, winning all five her matches in straight sets, including a re-match of the Indian Wells final against World No. 3 Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.
With the 13th meeting between the pair set to begin no sooner than 15:00 local time (GMT-4) on Saturday (28 March), anticipation is quickly building.
Scroll down to learn more about their head-to-head record, and how you can watch the 2026 Miami Open women’s final live from Florida.