2026 Cincinnati Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 Cincinnati Open
Champion	Coco Gauff
Runner-up	Jessica Pegula
Score	6–2, 6–4
Date	23 August 2026
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Further information: 2026 Cincinnati Open

Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Cincinnati Open. It was her second title at the Cincinnati Open (after 2023), fourth WTA 1000 title and twelfth career WTA Tour title overall. She became only the third woman in the Open Era to win multiple Cincinnati Open singles titles, after Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. This was the first all-American women's singles final at the tournament since 1970.

Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Pegula.

Aryna Sabalenka retained the WTA No. 1 singles ranking after Elena Rybakina retired in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Aryna Sabalenka (fourth round)

02.   Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals, retired)

03.   Jessica Pegula (final)

04.   Coco Gauff (champion)

05.   Mirra Andreeva (fourth round)

06.   Linda Nosková (fourth round)

07.   Iga Świątek (semifinals)

08.   Elina Svitolina (third round, withdrew)

09.   Amanda Anisimova (quarterfinals)

10.   Marta Kostyuk (quarterfinals)

11.   Naomi Osaka (withdrew)

12.   Belinda Bencic (second round, retired)

13.   Iva Jovic (third round)

14.   Diana Shnaider (fourth round)

15.   Sorana Cîrstea (fourth round)

16.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)

17.   Alexandra Eala (third round)

18.   Anna Kalinskaya (third round, retired)

19.   Maja Chwalińska (third round)

20.   Madison Keys (quarterfinals)

21.   Elise Mertens (second round)

22.   Marie Bouzková (fourth round)

23.   Barbora Krejčiková (second round)

24.   Anastasia Potapova (second round)

25.   Emma Navarro (third round)

26.   Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)

27.   Clara Tauson (third round)

28.   Ann Li (third round)

29.   Maria Sakkari (third round)

30.   Leylah Fernandez (second round)

31.   Donna Vekić (second round)

32.   Janice Tjen (third round)

33.   Kateřina Siniaková (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Sára Bejlek	3	6	77
	20	Madison Keys	6	4	65
									Sára Bejlek	4	1
								4	Coco Gauff	6	6
	4	Coco Gauff	6	6
	10	Marta Kostyuk	2	2
															4	Coco Gauff	6	6
															3	Jessica Pegula	2	4
	9	Amanda Anisimova	4	6	64
	3	Jessica Pegula	6	2	77
								3	Jessica Pegula	7	4	6
								7	Iga Świątek	5	6	4
	7	Iga Świątek	4
	2	Elena Rybakina	1r

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	A Sabalenka	6	77
	Q	L Tagger	6	1	5				T Gibson	2	62
		T Gibson	4	6	7										1	A Sabalenka	6	6
		Xin Wang	6	6												Xin Wang	1	3
		H Vandewinkel	4	3					Xin Wang	3	6	6
								31	D Vekić	6	1	4
																						1	A Sabalenka	67	4
																							S Bejlek	79	6
								23	B Krejčíková	65	4
		S Bejlek	6	6					S Bejlek	77	6
		Ka Plíšková	0	2												S Bejlek	4	6	6
	Q	M Sawangkaew	6	2	3										16	E Alexandrova	6	1	2
	Q	A Blinkova	1	6	6			Q	A Blinkova	77	4	5
								16	E Alexandrova	65	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								33	K Siniaková	65	6	6
		J Bouzas Maneiro	6	77					J Bouzas Maneiro	77	1	1
		A Bondár	3	65											33	K Siniaková	1	3
		D Snigur	6	6											20	M Keys	6	6
		Y Starodubtseva	4	3					D Snigur	6	3	3
								20	M Keys	4	6	6
																						20	M Keys	77	6
																						Q	Xiy Wang	63	4
								30	L Fernandez	6	2	2
		M Timofeeva	0	0r				Q	Xiy Wang	3	6	6
	Q	Xiy Wang	6	3											Q	Xiy Wang	w/o
	Q	M Stoiana	2	64											8	E Svitolina
		T Valentová	6	77					T Valentová	6	65	0
								8	E Svitolina	3	77	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	C Gauff	2	6	6
		Y Putintseva	65	7	5				L Samsonova	6	4	1
		L Samsonova	77	5	7										4	C Gauff	6	77
		S Zhang	2	6	6										28	A Li	1	63
	Q	K Day	6	2	2				S Zhang	5	3
								28	A Li	7	6
																						4	C Gauff	6	6
																						22	M Bouzková	3	2
								22	M Bouzková	6	6
		E Cocciaretto	3r					Q	L Stefanini	2	4
	Q	L Stefanini	5												22	M Bouzková	77	77
		M Joint	6	3	4										13	I Jovic	60	65
		T Korpatsch	0	6	6				T Korpatsch	4	3
								13	I Jovic	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	M Kostyuk	4	6	7
	WC	S Kenin	1	6	6			WC	S Kenin	6	3	5
	LL	E Lys	6	3	3										10	M Kostyuk	7	7
	WC	S Stephens	7	6											WC	S Stephens	5	5
	Q	S Kraus	5	3				WC	S Stephens	6	6
								24	A Potapova	2	4
																						10	M Kostyuk	4	6	6
																						5	M Andreeva	6	0	2
								32	J Tjen	710	5	7
		A Parks	2	2					V Golubic	68	7	5
		V Golubic	6	6											32	J Tjen	1	65
	WC	E Kalieva	4	1											5	M Andreeva	6	77
		O Oliynykova	6	6					O Oliynykova	1	0
								5	M Andreeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	L Nosková	6	6
		K Boulter	7	0	6				K Boulter	3	3
	WC	K Volynets	5	6	4										6	L Nosková	77	6
		P Stearns	6	78											27	C Tauson	63	2
	Q	H Dart	1	66					P Stearns	67	6	5
								27	C Tauson	79	1	7
																						6	L Nosková	1	4
																						9	A Anisimova	6	6
								17	A Eala	6	3
		E-G Ruse	6	6					E-G Ruse	1	0r
		M Linette	0	3											17	A Eala	6	4	2
		D Kasatkina	6	64	3										9	A Anisimova	4	6	6
		Z Sönmez	2	77	6				Z Sönmez	2	3
								9	A Anisimova	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	S Cîrstea	77	6
		N Bartůňková	4	6	6				N Bartůňková	65	3
	Q	A Charaeva	6	4	3										15	S Cîrstea	64	6	5
		C McNally	6	6											18	A Kalinskaya	77	1	0r
		M Kessler	3	4					C McNally	3	4
								18	A Kalinskaya	6	6
																						15	S Cîrstea	2	6	5
																						3	J Pegula	6	4	7
								25	E Navarro	3	6	6
	WC	D Vidmanova	6	4	2				A Kalinina	6	4	2
		A Kalinina	4	6	6										25	E Navarro	5	2
		S Waltert	5	6	6										3	J Pegula	7	6
		P Marčinko	7	4	2				S Waltert	3	2
								3	J Pegula	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	I Świątek	6	6
	Q	E Arango	6	6				Q	E Arango	3	0
	WC	V Williams	2	2											7	I Świątek	4	6	6
		K Rakhimova	6	6											29	M Sakkari	6	1	1
		K Birrell	2	2					K Rakhimova	2	7	1
								29	M Sakkari	6	5	6
																						7	I Świątek	6	6
																							D Parry	3	3
								21	E Mertens	6	2	2
		D Parry	6	79					D Parry	2	6	6
	WC	C Dolehide	4	67												D Parry	4	6	6
		A Krueger	3	2											WC	L Boisson	6	4	3
	WC	L Boisson	6	6				WC	L Boisson	6	0
								12	B Bencic	3	0r

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	D Shnaider	6	7
		T Maria	6	6					T Maria	2	5
		D Yastremska	1	2											14	D Shnaider	6	77
		C Bucșa	6	1	7										19	M Chwalińska	2	63
		P Udvardy	2	6	5				C Bucșa	2	2
								19	M Chwalińska	6	6
																						14	D Shnaider	4	4
																						2	E Rybakina	6	6
								26	J Ostapenko	1	3
		A Ružić	2	5					M Fręch	6	6
		M Fręch	6	7												M Fręch	4	62
		T Townsend	3	6	6										2	E Rybakina	6	77
		C Osorio	6	3	3				T Townsend	3	4
								2	E Rybakina	6	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 3, 2026. Rankings and points before are as of August 10, 2026.

Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, the points defending column also includes results from tournaments which took place during the week of August 18, 2025 (Monterrey and Cleveland).

‡	Champion
†	Runner-up

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	1	Aryna Sabalenka	8,670	215	120	8,575	Fourth round lost to Sára Bejlek
2	2	Elena Rybakina	8,316	390	215	8,141	Quarterfinals retired against Iga Świątek [7]
3	3	Jessica Pegula†	6,680	65	650	7,265	Runner-up, lost to Coco Gauff [4]
4	4	Coco Gauff‡	5,919	215	1,000	6,704	Champion, defeated Jessica Pegula [3]
5	6	Mirra Andreeva	5,323	0	120	5,443	Fourth round lost to Marta Kostyuk [10]
6	8	Linda Nosková	5,016	10+108	120+10	5,028	Fourth round lost to Amanda Anisimova [9]
7	5	Iga Świątek	5,419	1,000	390	4,809	Semifinals lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
8	9	Elina Svitolina	4,634	10	65	4,689	Third round withdrew due to right ankle injury
9	10	Amanda Anisimova	4,353	35	215	4,533	Quarterfinals lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
10	11	Marta Kostyuk	3,830	65	215	3,980	Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff [4]
11	13	Naomi Osaka	2,846	0	0	2,846	Withdrew due to fatigue
12	12	Belinda Bencic	2,995	10	10	2,995	Second round retired against Loïs Boisson [WC]
13	16	Iva Jovic	2,691	85	65	2,671	Third round lost to Marie Bouzková [22]
14	14	Diana Shnaider	2,798	10+500	120+60	2,468	Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [2]
15	19	Sorana Cîrstea	2,502	120+268	120+60	2,294	Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
16	18	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2,506	120+325	65+60	2,186	Third round lost to Sára Bejlek
17	20	Alexandra Eala	2,216	0	65	2,281	Third round lost to Amanda Anisimova [9]
18	21	Anna Kalinskaya	2,083	215	65	1,933	Third round retired against Sorana Cîrstea [15]
19	23	Maja Chwalińska	1,984	(12)∆	65	2,037	Third round lost to Diana Shnaider [14]
20	24	Madison Keys	1,814	120	215	1,909	Quarterfinals lost to Sára Bejlek
21	22	Elise Mertens	2,003	65+108	10+30	1,870	Second round lost to Diane Parry
22	27	Marie Bouzková	1,774	0+195	120+54	1,753	Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [4]
23	26	Barbora Krejčiková	1,776	120	10	1,666	Second round lost to Sára Bejlek
24	25	Anastasia Potapova	1,781	35	10	1,756	Second round lost to Sloane Stephens [WC]
25	28	Emma Navarro	1,669	10	65	1,724	Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
26	30	Jeļena Ostapenko	1,537	35	10	1,512	Second round lost to Magdalena Fręch
27	42	Clara Tauson	1,184	65	65	1,184	Third round lost to Linda Nosková [6]
28	29	Ann Li	1,596	10+163	65+30	1,518	Third round lost to Coco Gauff [4]
29	32	Maria Sakkari	1,385	35	65	1,415	Third round lost to Iga Świątek [7]
30	31	Leylah Fernandez	1,454	10	10	1,454	Second round lost to Wang Xiyu [Q]
31	34	Donna Vekić	1,336	10+60	10+2	1,278	Second round lost to Wang Xinyu
32	37	Janice Tjen	1,238	(10)∆	65	1,293	Third round lost to Mirra Andreeva [5]
33	44	Kateřina Siniaková	1,170	(1)∆	65	1,234	Third round lost to Madison Keys [20]

∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result or her sixth best combined WTA 1000 tournament result.

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points dropping	Points after	Withdrawal reason
7	Karolína Muchová	5,048	65	4,983	Minor surgery
15	Jasmine Paolini	2,773	650	2,123	Left foot injury
17	Victoria Mboko	2,530	0	2,530	Left knee injury
33	Hailey Baptiste	1,338	10+29	1,299	Left knee injury

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Loïs Boisson
• Caroline Dolehide
• Elvina Kalieva
• Sofia Kenin
• Sloane Stephens
• Darja Vidmanova
• Katie Volynets
• Venus Williams

Withdrawals

• § Hailey Baptiste → replaced by Tatjana Maria
• α Loïs Boisson → replaced by Kamilla Rakhimova
• ‡ Jaqueline Cristian → replaced by Maria Timofeeva
• § Victoria Mboko → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
• ‡ Karolína Muchová → replaced by Simona Waltert
• † Naomi Osaka → replaced by Eva Lys (LL)
• ‡ Jasmine Paolini → replaced by Taylor Townsend
• § Emma Raducanu → replaced by Maya Joint

§ – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
α – withdrew from entry list (using special ranking) and received wildcard
† – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lilli Tagger (qualified)
2. Renata Zarazúa (first round)
3. Lanlana Tararudee (qualifying competition)
4. Sinja Kraus (qualified)
5. Eva Lys (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Solana Sierra (first round)
7. Alina Korneeva (qualifying competition, withdrew)
8. Hanne Vandewinkel (qualified)
9. Wang Xiyu (qualified)
10. Emiliana Arango (qualified)
11. Anastasia Zakharova (first round)
12. Oksana Selekhmeteva (qualifying competition)
13. Elsa Jacquemot (first round)
14. Polina Kudermetova (qualifying competition)
15. Veronika Erjavec (first round)
16. Ella Seidel (first round)
17. Taylah Preston (first round)
18. Anna Blinkova (qualified)
19. Mananchaya Sawangkaew (qualified)
20. Moyuka Uchijima (first round)
21. Julia Grabher (first round)
22. Alina Charaeva (qualified)
23. Claire Liu (qualifying competition)
24. Léolia Jeanjean (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Lilli Tagger
2. Kayla Day
3. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
4. Sinja Kraus
5. Anna Blinkova
6. Harriet Dart
7. Alina Charaeva
8. Hanne Vandewinkel
9. Wang Xiyu
10. Emiliana Arango
11. Lucrezia Stefanini
12. Mary Stoiana

Lucky loser

1. Eva Lys

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lilli Tagger	3	6	6
		Zhu Lin	6	1	1
								1	Lilli Tagger	6	6
								WC	Robin Montgomery	3	1
	WC	Robin Montgomery	4	7	6
	21	Julia Grabher	6	5	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Renata Zarazúa	4	4
		Yuan Yue	6	6
									Yuan Yue	6	5	3
									Kayla Day	2	7	6
		Kayla Day	6	6
	17	Taylah Preston	3	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lanlana Tararudee	7	7
		Emerson Jones	5	5
								3	Lanlana Tararudee	4	3
								19	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	6	6
		Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	3	3
	19	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sinja Kraus	6	6
		Marina Bassols Ribera	4	3
								4	Sinja Kraus	6	6
								23	Claire Liu	4	3
		Polina Iatcenko	4	2
	23	Claire Liu	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Eva Lys	5	6	6
		Katarzyna Kawa	7	1	4
								5	Eva Lys	6	2	2
								18	Anna Blinkova	3	6	6
		Dominika Šalková	3	4
	18	Anna Blinkova	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Solana Sierra	1	1
	PR	Aoi Ito	6	6
								PR	Aoi Ito	3	4
									Harriet Dart	6	6
		Harriet Dart	6	6
	20	Moyuka Uchijima	3	0

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alina Korneeva	6	6
	WC	Varvara Lepchenko	3	1
								7	Alina Korneeva
								22	Alina Charaeva	w/o
	PR	Rebecca Marino	3	3
	22	Alina Charaeva	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Hanne Vandewinkel	7	6
	WC	Akasha Urhobo	5	4
								8	Hanne Vandewinkel	6	3	6
									Rebecca Šramková	4	6	3
		Rebecca Šramková	7	6
	13	Elsa Jacquemot	5	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Wang Xiyu	6	6
	WC	Bianca Andreescu	0	4
								9	Wang Xiyu	6	6
								14	Polina Kudermetova	3	2
	WC	Carol Young Suh Lee	4	77	4
	14	Polina Kudermetova	6	65	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Emiliana Arango	3	6	6
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	4	4
								10	Emiliana Arango	4	7	6
								PR	Nadia Podoroska	6	5	3
	PR	Nadia Podoroska	6	6
	16	Ella Seidel	2	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Anastasia Zakharova	4	2
		Lucrezia Stefanini	6	6
									Lucrezia Stefanini	6	6
								24	Léolia Jeanjean	2	4
		Himeno Sakatsume	6	3	2
	24	Léolia Jeanjean	3	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Oksana Selekhmeteva	66	6	6
	WC	Elizabeth Mandlik	78	4	3
								12	Oksana Selekhmeteva	0	7	4
									Mary Stoiana	6	5	6
		Mary Stoiana	6	77
	15	Veronika Erjavec	2	63

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw