This is the WTA calendar for 2026

Carlos Navarro | 10 Oct 2025 | 08.51

This will be the WTA 2026 calendar. Source: Getty

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The WTA is not usually the epitome of punctuality when it comes to publishing its calendar, a situation that has always led to complaints from fans, players, and coaches. However, in anticipation of the upcoming season, the governing body of women's tennis already has its roadmap known with over two and a half months' advance, a slight improvement compared to previous years, although considerably later than the ATP announcement.

The calendar WTA for 2026 presents some modifications, especially regarding dates, compared to the 2025 edition. The changes are quite subtle, perhaps not very significant in terms of names or locations, but they aim to provide more breathing room for the players on the circuit. The season will start a week later, leaving tennis aside in December, with a United Cup kicking off on Friday, January 2, postponing the start of the Australian Open by one week (the first Grand Slam of the year will begin on Sunday, January 18, 2026, whereas this year it started on January 12).

Singapore and Linz, protagonists of the first significant change in the calendar

Similar to the ATP calendar, the WTA needed to "regain" that lost week in the schedule. The main casualty of the Australian delay will be the first WTA 1000 of the season, in Doha: there will be just one week of rest between the end of the first Slam of the year and the beginning of the first WTA 1000, setting the stage for retirements and absences right from the start. That week between both tournaments will also feature a major WTA 500 event like Abu Dhabi: there won't be a single week with tournaments below 500 until July, confirming the shift of the women's circuit towards major events and a "premium" product.

The two tournaments changing their place in the calendar due to the new season start date are Singapore and Linz, which will undergo significant changes. The Austrian tournament will lead the clay court tour in April, taking a new direction and changing its surface; Singapore, in turn, will be upgraded (now a 500 series) and will take place during the Billie Jean King Cup Finals week, in mid-September.

From there, the schedule will continue almost unchanged. March will belong to Indian Wells (starting the week of March 2) and Miami (starting the week of March 16), while the Mutua Madrid Open and the Rome tournament will be the main attractions of a clay court season that will run until June 8. The grass court tour also remains unchanged, with three weeks of preparation where the new Queen's event stays on the calendar and Wimbledon takes the spotlight from June 30 onwards.

Summer tour extension and issues for the BJK Cup Finals

Similar to the ATP circuit, both organizations' desire to provide space and emphasize the week and a half Masters and WTA 1000 events will lead to rescheduling in the summer tour, accommodating Canada and Cincinnati, resulting in an extra week in July and August. There won't be two weeks between Wimbledon and Canada, and this additional week accommodates the Washington event, now standing alone in the week of July 27, without overlapping with the Prague tournament, which will now coincide with the WTA 250 event in Hamburg.

Hence, the US Open will kick off a week later than in 2025, specifically on September 31, clearly taking place in the first half of September. The Billie Jean King Cup Finals maintain their spot just one week after the US Open, serving as a prelude to an Asian tour where Seoul will downgrade (from 500 to 250) and cede its spot to Singapore, as mentioned earlier. Consequently, the season will conclude a week later, with the WTA Finals in Riyadh starting on November 9, 2026. Below is the complete calendar with all dates and tournaments you shouldn't miss.