The WTA 1000 Toronto 2026 already knows the identity of its 32 seeded players, a list that will shape the development of the Canadian tournament and confirms Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina as the top two favorites. They will start at opposite ends of the draw, meaning that they could only meet in a hypothetical final, while the other contenders are already beginning to study potential matchups in one of the most important events of the North American tour.
As is customary in WTA 1000 tournaments with expanded draws, the tournament will feature 96 players distributed in a 128-player draw. This means that the 32 seeded players will receive a bye in the first round, entering directly in the second round against an opponent who has already played a match.
The 32 seeded players of the WTA 1000 Toronto 2026
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Coco Gauff
- Mirra Andreeva
- Linda Noskova
- Iga Swiatek
- Amanda Anisimova
- Elina Svitolina
- Marta Kostyuk
- Naomi Osaka
- Belinda Bencic
- Iva Jovic
- Sorana Cirstea
- Diana Shnaider
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Maja Chwalinska
- Madison Keys
- Elise Mertens
- Marie Bouzkova
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Emma Navarro
- Anastasia Potapova
- Alexandra Eala
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Clara Tauson
- Ann Li
- Maria Sakkari
- Leylah Annie Fernandez
- Donna Vekic
- Katerina Siniakova
Ostapenko, Eala or Leylah, potential threats very soon
Beyond the top eight favorites, the list includes several names capable of becoming real tough opponents starting from the third round. Players like Jelena Ostapenko, Alexandra Eala, or Leylah Annie Fernandez are lower-seeded but could face any of the top eight favorites early on, significantly raising the difficulty level on the road to the decisive rounds.
Also notable are the relatively low positions for top-level players like Madison Keys, Barbora Krejcikova, Naomi Osaka, or Emma Navarro, hinting at a draw full of high-level matchups from the early days of competition.
With the distribution of seeded players already set, Toronto is ready to kick off a North American tour that promises to be exciting and will serve to assess the form of the top contenders before the US Open 2026.
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