Last updated on August 30, following the Monterrey 2026 final between Elise Mertens and Diane Parry.
The Monterrey Open 2026 WTA 500 tournament centre provides live scores, match results, draws, schedules and daily updates from Mexico. Follow every round from qualifying to the final as players compete on the outdoor hard courts at Club Sonoma in Monterrey.
Scroll down to see how the Monterrey Open 2026, officially the Abierto GNP Seguros, plays out.
The main draw runs from August 23–29, with qualifying beginning on August 22. The WTA 500 tournament features a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles field, with $1,206,446 in total financial commitment.
Tournament Evolution – Monterrey Open
- 2009: The Monterrey Open is founded and becomes part of the international women’s professional tennis calendar
- 2014: The tournament moves from the Sierra Madre Tennis Club to Club Sonoma, which remains its home today.
- 2021: Following the WTA’s restructuring of tournament categories, Monterrey is classified as a WTA 250 event.
- 2024: Monterrey is upgraded to WTA 500 status.
- 2026: The Abierto GNP Seguros continues as a WTA 500 tournament
Monterrey Open 2026 Navigation Guide
- Tournament Evolution – Monterrey Open
- Monterrey Open 2026 WTA Draw & Bracket
- Monterrey Open 2026 Qualifying Results
- Monterrey Open 2026 Women’s Singles 1st Round Results
- Monterrey Open 2026 Women’s Singles Round of 16 Results
- Monterrey Open 2026 Quarterfinal Results
- Monterrey Open 2026 Semifinal Results
- Monterrey Open 2026 Final ⬅️
- When Was the Monterrey Open Final Played? Global Start Times Revealed
- All Our Monterrey Open WTA Coverage
- Monterrey Open Prize Money & Points
- Previous Monterrey Open Results
- About the Monterrey Open 2026
Monterrey Open 2026 WTA Draw & Bracket
Main Draw
The Monterrey Open 2026 WTA singles draw features 28 players competing across five rounds.
The Monterrey draw gives the four highest-seeded players first-round byes. They enter the tournament directly in the Round of 16 and therefore need four victories to win the title. Everyone else must win five matches.
The latest entry list contains 19 direct acceptances, four wildcard positions, four qualifiers and one special-exempt position.
Seeded Players
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Elise Mertens
- Maja Chwalinska
- Anastasia Potapova
- Ann Li
- Donna Vekic
- Janice Tjen
- Cristina Bucsa
Ekaterina Alexandrova heads the Monterrey Open 2026 field as the No. 1 seed, with Elise Mertens seeded second. Maja Chwalinska is the No. 3 seed, while Anastasia Potapova completes the top four.
All four receive first-round byes and begin their tournaments in the Round of 16. Alexandrova returns after reaching the Monterrey final in 2025, while Chwalinska arrives after a breakthrough season that included a run to the Roland Garros final.
Confirmed Main-Draw Players
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Elise Mertens
- Maja Chwalinska
- Anastasia Potapova
- Ann Li
- Donna Vekic
- Janice Tjen
- Cristina Bucsa
- Clara Tauson
- Mayar Sherif
- Oleksandra Oliynykova
- Diane Parry
- Petra Marcinko
- Shuai Zhang
- Camila Osorio
- Kimberly Birrell
- Antonia Ruzic
- Nikola Bartunkova
- Lilli Tagger
- Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Anhelina Kalinina
These 21 players are currently confirmed in the main draw through regular entry positions. The field is completed by three wildcards and four qualifiers, producing the 28-player singles draw. The four highest seeds receive first-round byes.
Wildcards
- Alycia Parks
- Dayana Yastremska
- Renata Zarazua
Mexican No. 1 Renata Zarazua receives a main-draw wildcard and will face Clara Tauson in the first round. Alycia Parks opens against Petra Marcinko, while Dayana Yastremska faces seventh seed Janice Tjen.
Full Original Tournament Bracket
The main draw is official, although four positions remain listed as Qualifier until the qualifying tournament is completed.
Alexandrova E. (Wrl) (1) bye
Tauson C. (Den) v Zarazua R. (Mex)
Sherif M. (Egy) v Oliynykova O. (Ukr)
Parry D. (Fra) v Vekic D. (Cro) (6)
Chwalinska M. (Pol) (3) bye
Parks A. (Usa) v Marcinko P. (Cro)
Zhang S. (Chn) v Qualifier
Osorio C. (Col) v Li A. (Usa) (5)
Bucsa C. (Esp) (8) v Qualifier
Qualifier v Birrell K. (Aus)
Ruzic A. (Cro) v Bartunkova N. (Cze)
Potapova A. (Aut) (4) bye
Tjen J. (Ina) (7) v Yastremska D. (Ukr)
Tagger L. (Aut) v Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr)
Kalinina A. (Ukr) v Qualifier
Mertens E. (Bel) (2) bye
Monterrey Open 2026 Qualifying Results
The Monterrey Open qualifying draw contains 16 players competing for four places in the main draw.
Qualifying consists of two rounds, meaning each player must win two matches to reach the WTA 500 main draw.
Qualifying First Round
August 22
Jessica Hinojosa Gomez earned her qualifying wildcard by winning Monterrey’s pre-qualifying tournament, defeating Marianne Angel 6-3, 6-4 in the final.
Joint M. (Aus) (1) v Hinojosa Gomez J. (Mex) (WC) 6-4, 6-2
Rodriguez V. (Mex) v Putintseva Y. (Kaz) (5) 4-6, 3-6
Bondar A. (Hun) (2) v Jacquemot E. (Fra) 6-3, 6-3
Liang E. S. (Tpe) v Kraus S. (Aut) (7) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Udvardy P. (Hun) (3) v Arango E. (Col) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5)
Werner C. (Ger) v Vidmanova D. (Cze) (8) 5-7, 4-6
Tararudee L. (Tha) (4) v Timofeeva M. (Uzb) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-7(4)
Jeanjean L. (Fra) v Rakhimova K. (Wrl) (6) 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
Qualifying Finals
August 23
Four players have advanced from qualifying into the Monterrey Open 2026 main draw.
Joint M. (Aus) (1) vs Putintseva Y. (Kaz) (5) 0-6, 6-3, 6-1
Bondar A. (Hun) (2) vs Liang E. S. (Tpe) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Udvardy P. (Hun) (3) vs Vidmanova D. (Cze) (8) 3-6, 6-3, 3-6
Timofeeva M. (Uzb) vs Rakhimova K. (Wrl) (6) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(1)
Monterrey Open 2026 Women’s Singles 1st Round Results
August 23–24
The first round contains 12 matches. The four highest seeds receive byes and will begin their tournaments in the Round of 16.
Alexandrova E. (Wrl) (1) bye
Tauson C. (Den) v Zarazua R. (Mex) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Sherif M. (Egy) v Oliynykova O. (Ukr) 3-6, 4-6
Parry D. (Fra) v Vekic D. (Cro) (6) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1
Chwalinska M. (Pol) (3) bye
Parks A. (Usa) v Marcinko P. (Cro) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Zhang S. (Chn) v Timofeeva M. (Uzb) (Q) 1-6, 3-6
Osorio C. (Col) v Li A. (Usa) (5) 1-6, 2-6
Bucsa C. (Esp) (8) v Bondar A. (Hun) (Q) 6-4, 6-3
Vidmanova D. (Cze) (Q) v Birrell K. (Aus) 7-6(2), 6-3
Ruzic A. (Cro) v Bartunkova N. (Cze) 4-6, 3-6
Potapova A. (Aut) (4) bye
Tjen J. (Ina) (7) v Yastremska D. (Ukr) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
Tagger L. (Aut) v Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) 3-6, 4-6
Cancelled Kalinina A. (Ukr) withdrawal v Joint M. (Aus) (Q)
Udvardy P. (Hun) (LL) v Joint M. (Aus) (Q) 7-6(5), 6-1
Mertens E. (Bel) (2) bye
Monterrey Open 2026 Women’s Singles Round of 16 Results
August 25–26
The four highest seeds join the 12 first-round winners at this stage, leaving 16 players competing for eight quarterfinal places.
Alexandrova E. (Wrl) (1) vs Tauson C. (Den) 6-7(6), 6-4, 3-6
Oliynykova O. (Ukr) vs Parry D. (Fra) 4-6, 6-7(3)
Chwalinska M. (Pol) (3) vs Parks A. (Usa) 6-3, 2-6, 2-6
Timofeeva M. (Uzb) (Q) vs Li A. (Usa) (5) walkover
Bucsa C. (Esp) (8) vs Vidmanova D. (Cze) (Q) 4-6, 5-7
Cancelled Bartunkova N. (Cze) vs Potapova A. (Aut) (4) withdrawal
Bartunkova N. (Cze) vs Liang E. S. (Tpe) (LL) 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4
Tjen J. (Ina) (7) vs Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) 4-6, 3-6
Udvardy P. (Hun) (LL) vs Mertens E. (Bel) (2) 1-6, 6-4, 3-6
Monterrey Open 2026 Quarterfinal Results
August 27
Tauson C. (Den) vs Parry D. (Fra) 3-6, 5-7
| Tauson | Statistic | Parry |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 1h28m | ||
| 0.66 | Dominance Ratio | 1.51 |
| 13 | Winners | 35 |
| 15 | Unforced Errors | 22 |
| 237 | Serve Rating | 299 |
| 2 | Aces | 9 |
| 4 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 59% (34/58) | 1st Serve % | 67% (41/61) |
| 71% (24/34) | 1st Serve Points Won | 85% (35/41) |
| 46% (11/24) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 50% (10/20) |
| 0% (0/3) | Break Points Saved | 75% (3/4) |
| 99 | Return Rating | 213 |
| 15% (6/41) | 1st Return Points Won | 29% (10/34) |
| 50% (10/20) | 2nd Return Points Won | 54% (13/24) |
| 1/4 | Break Points Won | 3/3 |
| 51 | Total Points Won | 68% (68/119) |
Parks A. (Usa) vs Li A. (Usa) (5) 2-6, 3-6
| Parks | Statistic | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 1h24m | ||
| 0.53 | Dominance Ratio | 1.89 |
| 23 | Winners | 14 |
| 25 | Unforced Errors | 2 |
| 207 | Serve Rating | 306 |
| 6 | Aces | 5 |
| 11 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 49% (37/76) | 1st Serve % | 58% (30/52) |
| 76% (28/37) | 1st Serve Points Won | 87% (26/30) |
| 31% (12/39) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 59% (13/22) |
| 79% (11/14) | Break Points Saved | – (0/0) |
| 54 | Return Rating | 152 |
| 13% (4/30) | 1st Return Points Won | 24% (9/37) |
| 41% (9/22) | 2nd Return Points Won | 69% (27/39) |
| – (0/0) | Break Points Won | 3/14 |
| 53 | Total Points Won | 75 |
Vidmanova D. (Cze) (Q) vs Bartunkova N. (Cze) 4-6, 7-6(3), 3-6
| Vidmanova | Statistic | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 2h44m | ||
| 0.91 | Dominance Ratio | 1.10 |
| 30 | Winners | 44 |
| 13 | Unforced Errors | 27 |
| 240 | Serve Rating | 255 |
| 5 | Aces | 6 |
| 3 | Double Faults | 8 |
| 55% (56/101) | 1st Serve % | 49% (57/116) |
| 80% (45/56) | 1st Serve Points Won | 75% (43/57) |
| 33% (14/43) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 51% (30/59) |
| 67% (8/12) | Break Points Saved | 82% (9/11) |
| 105 | Return Rating | 147 |
| 25% (14/57) | 1st Return Points Won | 20% (11/56) |
| 49% (29/59) | 2nd Return Points Won | 67% (29/43) |
| 2/11 | Break Points Won | 4/12 |
| 103 | Total Points Won | 114 |
Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) vs Mertens E. (Bel) (2) 1-6, 4-6
| Starodubtseva | Statistic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 1h29m | ||
| 0.49 | Dominance Ratio | 2.05 |
| 9 | Winners | 14 |
| 18 | Unforced Errors | 19 |
| 232 | Serve Rating | 309 |
| 0 | Aces | 7 |
| 1 | Double Faults | 3 |
| 63% (35/56) | 1st Serve % | 65% (30/46) |
| 57% (20/35) | 1st Serve Points Won | 87% (26/30) |
| 52% (11/21) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 63% (10/16) |
| 70% (7/10) | Break Points Saved | – (0/0) |
| 51 | Return Rating | 159 |
| 13% (4/30) | 1st Return Points Won | 43% (15/35) |
| 38% (6/16) | 2nd Return Points Won | 48% (10/21) |
| – (0/0) | Break Points Won | 3/10 |
| 41 | Total Points Won | 61 |
Monterrey Open 2026 Semifinal Results
August 28
Parry D. (Fra) vs Li A. (Usa) (5) 7-6(7), 6-4
| Parry | Statistic | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 2h03m | ||
| 0.94 | Dominance Ratio | 1.06 |
| 26 | Winners | 38 |
| 14 | Unforced Errors | 16 |
| 230 | Serve Rating | 233 |
| 7 | Aces | 7 |
| 6 | Double Faults | 5 |
| 53% (46/87) | 1st Serve % | 60% (51/85) |
| 80% (37/46) | 1st Serve Points Won | 61% (31/51) |
| 27% (11/41) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 53% (18/34) |
| 75% (9/12) | Break Points Saved | 43% (3/7) |
| 179 | Return Rating | 145 |
| 39% (20/51) | 1st Return Points Won | 20% (9/46) |
| 47% (16/34) | 2nd Return Points Won | 73% (30/41) |
| 4/7 | Break Points Won | 3/12 |
| 84 | Total Points Won | 88 |
Bartunkova N. (Cze) vs Mertens E. (Bel) (2) 6-1, 4-6, 2-6
| Bartunkova | Statistic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 2h17m | ||
| 0.96 | Dominance Ratio | 1.04 |
| 33 | Winners | 18 |
| 33 | Unforced Errors | 22 |
| 212 | Serve Rating | 235 |
| 7 | Aces | 3 |
| 6 | Double Faults | 2 |
| 47% (42/89) | 1st Serve % | 63% (54/86) |
| 76% (32/42) | 1st Serve Points Won | 56% (30/54) |
| 34% (16/47) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 56% (18/32) |
| 44% (4/9) | Break Points Saved | 55% (6/11) |
| 171 | Return Rating | 188 |
| 44% (24/54) | 1st Return Points Won | 24% (10/42) |
| 44% (14/32) | 2nd Return Points Won | 66% (31/47) |
| 5/11 | Break Points Won | 5/9 |
| 86 | Total Points Won | 89 |
Monterrey Open 2026 Final ⬅️
August 29
Parry D. (Fra) vs Mertens E. (Bel) (2) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
| Parry | Statistic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match Duration: 2h31m | ||
| 0.83 | Dominance Ratio | 1.20 |
| 31 | Winners | 25 |
| 36 | Unforced Errors | 20 |
| 210 | Serve Rating | 236 |
| 6 | Aces | 7 |
| 10 | Double Faults | 6 |
| 53% (56/106) | 1st Serve % | 59% (41/70) |
| 66% (37/56) | 1st Serve Points Won | 78% (32/41) |
| 40% (20/50) | 2nd Serve Points Won | 38% (11/29) |
| 71% (12/17) | Break Points Saved | 50% (4/8) |
| 167 | Return Rating | 161 |
| 22% (9/41) | 1st Return Points Won | 34% (19/56) |
| 62% (18/29) | 2nd Return Points Won | 60% (30/50) |
| 4/8 | Break Points Won | 5/17 |
| 84 | Total Points Won | 92 |
When Was the Monterrey Open Final Played? Global Start Times Revealed
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — not before 5:30 PM local time in Monterrey.
The doubles final is scheduled earlier in the day at 3:00 PM, with the women’s singles championship following from 5:30 PM.
- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver — 16:30
- Monterrey — 17:30 (local time)
- Miami, New York, Toronto — 19:30
- Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo — 20:30
- Dublin, London — 00:30 on Sunday, August 30
- Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm — 01:30 on Sunday, August 30
- Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki, Kyiv, Moscow — 02:30 on Sunday, August 30
- New Delhi — 05:00 on Sunday, August 30
- Beijing, Manila, Singapore — 07:30 on Sunday, August 30
- Melbourne, Sydney — 09:30 on Sunday, August 30
All Our Monterrey Open WTA Coverage
Monterrey Open Withdrawals
The current direct-entry field contains 19 players, while defending champion Diana Shnaider will not return to defend her 2025 title. Her absence should not automatically be treated as a tournament withdrawal, however, because she was not part of the final published entry list.
This section will be updated if withdrawals from the confirmed field are announced.
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Anastasia Potapova
Lucky Losers
- Panna Udvardy
- Liang En-shuo
Match Reports
- QF: Clara Tauson vs Diane Parry
- SF: Elise Mertens vs Nikola Bartunkova
- FINAL: Diane Parry defeated Elise Mertens
Monterrey Open Prize Money & Points
Champion (Diane Parry): $185,500 + 500 ranking points
Finalist (Elise Mertens): $114,500 + 325 points
Semifinalist (Nikola Bartunkova and Ann Li): $66,003 + 195 points
Quarterfinalist: $35,000 + 108 points
Round of 16: $18,045 + 60 points
First round: $13,005 + 1 point
The Monterrey Open 2026 has a total financial commitment of $1,206,446.
As a WTA 500 tournament, Monterrey awards twice as many ranking points to its champion as WTA 250 events
Previous Monterrey Open Results
Looking for the previous edition’s results? Explore the Monterrey Open 2025 WTA results, featuring the final, complete match scores and draw progression from the outdoor hard-court tournament at Club Sonoma.
Diana Shnaider won the 2025 women’s singles title by defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final.
The victory gave Shnaider her fifth career WTA singles title, while Alexandrova finished runner-up after also reaching the semifinals in Monterrey in 2024.
Linda Noskova, the top-ranked player in the 2026 field, won the previous edition in 2024 when she defeated Lulu Sun 7-6, 6-4 in the championship match. Donna Vekic, another player returning in 2026, was champion in 2023.
About the Monterrey Open 2026
The Monterrey Open is a WTA 500 outdoor hard-court tournament held at Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Founded in 2009, it has developed into one of the leading women’s professional tennis events in Mexico and was promoted from WTA 250 to WTA 500 status in 2024.
The 2026 edition takes place immediately before the US Open and gives players one final opportunity to compete for ranking points and match practice before the season’s last Grand Slam.
Top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova leads a field that also includes Elise Mertens, Maja Chwalinska, Anastasia Potapova, Ann Li, Donna Vekic, Janice Tjen and Cristina Bucsa.