The Chennai Open 2026 is underway at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in India, with the opening qualifying round completed and the full 32-player WTA 250 main draw confirmed.
Last updated on November 1, following the completion of the final qualifying round and confirmation of the women’s singles main draw.
Defending champion Janice Tjen returns as the No. 1 seed, ahead of Lilli Tagger, Magda Linette and Panna Udvardy.
Running alongside the Hong Kong Open, the tournament takes place on outdoor hard courts through November 8 and carries a total financial commitment of $283,347.
Chennai Open 2026 Tournament Hub
- Chennai Open 2026 at a Glance
- Chennai Open 2026 Women’s Singles Seeds
- Full Original Chennai Open 2026 Women’s Singles Draw
- Chennai Open 2026 Qualifying Results
- Chennai Open 2026 First-Round Results ⬅️
- Chennai Open 2026 Round-of-16 Results
- Chennai Open 2026 Quarterfinal Results
- Chennai Open 2026 Semifinals
- When Will the Chennai Open 2026 Final Be Played?
- Chennai Open 2026 Prize Money & Ranking Points
- Chennai Open 2026 Player Earnings
- Chennai Open 2026 Withdrawals & Replacements
- Janice Tjen Returns as Defending Champion
- Previous Chennai Open Women’s Singles Results
- The Final Chennai Open as a WTA 250
- About the Chennai Open
Chennai Open 2026 at a Glance
The 2026 tournament is only the third WTA edition of the Chennai Open.
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Outdoor hard
- Venue: SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam, Chennai
- Qualifying: October 31–November 1
- Main draw: November 2–8
- Singles draw: 32 players
- Qualifying draw: 16 players
- Qualifiers: 4
- Doubles draw: 16 teams
- Total financial commitment: $283,347
- Defending champion: Janice Tjen
- 2025 runner-up: Kimberly Birrell
- Previous editions: 2022 and 2025
- 2026 edition: Third
The tournament was first held in 2022, disappeared from the WTA calendar in 2023 and 2024, and returned in 2025.
Chennai Open 2026 Women’s Singles Seeds
The released main draw contains eight seeds:
- Janice Tjen (Ina)
- Lilli Tagger (Aut)
- Magda Linette (Pol)
- Panna Udvardy (Hun)
- Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha)
- Polina Kudermetova (Uzb)
- Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl)
- Katarzyna Kawa (Pol)
All eight seeds begin in the first round, with no opening-round byes. The WTA currently lists Tjen, Tagger, Linette and Udvardy as the top four seeds.
Full Original Chennai Open 2026 Women’s Singles Draw
Four places were reserved for qualifiers, with the final spots to be decided on November 1. See the first-round results below for details.
Tjen Draw Section
- Janice Tjen (Ina) (1) vs. Katherine Hui (Usa) (WC)
- Jil Teichmann (Sui) vs. Joanna Garland (Tpe)
- Oksana Selekhmeteva (Esp) vs. Teodora Kostovic (Srb)
- Harriet Dart (Gbr) vs. Polina Kudermetova (Uzb) (6)
Udvardy Draw Section
- Panna Udvardy (Hun) (4) vs. Robin Montgomery (Usa)
- Jeline Vandromme (Bel) vs. Qualifier
- Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) vs. Qualifier
- Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (Ind) (WC) vs. Katarzyna Kawa (Pol) (8)
Linette Draw Section
- Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) (5) vs. Mai Hontama (Jpn)
- Lucrezia Stefanini (Ita) vs. Qualifier
- Moyuka Uchijima (Jpn) vs. Rebecca Sramkova (Svk)
- Qualifier vs. Magda Linette (Pol) (3)
Tagger Draw Section
- Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) (7) vs. Polina Iatcenko (Wrl)
- Jodie Burrage (Gbr) (PR) vs. Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind) (WC)
- Sahaja Yamalapalli (Ind) (WC) vs. Simona Waltert (Sui)
- Elsa Jacquemot (Fra) vs. Lilli Tagger (Aut) (2)
The draw places Tjen and Udvardy in the top half, with Linette and Tagger in the bottom half.
Three Indian players have received singles wildcards: Vaishnavi Adkar, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and Sahaja Yamalapalli, while former US Open junior champion Katherine Hui received the fourth. Jodie Burrage entered using a protected ranking.
Chennai Open 2026 Qualifying Results
Sixteen players began qualifying on October 31, competing for four main-draw places.
First Qualifying Round — October 31
- Ekaterina Yashina (Wrl) – Aliona Falei (Wrl) 1-6, 4-6
- Rada Zolotareva (Wrl) – Mariia Tkacheva (Wrl) 6-1, 2-1 RET
- Diya Ramesh (Ind) – Kyoka Okamura (Jpn) 4-6, 2-6
- Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (Ind) – Viktoria Morvayova (Svk) 2-6, 3-6
- Rinko Matsuda (Jpn) – Momoko Kobori (Jpn) 4-6, 0-6
- Jensi Dipakbhai Kanabar (Ind) – Weronika Falkowska (Pol) 2-6, 7-5, 3-6
- Zeel Desai (Ind) – Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) 1-6, 0-6
- Yelyzaveta Kotliar (Ukr) – Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) 2-6, 3-6
Four Indian players entered qualifying, but all four were eliminated in the opening round.
Final Qualifying Round — November 1⬅️
Four matches determined the four main-draw qualifiers:
- Aliona Falei (Wrl) vs. Rada Zolotareva (Wrl) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
- Kyoka Okamura (Jpn) vs. Momoko Kobori (Jpn) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Viktoria Morvayova (Svk) vs. Weronika Falkowska (Pol) 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
- Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) vs. Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4)
These four winners complete the 32-player main draw.
Chennai Open 2026 First-Round Results ⬅️
November 2–3
All 32 players enter in the opening round.
Main-draw play begins on Monday, November 2.
Tjen Draw Section
- Janice Tjen (Ina) (1) vs. Katherine Hui (Usa) (WC)
- Jil Teichmann (Sui) vs. Joanna Garland (Tpe)
- Oksana Selekhmeteva (Esp) vs. Teodora Kostovic (Srb)
- Harriet Dart (Gbr) vs. Polina Kudermetova (Uzb) (6)
Udvardy Draw Section
- Panna Udvardy (Hun) (4) vs. Robin Montgomery (Usa)
- Jeline Vandromme (Bel) vs. Kyoka Okamura (Jpn) (Q)
- Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) vs. Weronika Falkowska (Pol) (Q)
- Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (Ind) (WC) vs. Katarzyna Kawa (Pol) (8)
Linette Draw Section
- Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) (5) vs. Mai Hontama (Jpn)
- Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) vs. Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) (Q)
- Moyuka Uchijima (Jpn) vs. Rebecca Sramkova (Svk)
- Aliona Falei (Wrl) (Q) vs. Magda Linette (Pol) (3)
Tagger Draw Section
- Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) (7) vs. Polina Iatcenko (Wrl)
- Jodie Burrage (Gbr) (PR) vs. Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind) (WC)
- Sahaja Yamalapalli (Ind) (WC) vs. Simona Waltert (Sui)
- Elsa Jacquemot (Fra) vs. Lilli Tagger (Aut) (2)
No main-draw matches have been completed yet.
Chennai Open 2026 Round-of-16 Results
November 4–5
The 16 opening-round winners compete for places in the quarterfinals.
Results will be added as matches are completed.
Chennai Open 2026 Quarterfinal Results
Friday, November 6
The remaining eight players compete for four semifinal places.
To be confirmed.
Chennai Open 2026 Semifinals
Saturday, November 7
Four players compete for the two places in the championship match.
To be confirmed.
When Will the Chennai Open 2026 Final Be Played?
The Chennai Open women’s singles final is scheduled for Sunday, November 8 at 4 p.m. local time at the SDAT Tennis Stadium.
The doubles final follows not before 6:30 p.m. India Standard Time.
Chennai Open 2026 Final Global Start Times
A 4 p.m. start in Chennai on Sunday, November 8 corresponds to:
- 2:30 a.m. — Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver
- 5:30 a.m. — New York, Miami, Montreal and Toronto
- 7:30 a.m. — Buenos Aires and São Paulo
- 10:30 a.m. — Dublin and London
- 11:30 a.m. — Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome and Stockholm
- 12:30 p.m. — Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki and Kyiv
- 1:30 p.m. — Moscow
- 4:00 p.m. — Chennai and New Delhi
- 6:30 p.m. — Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore
- 7:30 p.m. — Osaka and Tokyo
- 9:30 p.m. — Melbourne and Sydney
The singles final is scheduled for 4 p.m. IST, while the doubles final follows later in the evening.
Chennai Open 2026 Prize Money & Ranking Points
The Chennai Open has a total financial commitment of $283,347.
| Round | Ranking Points | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 250 | $37,390 (€33,277) |
| Runner-Up | 163 | $22,125 (€19,691) |
| Semifinals | 98 | $12,331 (€10,975) |
| Quarterfinals | 54 | $7,025 (€6,252) |
| Round of 16 | 30 | $4,600 (€4,094) |
| First Round | 1 | $3,205 (€2,852) |
The first-round and Round-of-16 payouts are slightly higher than those at several earlier WTA 250 tournaments on the Asian swing.
Chennai Open 2026 Player Earnings
Each completed round will be connected directly to the players receiving that payout.
Players Eliminated in the First Round Earning $3,205
To be added after completion of the first round.
Players Eliminated in the Round of 16 Earning $4,600
To be added after completion of the Round of 16.
Players Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Earning $7,025
To be added after the quarterfinals.
Players Eliminated in the Semifinals Earning $12,331
To be added after the semifinals.
Runner-Up Earning $22,125
To be confirmed.
Champion Winning $37,390
To be confirmed.
Chennai Open 2026 Withdrawals & Replacements
The field changed considerably before the main draw was finalized. Tournament officials reported seven late withdrawals because of injuries, illness or scheduling changes.
The clearly documented replacements include:
- Petra Marcinko → replaced by Rebecca Sramkova
- Tatjana Maria → replaced by Mai Hontama
- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Elsa Jacquemot
- Lanlana Tararudee → replaced by Polina Iatcenko
The bracket above follows the final released main draw rather than the earlier entry list.
Late withdrawal
- Lucrezia Stefanini → replaced by lucky loser Mei Yamaguchi
Janice Tjen Returns as Defending Champion
Janice Tjen returns to Chennai in a very different position from twelve months ago.
The Indonesian entered the 2025 tournament as the No. 4 seed and defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-3 in the final to win her first WTA singles title. Tjen also won the doubles championship alongside fellow Indonesian Aldila Sutjiadi, completing a singles-and-doubles sweep.
In 2026, she returns as the No. 1 seed and opens against American wildcard Katherine Hui.
Previous Chennai Open Women’s Singles Results
2025
Janice Tjen (Ina) defeated Kimberly Birrell (Aus) 6-4, 6-3
Tjen became the first Indonesian woman in 23 years to win a WTA singles title and completed the week by also lifting the doubles trophy.
2022
Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) defeated Magda Linette (Pol) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
The then-17-year-old Czech recovered from 4-1 down in the deciding set to win her first WTA title.
The Chennai Open was not held in 2023 or 2024 before returning in 2025.
The Final Chennai Open as a WTA 250
The 2026 edition carries additional significance because it is expected to be the last Chennai Open under its current WTA 250 license.
Tamil Nadu Tennis Association president Vijay Amritraj confirmed on October 31 that the tournament slot will move to Manila in the Philippines from 2027.
That makes the November 8 champion potentially the final winner of this chapter of the Chennai Open.
About the Chennai Open
The Chennai Open is a WTA 250 tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai.
It first joined the WTA calendar in 2022, returned in 2025, and stages its third edition in 2026.
The event features a 32-player singles draw, 16-player qualifying draw and 16-team doubles draw.