Guangzhou Open 2026 WTA Results, Draw, Schedule & Daily Updates

Last updated on October 26, following the start of matches in the full 32-player main draw.

The Guangzhou Open 2026 tournament hub provides women’s live scores, match results, the complete draw, schedule and daily updates from Guangzhou, China.

Qualifying was completed across October 24–25, producing six qualifiers for the 32-player WTA 250 main draw, which begins on Monday, October 26.

The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts at the Nansha International Tennis Center and concludes with the women’s singles final on Sunday, November 1.

The 2026 event carries a total financial commitment of $283,347.

Scroll down to follow the Guangzhou Open 2026 women’s singles tournament from the first round through the final, including the complete draw, qualifying results, prize money, ranking points and player-by-player earnings.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Women’s Singles First-Round Results ⬅️

October 26–27

All 32 players enter the tournament in the opening round.

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Snigur Draw Section

• Daria Snigur (Ukr) (1) vs. Anna Bondar (Hun) 4-6, 2-6
• Kaitlin Quevedo (Esp) vs. Sofia Kenin (Usa) (WC)
• Simona Waltert (Sui) vs. Jil Teichmann (Sui) (PR)
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (Esp) (PR) vs. Zeynep Sonmez (Tur) (6)

Tagger Draw Section

• Lilli Tagger (Aut) (4) vs. Venus Williams (Usa) (WC)
• Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) (LL) vs. Magda Linette (Pol)
• Han Shi (Chn) (WC) vs. Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl) (Q) 6-4, 6-4
• Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) (Q) vs. Katie Volynets (Usa) (8)

Tararudee Draw Section

• Maria Timofeeva (Uzb) (7) vs. Teodora Kostovic (Srb) (Q) 6-4, 6-1
• Xinran Sun (Chn) (WC) vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha)
• Antonia Ruzic (Cro) vs. Claire Liu (Usa)
• Katerina Siniakova (Cze) vs. Lanlana Tararudee (Tha) (3)

Tjen Draw Section

• Paula Badosa (Esp) (5) vs. Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa) (Q) 6-1, 6-4
• Panna Udvardy (Hun) vs. Sinja Kraus (Aut) 4-6, 2-6
• Harriet Dart (Gbr) (Q) vs. Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl) (Q) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Polina Kudermetova (Uzb) vs. Janice Tjen (Ina) (2)

Guangzhou Open 2026 Round-of-16 Results

October 28–29

The 16 first-round winners advance to the second round.

Results will be added as matches are completed.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Quarterfinal Results

Friday, October 30

The remaining eight players compete for four semifinal places.

To be confirmed.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Semifinals

Saturday, October 31

Four players compete for the two places in the championship match.

To be confirmed.

When Will the Guangzhou Open 2026 Final Be Played?

The Guangzhou Open women’s singles final will be played on Sunday, November 1 at the Nansha International Tennis Center.

The doubles final is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time, followed by the singles championship match not before 4:30 p.m. China Standard Time.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Final Global Start Times

A 4:30 p.m. start in Guangzhou on Sunday, November 1 corresponds to:

• 12:30 a.m. — Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver
• 3:30 a.m. — New York, Miami, Montreal and Toronto
• 5:30 a.m. — Buenos Aires and São Paulo
• 8:30 a.m. — Dublin and London
• 9:30 a.m. — Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome and Stockholm
• 10:30 a.m. — Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki and Kyiv
• 11:30 a.m. — Moscow
• 2:00 p.m. — New Delhi
• 4:30 p.m. — Guangzhou, Beijing, Manila and Singapore
• 5:30 p.m. — Osaka and Tokyo
• 7:30 p.m. — Melbourne and Sydney

The United States has already returned to standard time by the scheduled start of the final on November 1, which affects the North American conversions.

The singles final is scheduled not before 4:30 p.m., so it can begin later depending on the preceding doubles final.

All Our Guangzhou Open WTA Coverage

RallyHer match reports, player features and tournament analysis from Guangzhou will be collected here as the tournament progresses.

Player Features

• Janice Tjen and Venus Williams playing doubles in China

Guangzhou Open 2026 Withdrawals & Replacements

The final Guangzhou field changed significantly from the original entry list.

• Sara Bejlek → replaced by Polina Kudermetova
• Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Sinja Kraus
• Alina Korneeva → replaced by Simona Waltert
• Petra Marcinko → replaced by Jil Teichmann
• Hanne Vandewinkel → replaced by Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Xiyu Wang → replaced by Anastasia Zakharova (LL)

The withdrawals also reshaped the seedings.

Snigur became the No. 1 seed, while Tjen, Tararudee and Tagger completed the top four.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Prize Money & Ranking Points

The Guangzhou Open has a total financial commitment of $283,347, up from $275,094 in 2025.

The singles champion receives $37,390 and 250 WTA ranking points.

Round	Ranking Points	Prize Money
Champion	250	$37,390
Runner-Up	163	$22,125
Semifinals	98	$12,331
Quarterfinals	54	$7,025
Round of 16	30	$4,285
First Round	1	$3,065

The official 2026 WTA draw confirms the first-round, Round-of-16, quarterfinal, semifinal and champion payouts, while the WTA Asian Swing guide confirms the corresponding ranking points and runner-up payment.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Player Earnings by Round

Following the Singapore Tennis Open structure, RallyHer will connect every prize-money level directly to the players who actually receive it.

Players Eliminated in the First Round Earning $3,065 ⬅️

• Daria Snigur (Ukr)
• Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl)
• Teodora Kostovic (Srb)
• Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa)
• Panna Udvardy (Hun)
• Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl)

Players Eliminated in the Round of 16 Earning $4,285

To be added following completion of the Round of 16 on October 29.

Players Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Earning $7,025

To be added after the quarterfinals on October 30.

Players Eliminated in the Semifinals Earning $12,331

To be added after the semifinals on October 31.

Runner-Up Earning $22,125

To be confirmed.

Champion Winning $37,390

To be confirmed.

Guangzhou Open Tournament Evolution

The Guangzhou Open has been part of the WTA calendar since 2004 and is one of the longest-running women’s professional tournaments in China.

• The inaugural tournament was held in 2004, when Li Na defeated Martina Sucha 6-3, 6-4 to win the title.
• The tournament was not held in 2020, 2021 or 2022.
• Guangzhou returned to the WTA calendar in 2023.
• The tournament has been staged at the Nansha International Tennis Center since its return.
• The 2026 Guangzhou Open is the 20th edition of the tournament.
• The event remains a WTA 250, with 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.
• The 2026 tournament is played during the final week of competition before the season-ending WTA Finals in Indian Wells.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Women’s Singles Draw

The Guangzhou Open uses a 32-player women’s singles draw.

There are no first-round byes, meaning all eight seeded players begin their tournaments in the Round of 32.

The final main draw contains direct acceptances, four wildcards, two players using protected rankings, six qualifiers and one lucky loser. The six qualifying places were decided on October 25.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Women’s Singles Seeds

1. Daria Snigur (Ukr)
2. Janice Tjen (Ina)
3. Lanlana Tararudee (Tha)
4. Lilli Tagger (Aut)
5. Paula Badosa (Esp)
6. Zeynep Sonmez (Tur)
7. Maria Timofeeva (Uzb)
8. Katie Volynets (Usa)

The official WTA tournament page confirms Snigur as the No. 1 seed ahead of Tjen, Tararudee and Tagger.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Wildcards, Protected Rankings, Qualifiers & Lucky Loser ⬅️

Wildcards

Four players received main-draw wildcards:

• Sofia Kenin (Usa)
• Han Shi (Chn)
• Xinran Sun (Chn)
• Venus Williams (Usa)

Williams received both a singles and doubles wildcard and will partner Janice Tjen in the doubles tournament.

Protected Rankings

• Sara Sorribes Tormo (Esp)
• Jil Teichmann (Sui)

Qualifiers

Six players successfully came through the qualifying draw:

• Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl)
• Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa)
• Harriet Dart (Gbr)
• Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl)
• Teodora Kostovic (Srb)
• Dayana Yastremska (Ukr)

Lucky Loser

• Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl)

Zakharova lost to Kostovic in the final qualifying round but entered the main draw following Xiyu Wang’s late withdrawal.

Full Original Guangzhou Open 2026 Women’s Singles Draw

The complete 32-player starting draw is now confirmed.

Snigur Draw Section

• Daria Snigur (Ukr) (1) vs. Anna Bondar (Hun)
• Kaitlin Quevedo (Esp) vs. Sofia Kenin (Usa) (WC)
• Simona Waltert (Sui) vs. Jil Teichmann (Sui) (PR)
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (Esp) (PR) vs. Zeynep Sonmez (Tur) (6)

Tagger Draw Section

• Lilli Tagger (Aut) (4) vs. Venus Williams (Usa) (WC)
• Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) (LL) vs. Magda Linette (Pol)
• Han Shi (Chn) (WC) vs. Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl) (Q)
• Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) (Q) vs. Katie Volynets (Usa) (8)

Tararudee Draw Section

• Maria Timofeeva (Uzb) (7) vs. Teodora Kostovic (Srb) (Q)
• Xinran Sun (Chn) (WC) vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha)
• Antonia Ruzic (Cro) vs. Claire Liu (Usa)
• Katerina Siniakova (Cze) vs. Lanlana Tararudee (Tha) (3)

Tjen Draw Section

• Paula Badosa (Esp) (5) vs. Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa) (Q)
• Panna Udvardy (Hun) vs. Sinja Kraus (Aut)
• Harriet Dart (Gbr) (Q) vs. Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl) (Q)
• Polina Kudermetova (Uzb) vs. Janice Tjen (Ina) (2)

The official WTA draw places Snigur and Tagger in the top half, while Tararudee and Tjen occupy the bottom half. Snigur and Tagger are therefore the projected semifinal pairing from the upper half, with Tararudee and Tjen positioned for the other semifinal if all four advance.

Guangzhou Open 2026 Qualifying Results

Qualifying was played across October 24–25, with 24 players competing for six places in the main draw.

First Qualifying Round — October 24

• Alexandra Shubladze (Wrl) – Polina Iatcenko (Wrl) 3-6, 6-2, 4-6
• Rina Saigo (Jpn) – Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl) 6-3, 2-6, 4-6
• Tyra Caterina Grant (Ita) – Elena Pridankina (Wrl) 3-6, 3-6
• Jeline Vandromme (Bel) – Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa) 7-5, 6-7, 3-6
• Ekaterine Gorgodze (Geo) – Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl) 3-6, 7-5, 3-6
• Cody Wong Hong Yi (Hkg) – Emerson Jones (Aus) 6-4, 1-6, 4-6
• Cheuk Ying Shek (Hkg) – Harriet Dart (Gbr) 7-5, 6-7, 1-6
• Maddison Inglis (Aus) – Joanna Garland (Tpe) 1-6, 3-6
• Xiaodi You (Chn) – Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) 6-7, 6-4, 6-7
• Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) – Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
• Yihan Qu (Chn) – Teodora Kostovic (Srb) 3-6, 6-0, 3-6
• Ruien Zhang (Chn) – Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) 2-6, 2-6

Final Qualifying Round — October 25

Lee, Ibragimova, Prozorova, Yastremska, Dart and Kostovic secured the six main-draw places, while Zakharova subsequently entered as a lucky loser.

• Elena Pridankina (Wrl) – Carol Young Suh Lee (Usa) 4-6, 2-6
• Polina Iatcenko (Wrl) – Alevtina Ibragimova (Wrl) 3-6, 3-6
• Joanna Garland (Tpe) – Tatiana Prozorova (Wrl) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6
• Emerson Jones (Aus) – Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) 2-6, 4-6
• Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) – Harriet Dart (Gbr) 2-6, 1-6
• Teodora Kostovic (Srb) – Anastasia Zakharova (Wrl) 6-3, 6-2

Previous Guangzhou Open Women’s Singles Results

2025

Ann Li (Usa) defeated Lulu Sun (Nzl) 7-6(6), 6-2

Li completed the tournament and captured her first WTA singles title since 2021.

2024

Olga Danilovic (Srb) defeated Caroline Dolehide (Usa) 6-3, 6-1

Danilovic claimed her second career WTA Tour title and her first on a hard court.

About the Guangzhou Open

The Guangzhou Open, formerly known as the Guangzhou International Women’s Open, is a WTA 250 tournament played in Guangzhou, China.

• Category: WTA 250
• Surface: Outdoor hard
• Venue: Nansha International Tennis Center
• Qualifying: October 24–25
• Main draw: October 26–November 1
• Singles draw: 32 players
• First-round byes: None
• Qualifying draw: 24 players
• Qualifiers: 6
• Doubles draw: 16 teams
• Total financial commitment: $283,347
• Singles champion ranking points: 250
• Defending champion: Ann Li
• 2025 runner-up: Lulu Sun
• Edition: 20th

The tournament joined the WTA calendar in 2004 and has become a long-standing part of the Asian hard-court swing. The 2026 event is staged during the final week of regular Tour competition before the season-ending WTA Finals.

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